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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Wesley J. Smith
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March 8, 2026
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Bioethics
Faith & Science
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In Sickness, These Are Profiles in Courage

Wesley J. Smith
March 8, 2026
Bioethics, Faith & Science
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As I am sure readers know, Ben Sasse is dying from pancreatic cancer. But that doesn’t mean he is through. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
July 30, 2025
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Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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With Sydney Sweeney’s “Great Genes,” Plato Exacts His Revenge

David Klinghoffer
July 30, 2025
Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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If I had no sense of humor whatsoever about the whole thing, I would point out that the nature of “genes” is the subject of a fascinating scientific dispute. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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June 24, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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On Illustrating the Icons of Evolution

Andrew McDiarmid
June 24, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design
2
Artistic license has been used to promote Darwinian evolution since the late 19th century. Read More ›
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Geoffrey Simmons
Date
May 17, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Doctor’s Diary: I Couldn’t Put Plato’s Revenge Down

Geoffrey Simmons
May 17, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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I rarely read a book as quickly as I read this text, and I virtually never read a book twice. Read More ›
Jonathan-Wells
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
March 19, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Humor, Humility, and a Treasured Friend and Colleague: Sternberg Remembers Jonathan Wells

Andrew McDiarmid
March 19, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Wells would occasionally bring up lessons he had learned about hubris from a famous tragic play by German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Read More ›
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Tova Levengood
Date
May 17, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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I Grew Up with Intelligent Design Videos — Let’s Make More!

Tova Levengood
May 17, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The scientific rigor and common sense in the CSC videos I watched as a child taught me to recognize media hype about evolution for what it is. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
March 28, 2024
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Joe Lieberman, the Sabbath, and Intelligent Design

David Klinghoffer
March 28, 2024
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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In simplest terms, the Biblical institution of a Sabbath is intended as a weekly reminder of intelligent design. Read More ›
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William A. Dembski
Date
September 13, 2023
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Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
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ChatGPT Is Becoming Increasingly Impressive

William A. Dembski
September 13, 2023
Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind
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Yet I continue to maintain that human intelligence is qualitatively different from artificial intelligence. Read More ›
Ide Trotter
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Tom Winkler
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April 17, 2023
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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In Appreciation of Ide Trotter

Tom Winkler
April 17, 2023
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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A memory stands out. It was the evening he was honored by family, friends, ID scholars Stephen Meyer, William Dembski, and Walter Bradley along with James Tour. Read More ›
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Nathan Jacobson
Date
March 17, 2023
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Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
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Depths of Design: Talking Boxes

Nathan Jacobson
March 17, 2023
Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind
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Our talking boxes take our requests, run their routines, and send out results but understand nothing, whether or not they’re made in China. Read More ›

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