Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

Doug Axe
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 Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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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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Carl Linnaeus
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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

Topic

Human Genome Project

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David Klinghoffer
Date
August 25, 2025
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Faith & Science
Genetics
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The Genome and the Bible — An Analogy

David Klinghoffer
August 25, 2025
Faith & Science, Genetics
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Richard Sternberg recounts his high hopes, shared with others at the NIH, that the Human Genome Project would reveal the hidden secrets of the human body. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
April 27, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Planetology
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To Do His Real Job, ET Doesn’t Need to Exist

Denyse O’Leary
April 27, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Planetology
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The only possible conclusion to draw is this: What gives humans importance is not found in our genes. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
April 25, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Planetology
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Extraterrestrial Life Would Demonstrate Human Exceptionalism

Wesley J. Smith
April 25, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Planetology
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I hope we do find life elsewhere. It would be another step in our advancement as a species. Read More ›
Francis-Collins
Photo: Francis Collins, by National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) from Bethesda, MD, USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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John G. West
Date
February 10, 2025
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Bioethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
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Francis Collins and Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

John G. West
February 10, 2025
Bioethics, Evolution, Faith & Science
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Collins has been celebrated by many of his fellow evangelicals because of his acceptance by the secular establishment. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
February 5, 2025
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Evolution
Faith & Science
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When Christians in Science Embrace Scientific Materialism

Andrew McDiarmid
February 5, 2025
Evolution, Faith & Science
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John West explains that “Stockholm syndrome” refers to the tendency of a victim to bond with or sympathize with his or her captor. Read More ›
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David Coppedge
Date
January 27, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Dark Proteome Information Content Skyrockets

David Coppedge
January 27, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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There could be a five-fold increase in the number of proteins coded in what was formerly called non-protein-coding DNA. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
Date
January 16, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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New “Long Story Short” Video Addresses Challenges from Junk DNA Defenders

Casey Luskin
January 16, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Of course, die-hard evolution defenders were not going to take these major shifts in thinking about “junk DNA” sitting down. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 11, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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An Object Lesson in How Not to Do Science

Denyse O’Leary
August 11, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The story the public is told is contrary to evidence but scientists have to keep telling it because otherwise the wrong people might benefit. Read More ›
Anthony Fauci
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
May 23, 2024
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Bioethics
Medicine
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How the Public Health Establishment Squandered Our Trust

Wesley J. Smith
May 23, 2024
Bioethics, Medicine
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The Covid pandemic was devastating, not only for society generally, but also to the reputations of our once-trusted health agencies. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
January 3, 2024
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Bioethics
Ethics
Medicine
Scientific Freedom
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Francis Collins Disappointed as a Public-Health Leader

Wesley J. Smith
January 3, 2024
Bioethics, Ethics, Medicine, Scientific Freedom
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Many Christians looked to Collins, an Evangelical Christian who was also a brilliant scientist, to bring a greater sense of morality to the research pursuit. Read More ›

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