Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

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earth

HamekoskiIronFoundry
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
August 12, 2024
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Biochemistry
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Eric Hedin: The Miracle(s) of Metal

Andrew McDiarmid
August 12, 2024
Biochemistry, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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Humans have successfully utilized metals for millennia, and trace amounts of metals are crucial to our survival. Is that coincidence or something more? Read More ›
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Photo: A terraformed Mars...don't hold your breath, by Daein Ballard, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
August 5, 2024
Categories
Intelligent Design
Planetology
Rare Earth
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Earth and Mars — A Rare Gem and a Sharp Contrast

Eric Hedin
August 5, 2024
Intelligent Design, Planetology, Rare Earth
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Apparently, simple living organisms must exist for eons on a planet before more advanced life can thrive. Read More ›
Mars_surface_by_Zhurong_rover
Photo credit: He Zhu, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
July 29, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Challenges to Terraforming Mars Highlight the Intelligent Design of Earth

Eric Hedin
July 29, 2024
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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A short list of habitability requirements for humans includes the basics of air, water, and food. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Lance Asper, via Unsplash.
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Author
Michael Denton
Date
July 24, 2024
Categories
Biochemistry
Environment & Climate
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Rare Earth
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In the Case of Water, an Inference to Intelligent Design Is Independent of Any Religious Claim

Michael Denton
July 24, 2024
Biochemistry, Environment & Climate, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Rare Earth
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In this article I will explain why, as someone who is agnostic about many religious claims, I find the inference to intelligent design impossible to refuse. Read More ›
sunlight
Photo credit: Darren Bockman, via Unsplash.
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Author
Jonathan McLatchie
Date
July 10, 2024
Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
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The Wonder of Sunlight: Appreciating the Remarkable Coincidences that Make Life Possible

Jonathan McLatchie
July 10, 2024
Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences
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It is easy to imagine a plethora of scenarios where, if our universe were just slightly different, photosynthesis could not take place. Read More ›
The Farm at the Center of the Universe
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Author
Granville Sewell
Date
July 9, 2024
Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Earth Left “A Path of Tools” to Scientific Discovery

Granville Sewell
July 9, 2024
Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics
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The fine-tunings for scientific discovery and technological progress are very interesting to me and not just because they defeat the anthropic principle. Read More ›
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Image source: NASA.
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
June 22, 2024
Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
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What’s Next in the Search for Habitable Worlds?

Andrew McDiarmid
June 22, 2024
Astronomy, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology
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Are we common or rare? You can be on either side of the question and still be excited about the search for habitable planets capable of harboring life. Read More ›
Spriggina
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Author
Günter Bechly
Date
June 7, 2024
Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Physical Sciences
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Fossil Friday: No, Magnetic Field Collapse Did Not Trigger the Emergence of Animals

Günter Bechly
June 7, 2024
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Paleontology, Physical Sciences
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This adds to the many points of fine-tuning that make Earth a privileged planet that can uniquely sustain life. Read More ›
Big Bang
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Author
Granville Sewell
Date
May 31, 2024
Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
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The Big Bang Simplified

Granville Sewell
May 31, 2024
Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Since very few people understand Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, for most of us the Big Bang seems very mysterious and counterintuitive. Read More ›
Gliese 12b
Image: Gliese 12b (artist's imagining), via NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (Caltech-IPAC), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
May 28, 2024
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Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Interstellar Travel: Fantasy or Destiny?

Eric Hedin
May 28, 2024
Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Borrowing from science fiction, one of the more intriguing possibilities for interstellar travel involves nullifying the inertia of the entire spaceship. Read More ›

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