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
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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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Aquinas
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Author
Brian Miller
Date
November 16, 2022
Categories
Cosmology
Ecology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Notre Dame Hosts a Conference on Creation, Including Intelligent Design

Brian Miller
November 16, 2022
Cosmology, Ecology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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The organizers accepted my abstract for a talk about “The Return of Teleology to the Natural Sciences.” Read More ›
DNA
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Walter Bradley
Date
September 29, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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An Optimistic Solution to the Mystery of Life’s Origin

Walter Bradley and Casey Luskin
September 29, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Consider what five prestigious origin-of-life thinkers say about the current status of origin-of-life research. Read More ›
plasma membrane
Photo: Plasma membrane, by Krishna satya 333, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Walter Bradley
Date
September 23, 2022
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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The “Clumping” Problem and the Origin of Life

Walter Bradley and Casey Luskin
September 23, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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In the 1970s, biochemist Sidney Fox and colleagues believed they had uncovered primitive cell membrane-like structures called protenoid microspheres. Read More ›
basalt lava glass
Photo: Basalt lava glass, by James St. John, via Flickr (cropped).
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Brian Miller
Date
June 15, 2022
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Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Origin of Life from Basalt Lava Glass? Sorry, No

Brian Miller
June 15, 2022
Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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An honest evaluation of the studies leads to the conclusion that the formation of RNA could not have occurred through any natural processes on the early earth. Read More ›
Farina 1
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Günter Bechly
Date
May 25, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Yawn: Atheist YouTuber “Professor Dave” Rants about Intelligent Design

Günter Bechly
May 25, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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In the end, Farina’s potshots against intelligent design and Discovery Institute  completely miss their targets. Read More ›
Brian Miller Teaching at ID Educatin Day
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May 18, 2022
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Brian Miller: From Non-Life to Life via Natural Forces Alone? Nope

Science & Culture
May 18, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Steven Novella, a scientist committed to puncturing science hype, seems to have fallen for the hype surrounding this laboratory work. Read More ›
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Paul Nelson
Date
January 21, 2022
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Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Prebiotic Muffins and an Air of Unreality

Paul Nelson
January 21, 2022
Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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There is a cookbook being proposed for “prebiotic soup recipes” — that is, combinations of non-living chemicals plausibly present on the early Earth. Read More ›
DNA
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Brian Miller
Date
December 14, 2021
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Randy Isaac’s Critique Demonstrates his Faith-Based Approach to Science  

Brian Miller
December 14, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Members of the evolutionary community believe that philosophical commitments supersede evidence and reason. Read More ›
DNA
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Author
Brian Miller
Date
December 13, 2021
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Randy Isaac’s Critique Demonstrates the Power of Philosophical Bias

Brian Miller
December 13, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Future scientists are taught to interpret the world through a rigid conceptual grid. Read More ›
Cats search for tuna
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David Klinghoffer
Date
November 29, 2021
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Biology
Evolution
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Origin of Life
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New Episode of Long Story Short — Is the Origin of Biopolymers a Snap?

David Klinghoffer
November 29, 2021
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Or is it trickier than the scientists imagine, more akin to “hiding your tuna fish sandwich in a room full of cats”? Read More ›

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