Tag: joints

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Author
Stuart Burgess

Date
March 2, 2026

Categories
Anatomy
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ACL, anatomy, bipedal posture, cross links, cruciate ligaments, engineers, evolutionary theory, flexion, foot, four-bar linkage, hip joint, human knee, intelligent design, joints, knee joint, locking, multifunctioning, Nathan Lents, PCL, poor design, quads, rotation, squatting, standing, strength, tibia}

The Incredible “Floating” Human Knee Joint

_{Stuart Burgess
March 2, 2026

Anatomy, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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I fully agree with Nathan Lents that the evolutionary paradigm predicts the knee should be a very poor design Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 17, 2026

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, accidents, biological mechanisms, biomechanics, Darwinian evolution, ear, engineering, European Space Agency, evolution, human body, human joints, ID the Future, intelligent design, joints, mechanical engineers, mouth, podcast, satellites, skepticism, Stuart Burgess, throat, Ultimate Engineering}

Is Biology Intelligently Engineered? Ask an Engineer

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 17, 2026

Engineering, Intelligent Design

3}

Stuart Burgess shares his experiences navigating academic skepticism, noting that many biologists are forthcoming in expressing doubts about macroevolution. Read More ›

Jumping and touching knee with elbow stock photo

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
February 12, 2026

Categories
Anatomy
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biology, bridges, design logic, Duke University, dysteleology, evolution, human anatomy, human body, Human Errors, human spine, intelligent design, joints, knee, load-baring capacity, longevity, motion, Nathan Lents, optimal design, poor design, Steven Vogel, Stuart Burgess, suboptimal design, teleology, tinkering, Ultimate Engineering, upright walking, vertebral disks}

Happy Darwin Day! Significance of New Book on Human Anatomy Cannot Be Overstated

_{Brian Miller
February 12, 2026

Anatomy, Engineering, Intelligent Design

3}

Dr. Burgess's own research proved that knee joint geometry and supporting structures are optimally designed to achieve multiple objectives. Read More ›

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Author
Stuart Burgess

Date
February 9, 2026

Categories
Anatomy
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Abby Hafer, aging, arteries, bad design, biology, constraints, decay, Duke University, engineered systems, European Space Agency, evolution, evolutionary biologists, evolutionary mechanism, foresight, François Jacob, fungi, genetic flaws, heart, Human Errors, human technology, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, joints, lubrication, Nathan Lents, reproduction, Richard Dawkins, Steven Vogel, suboptimal design, survival, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Not-So-Intelligent Designer, The Origin of Species, theistic design, tinkering, unintelligent design}

Bad Design, or Ultimate Engineering? Two Views of Biology

_{Stuart Burgess
February 9, 2026

Anatomy, Engineering, Intelligent Design

8}

An intelligent designer can employ foresight to envision a solution well beyond anything in existence at the time, and then set about making that a reality. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
December 1, 2025

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, anatomy, anger, awareness, biochemistry, biology, brain, central nervous system, Darwinian evolution, Douglas Axe, engineering, environment, False Messiah, fear, homeostasis, hunger, intelligent design, joints, limbs, mice, microbiology, muscles, Neil Thomas, neurons, neuroscience, organs, parasites, physiology, PIEZO1, PLOS Biology, Portugal, proprioception, space, stress, Systems Biology, TIME, Undeniable (book), zoology}

Interoception: An Emerging Design Concept in Biology

_{David Coppedge
December 1, 2025

Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

11}

We’ve heard of proprioception, the awareness of our limbs in space and time, but interoception is a companion sense. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
October 16, 2024

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atheism, bioengineering, engineers, evolution, flexibility, intelligent design, joints, Nathan Lents, Sports, stress, Stuart Burgess, tissues}

Stuart Burgess Overturns the Claim that the ACL Is Poorly Designed

_{Brian Miller
October 16, 2024

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

4}

The explanation for ACL injuries is not poor design. Burgess noted in my interview with him that ACL tears were far less frequent in past centuries. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 7, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", animals, Brian Miller, engineers, ID the Future, Irreducible Complexity, joints, limbs, misuse, optimality, Stuart Burgess}

In Animal Joints, Multi-Functioning Challenges Evolution

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 7, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

Joints include good examples of irreducible complexity, such as the knee joint’s four bar linkage or the arched structure of the foot. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 26, 2023

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biceps, bones, brain, cellular respiration, circulatory system, connective tissue, evolution, intelligent design, joints, mitochondria, motor neurons, movement, muscle contraction, muscle fibers, muscles, naturalism, nerves, nervous system, oxygen, physiology, respiratory system}

The Incredible Design of Muscles

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 26, 2023

Anatomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design

12}

At the very least, on the supposition of intelligent design, the existence of muscles is not particularly surprising. Read More ›

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Date
October 14, 2022

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", blind evolution, bones, Darwinian theory, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, joints, Nathan Lents, podcast, skeleton, Stuart Burgess}

“Poor Design”? Human Skeletal Joints Demonstrate Engineering Genius

_{Science & Culture
October 14, 2022

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

1}

Stuart Burgess answers evolutionist Nathan Lents, who has argued that human joints are poorly designed. Read More ›

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Date
October 12, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", ankle, Center for Science and Culture, Darwinian theory, engineers, evolution, functionality, intelligent design, joints, Philadelphia, podcast, prosthetics, robotics, Stuart Burgess, Westminster Conference on Science and Faith}

Is the Human Ankle Badly Designed?

_{Science & Culture
October 12, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

1}

Stuart Burgess, one of Britain’s top engineers, explains how the skeletal joints in the human body are masterpieces of intelligent design. Read More ›