Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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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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homology

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Casey Luskin
Date
August 11, 2026
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Evolution
Origin of Life
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Enzymes in Bacteria and Archaea Are So Dissimilar There Must Be “Two Origins of Life”

Casey Luskin
August 11, 2026
Evolution, Origin of Life
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Don’t get distracted by wondering how the extreme heat near a vent (a toasty 750° F or more inside the vent) wouldn’t quickly break down organic molecules. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
Date
August 3, 2026
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Darwin’s Black Box at 30: The Evidence Wins!

Casey Luskin
August 3, 2026
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Macrobiological features have been cited as irreducibly complex, including animal joints and the trap mechanisms of carnivorous plants, even the cell itself. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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March 20, 2026
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Biology
Evolution
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Rob Stadler on the “Low Confidence” Science of Darwinism

Andrew McDiarmid
March 20, 2026
Biology, Evolution
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Across experiments involving bacteria and yeast, researchers found that while evolution can occasionally fix a single point mutation. Read More ›
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Rob Stadler
Date
February 4, 2026
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Biology
Evolution
Genetics
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On Evolution, Here Is What We Can Believe with High Confidence

Rob Stadler
February 4, 2026
Biology, Evolution, Genetics
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In a pair of YouTube videos, Rice University chemist James Tour and I reviewed more than ten recent studies of experimental evolution. Read More ›
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Rob Stadler
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February 3, 2026
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Biology
Evolution
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When Can I Trust Scientists About Evolution?

Rob Stadler
February 3, 2026
Biology, Evolution
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The most commonly cited areas of evidence in favor of common ancestry include the fossil record and homology. Read More ›
RNAPolymerase
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Jonathan McLatchie
Date
July 30, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Recurring Design Logic in Attenuation Mechanisms

Jonathan McLatchie
July 30, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Despite the striking parallels between these systems in terms of the design logic, these attenuation systems are not evolutionarily related to one another. Read More ›
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Jonathan McLatchie
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December 24, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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The Cell Division Challenge to Eukaryogenesis — And to Evolution

Jonathan McLatchie
December 24, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The disparity between the eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell division is very surprising given the standard evolutionary view of gradual, incremental evolution. Read More ›
Scansoriopterygidae
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Günter Bechly
Date
December 15, 2023
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Evolution
Paleontology
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Fossil Friday: Scansoriopterygidae, Bizarre Bird-Like Dinosaurs, Illustrate Darwinist Trickery

Günter Bechly
December 15, 2023
Evolution, Paleontology
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Common descent is assumed and the evidence interpreted accordingly, rather than common descent being deduced from the evidence. Read More ›
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Photo: Caterpillar in Baltic amber, by Manukyan Andranik via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 International).
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Günter Bechly
Date
November 10, 2023
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Evolution
Paleontology
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Fossil Friday: How the Caterpillar Got Its Legs, or Not

Günter Bechly
November 10, 2023
Evolution, Paleontology
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In spite of all the scientific efforts by Darwinists, the origin of complete metamorphosis in holometabolan insects remains an unsolved mystery. Read More ›
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Emily Sandico
Date
November 5, 2023
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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“Long Story” Sunday: Why Homology Can’t Be Used as Evidence for Evolution

Emily Sandico
November 5, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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How has your weekend been so far? There's still time to spice it up with a little laughter and learning. Read More ›

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