Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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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

Topic

ID the Future

Meyer_Shapiro
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
September 18, 2024
Categories
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Stephen Meyer and Ben Shapiro on the Origin of Life

Andrew McDiarmid
September 18, 2024
Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Dr. Meyer explains how the OOL field reached an impasse by the 1980s as chemists learned just how thorny the origin of life problem really was. Read More ›
Meyer_Shapiro
Photo credit: The Ben Shapiro Sunday Special.
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
September 16, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Stephen Meyer and Ben Shapiro on Intelligent Design

Andrew McDiarmid
September 16, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The pair discuss the different meanings of the word "evolution" before Meyer gets into one of Darwin’s biggest doubts. Read More ›
Macaca_fuscata_juvenile_yawning
Photo credit: Daisuke Tashiro, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
September 15, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Lee Spetner on What Natural Selection Can Do — And What It Can’t

Andrew McDiarmid
September 15, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
1
Dr Spetner also explores aspects of population genetics and the constraints the Earth’s history imposes. Read More ›
sunset
Photo: Puget Sound from West Seattle, by David Klinghoffer.
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
September 11, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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The Science of a Sunset: Unlocking the Secrets of Our Atmosphere

Andrew McDiarmid
September 11, 2024
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
2
Many of us have enjoyed a colorful twilight or a stunning sunset. But how often do we think about the science behind these memorable conditions? Read More ›
CubeSats
Photo: CubeSats, by NASA/Tracy Dyson.
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
September 9, 2024
Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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New Evidence that Supports the Privileged Planet Thesis

Andrew McDiarmid
September 9, 2024
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
1
A newly revised, rewritten, and updated book refutes the materialistic assumptions of the Copernican principle. Read More ›
Aurora
Photo: Aurora as seen from the International Space Station, via NASA/Shane Kimbrough.
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
September 3, 2024
Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Our Purposeless Planet? Jay Richards Tackles the Copernican Principle

Andrew McDiarmid
September 3, 2024
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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Not only is planet Earth well suited for advanced life like ourselves, it’s also finely tuned for scientific discovery. Read More ›
Wallace notebooks
Wallace notebooks
Photo: Wallace's notebooks, at the Linnean Society, London, by John Cummings / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0).
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Date
August 30, 2024
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Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Alfred Wallace’s Views Hold Up Well Today — Unlike Those of His Friendly Rival Charles Darwin

Science & Culture
August 30, 2024
Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
1
Wallace’s stance is remarkable in foreshadowing modern intelligent design theory. Read More ›
Galápagos_finch
Photo: Galápagos finch, by Mike's Birds from Riverside, CA, US, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Date
August 23, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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On the Origin of Darwin’s Worldview

Science & Culture
August 23, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design
1
Michael Flannery tells of Darwin’s involvement in the Plinian Society, a “freethinkers” group at Edinburgh University in Scotland. Read More ›
Monarch_butterfly
Photo: Monarch butterfly, by Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Date
August 21, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Lee Spetner Took Aim at Natural Selection and Population Genetics

Science & Culture
August 21, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Spetner, a PhD from MIT, discusses natural selection, what it can and cannot do. Read More ›
Taking Leave of Darwin
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
August 20, 2024
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Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Stephen Meyer on the Intellectual Shift Away from Darwinism

Andrew McDiarmid
August 20, 2024
Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
2
Darwinism is in trouble, and intelligent design is attracting high-profile converts in the scientific community. Read More ›

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