Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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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 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

intelligence

spiral staircase
molecular machine
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
January 10, 2024
Categories
Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Arts and Sciences Reveal the Genius of Nature

Andrew McDiarmid
January 10, 2024
Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Jonathan Witt describes four characteristics common in all works of human genius and provides examples, from Shakespeare’s Hamlet to Euclid’s geometry. Read More ›
Cicero Denounces Catiline
Image: "Cicero Denounces Catiline," by Cesare Maccari, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Nancy Pearcey
Date
January 4, 2024
Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Scientific Reasoning
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Cicero on Intelligent Design — Sound Familiar?

Nancy Pearcey
January 4, 2024
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning
2
Yesterday was Cicero's birthday. To celebrate, here's my favorite quote from the Roman philosopher. Read More ›
Jupiter
Image credit: NASA.
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
December 5, 2023
Categories
Biochemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
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As a Physics Professor, I Can Tell You: Wisdom Transcends Intelligent Design

Eric Hedin
December 5, 2023
Biochemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology
8
The fine-tuning of the physical parameters, forces, and laws of nature could hardly have been established by a bottom-up approach. Read More ›
Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace
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Date
November 30, 2023
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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New Thoughts on Evolution: Views of Professor Alfred Russel Wallace, O.M., F.R.S.

Science & Culture
November 30, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
17
"The scales on the wings of a moth," he said quietly, "have no explanation in Evolution. They belong to Beauty, and Beauty is a spiritual mystery." Read More ›
DNA
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
November 27, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Peer-Reviewed Paper Reviews Ten “Anomalies” that Contradict the Junk DNA Paradigm

Casey Luskin
November 27, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
6
John Mattick uses the language of historian of science Thomas Kuhn to predict that we are witnessing a “paradigm shift” away from the concept of junk DNA. Read More ›
Dead Sea Scrolls
Photo: From the Dead Sea Scrolls, by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
November 21, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Design: A Scientific Proxy for Intelligence

Eric Hedin
November 21, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
7
The Dead Sea Scrolls are an example of a design artifact for which intelligence is inferred as the source. Read More ›
Dembski
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
November 16, 2023
Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Technology
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Bill Dembski Reflects on the Origins of a Classic

Andrew McDiarmid
November 16, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Technology
2
Twenty-five years later, Dembski’s arguments stand firm, and a second edition with fresh analysis and insight is now available to a new generation. Read More ›
Homo naledi
Photo: A femur, by John Hawks, Marina Elliott, Peter Schmid, Steven E. Churchill, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Eric M. Roberts, Hannah Hilbert-Wolf, Heather M. Garvin, Scott A. Williams, Lucas K. Delezene, Elen M. Feuerriegel, Patrick Randolph-Quinney, Tracy L. Kivell, Myra F. Laird, Gaokgatlhe Tawane, Jeremy M. DeSilva, Shara E. Bailey, Juliet K. Brophy, Marc R. Meyer, Matthew M. Skinner, Matthew W. Tocheri, Caroline VanSickle, Christopher S. Walker, Timothy L. Campbell, Brian Kuhn, Ashley Kruger, Steven Tucker, Alia Gurtov, Nompumelelo Hlophe, Rick Hunter, Hannah Morris, Becca Peixotto, Maropeng Ramalepa, Dirk van Rooyen, Mathabela Tsikoane, Pedro Boshoff, Paul H.G.M. Dirks, Lee R. Berger, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
November 15, 2023
Categories
Archaeology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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Journal Rejects Claims that Homo naledi Buried Dead, Made Rock Art, Used Fire

Casey Luskin
November 15, 2023
Archaeology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology
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Researchers, led by Lee Berger, had claimed in a Netflix documentary that the species buried its dead, used fire, used tools, and made rock art. Read More ›
Long Story Short
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Author
Rob Stadler
Date
November 8, 2023
Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
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New Long Story Short Video Examines Information and the Origin of Life

Rob Stadler
November 8, 2023
Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics
10
Does the required information for life come from purely natural processes, or from an intelligent mind?  Read More ›
octopus eye
Photo credit: Nathan Rupert, via Flickr (cropped).
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 8, 2023
Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Will the Octopus Ever Find Its Place in the Evolutionary Tree?

Denyse O’Leary
November 8, 2023
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
6
New finds in genetics and neuroscience both shed light and deepen the puzzle of the almost "alien" species. Read More ›

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