Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
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

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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
November 11, 2025
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Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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For Good or Evil: The Contradictory Legacy of James D. Watson

David Klinghoffer
November 11, 2025
Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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Let’s hope that whoever writes the future history of science will, like the bidder for that Nobel medal, be merciful to him. Read More ›
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William A. Dembski
Date
October 29, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Information, Intelligence, and Decision: Concepts Underpinning the Theory of Intelligent Design

William A. Dembski
October 29, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Darwin’s great coup was to co-opt the term "selection," previously associated with the conscious choice of purposive agents. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
September 10, 2025
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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When Charlie Kirk Talked About Intelligent Design

David Klinghoffer
September 10, 2025
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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People will be talking about Charlie Kirk’s legacy for a long time. You could start anywhere. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
September 4, 2025
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Arts
Biology
Intelligent Design
Technology
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Biology, Like Technology, Requires “Something More”

Eric Hedin
September 4, 2025
Arts, Biology, Intelligent Design, Technology
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Even when formed to perfection, a violin will not “hale souls out of men’s bodies” unless a master musician draws the bow across the strings. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
September 3, 2025
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Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
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Casey Luskin Answers Common Objections to Intelligent Design

Andrew McDiarmid
September 3, 2025
Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design, Paleontology
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Dr. Luskin highlights a “large unbridged gap” in the fossil record between ape-like species like Lucy and human-like species. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
September 1, 2025
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Computational Sciences
Intelligent Design
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Berlinski: Life Shows a “Kind of Intelligence Evident Nowhere Else” in Nature

Andrew McDiarmid
September 1, 2025
Computational Sciences, Intelligent Design
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"There is the mystery of life itself. If scientists thought that its origin and nature would yield to scientific reductionism, they have been disappointed." Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
August 25, 2025
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Computational Sciences
Technology
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Jay Richards: AI, Robots, and Moravec’s Paradox

David Klinghoffer
August 25, 2025
Computational Sciences, Technology
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Dr. Richards punctures the illusions of AI hype. One is that AI is something really new. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
Date
July 31, 2025
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Computational Sciences
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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My Conversation with Denis Noble and Perry Marshall About Evolution and Intelligent Design 

Casey Luskin
July 31, 2025
Computational Sciences, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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In our experience, what cause generates conditional logic circuits, and then what cause re-uses those algorithmic programs over and over in different systems? Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 22, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
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On Fish Intelligence, We’re Misled by Darwinian Assumptions

Denyse O’Leary
July 22, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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The world of life is full of intelligence. Its intensity varies not with distance from the supposedly accidental human but with the life form’s need for it.  Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 15, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Intelligence Without a Brain? The Case of Fungi

Denyse O’Leary
July 15, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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We confuse the issue if we imply that the intelligence displayed by fungi is equivalent to that displayed by the humans who research them. Read More ›

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