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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Claude Shannon
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William A. Dembski
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February 28, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Shannon and Kolmogorov Information

William A. Dembski
February 28, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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There’s a deep connection between probability and complexity. This connection is made clear in Shannon’s theory of information. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
February 22, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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Can Evolution and Intelligent Design Be Happily Wedded?

Andrew McDiarmid
February 22, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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Casey Luskin kicks off a series of interviews responding to theologian Dr. Rope Kojonen’s proposal. Read More ›
free speech
free speech
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Casey Luskin
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February 20, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
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PNAS Paper: “Scientific Censorship Appears to Be Increasing”

Casey Luskin
February 20, 2024
Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom
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The intelligent design community is well aware of the problem. One section in the paper that categorizes types of persecution sounds alarmingly familiar. Read More ›
Miracle of the Cell
Miracle of the Cell
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Eric Hedin
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February 7, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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What Is the Essence of Life? 

Eric Hedin
February 7, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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The strength of the intelligent design explanation for life lies in its full-orbed ability to address all aspects of life. Read More ›
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William A. Dembski
Date
February 6, 2024
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Bioethics
Intelligent Design
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Artificial General Intelligence: The Oracle Problem

William A. Dembski
February 6, 2024
Bioethics, Intelligent Design
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Our most advanced artificial intelligence systems, which I’m writing about in this series, require input of external information to keep them from collapsing. Read More ›
Great Blue Heron
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Casey Luskin
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January 31, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
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Astrophysicist: “We Do Not Yet Know How, Where, or Why Life First Appeared”

Casey Luskin
January 31, 2024
Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences
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It’s good to find another scientist — with no connections to intelligent design — who sees the issue so clearly. Read More ›
leaf senescence
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Emily Reeves
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January 3, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Could Finely Tuned Initial Conditions Create Biological Organisms?

Emily Reeves
January 3, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Theologian Rope Kojonen, in an attempt to wed design and evolution, allows for this interpretation in his recent book. Read More ›
DNA
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
December 15, 2023
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Anatomy
Biology
Cosmology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Physics
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It’s Intelligent Design, Not Darwinism, that Drives Scientific Progress

Casey Luskin
December 15, 2023
Anatomy, Biology, Cosmology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Here is a list showing various fields where intelligent design is helping science to generate knowledge. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
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December 13, 2023
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Sleeping and Waking — A Designer’s Gift

Eric Hedin
December 13, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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Why is sleeping, in which the conscious mind/brain is asleep, categorically more restful and recuperative to the body than merely lying down? Read More ›
Bayes' Theorem
Bayes' Theorem
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
November 21, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Bayesian Probability and Intelligent Design: A Beginner’s Guide

Andrew McDiarmid
November 21, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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If the phrase “Bayesian calculus” makes you want to run for the hills, you’re not alone! Bayesian logic can sound intimidating at first. Read More ›

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