Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

Douglas Axe
Photo provided by Doug Axe.
Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
Photo courtesy of Celeste Behe.
David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
Photo provided by David Coppedge.
William A. Dembski
Image provided by Bill Dembski
Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
Photo by Nathan Jacobson for Discovery Institute (CC-BY)
Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
Photo by Nathan Jacobson, © Discovery Institute (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bruce Gordon
Photo courtesy of Bruce Gordon
Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
Photo courtesy of Stephen Iacoboni
David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
Photo by Casey Sernaqué
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
Photo provided by Katja Deborah Lönnig
Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
Photo by Nathan Jacobson, © Discovery Institute (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Andrew McDiarmid
Photo by Casey Sernaqué
Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
Photo by Nathan Jacobson for Discovery Institute (CC BY)
Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
Photo provided by Emily Sandico
Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
Photo by Nathan Jacobson for Discovery Institute (CC-BY)
Wesley J. Smith
Photo by Gary Fong, Used by Permission, All Rights Reserved
Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
Photo by Chris Morgan, © Discovery Institute
Daniel Witt
Photo provided by Daniel Witt.
Jonathan Witt

Topic

extraterrestrial intelligence

Wowsignal
Image credit: Big Ear Radio Observatory and North American AstroPhysical Observatory (NAAPO)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Winston Ewert
Date
September 14, 2026
Categories
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Wow! Signal and a Project in Design Detection

Winston Ewert
September 14, 2026
Intelligent Design, Physics
3
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence searches through evidence from outer space in the hopes of finding something that indicates intelligent ET life. Read More ›
TheSubmillimeterTelescopeSMTattheArizonaRadioObser
Photo credit: Used with permission from University of Arizona, David Harvey, photographer, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
David Coppedge
Date
January 27, 2026
Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

When Should Mysterious Signals from Space Be Attributed to Alien Intelligence?

David Coppedge
January 27, 2026
Astronomy, Intelligent Design
4
Intelligent design advocates agree that you don’t infer intelligence until there is sufficient reason to reject chance and natural law. Read More ›
darwinistdevolve
Image source: Discovery Institute.
Type
post
Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
July 30, 2025
Categories
Astronomy
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

On YouTube, Dave Farina Gives Avi Loeb the Hamas Treatment

David Klinghoffer
July 30, 2025
Astronomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design
4
Farina was known to us before for his puerile attack videos aimed at intelligent design proponents. Read More ›
trilobite
Photo credit: Björn Wylezich on Adobe Stock.
Type
post
Author
Granville Sewell
Date
January 9, 2025
Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

To Reject Intelligent Design, Here’s What You Have to Believe

Granville Sewell
January 9, 2025
Chemistry, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physics
5
The prevailing view in science today is that physics explains all of chemistry, and chemistry explains all of biology. Read More ›
La_pirogue_a_balancier
Photo credit: Brigitte Bourger Brigitte Bourger, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Casey Luskin
Date
August 14, 2024
Categories
Fine-tuning
Geology
Intelligent Design
Rare Earth
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Study: Geological Habitability Parameters Imply Earth is Special and Advanced Life Extremely Rare

Casey Luskin
August 14, 2024
Fine-tuning, Geology, Intelligent Design, Rare Earth
9
One thing that is likely to get some pushback is the study’s claim that modern-style plate tectonics on Earth did not commence until the Neoproterozoic. Read More ›
lance-asper-3P3NHLZGCp8-unsplash
Photo credit: Lance Asper, via Unsplash.
Type
post
Author
Michael Denton
Date
July 24, 2024
Categories
Biochemistry
Environment & Climate
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Rare Earth
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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
15
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 ›
alien life
alien life
Image: ʻOumuamua, by ESO/M. Kornmesser. Derivative: nagualdesign [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Paul Nelson
Date
February 2, 2021
Categories
Epistemology
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Most Valuable Aspect of Avi Loeb’s Intelligent Design Case

Paul Nelson
February 2, 2021
Epistemology, Physical Sciences
2
The most valuable aspect of his case is the stimulus it provides to the question, "If non-human intelligences exist, how would we detect them?" Read More ›
alien life
alien life
Image: ʻOumuamua, by ESO/M. Kornmesser. Derivative: nagualdesign [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Paul Nelson
Date
January 28, 2021
Categories
Archaeology
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

More on Avi Loeb’s Approach to Design Inferences

Paul Nelson
January 28, 2021
Archaeology, Physical Sciences
4
Loeb’s argument represents the most salient example of risky intelligent design reasoning in mainstream science. Read More ›
Murchison Widefield Array
Murchison Widefield Array
Photo: A portion of the Murchison Widefield Array, Australia, by Pete Wheeler, ICRAR, via EurekAlert!
Type
post
Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
September 9, 2020
Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Ouch, Huge Sky Survey Shows No “Alien Technosignatures”

David Klinghoffer
September 9, 2020
Physical Sciences
3
I say “ouch” on behalf of materialists, atheists, and Darwinists. Ten million stars and not a hint of alien civilization. Read More ›
Rare Earth
Photo credit: Coast of North Africa, by NASA via International Space Station.
Type
post
Author
Guillermo Gonzalez
Date
April 14, 2020
Categories
Astronomy
Planetology
Rare Earth
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Rare Earth at Twenty — And My Connection

Guillermo Gonzalez
April 14, 2020
Astronomy, Planetology, Rare Earth
5
In principle, the conjoining of the many Rare Earth factors could overwhelm the available probabilistic resources and serve as evidence for Earth’s design. Read More ›

© Discovery Institute