Tag: Jonathan Witt

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 12, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Amazon, Christianity for Doubters, Christians, Denyse O'Leary, doubt, faith and science, Granville Sewell, grief, human drama, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, laws of nature, mathematicians, Robert J. Marks II, Science and Culture, suffering, theology, unintelligent laws}

A New Second Edition of Mathematician Granville Sewell’s Book Is Out Now

_{David Klinghoffer
September 12, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Dr. Sewell wrote perhaps the most moving essay we've ever published here, under the title, "The Biggest Theological Objection to Design." Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 14, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atoms, breaking, cancer, chemicals, Darwinism, devolution, eugenics, evil, function, Guillermo Gonzalez, history, human dignity, human life, ID the Future, information, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, life, materialism, podcast, problem of evil, Return of the God Hypothesis, Social Darwinism, struggle for existence, suffering, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, Tova Forman, tradeoffs}

Intelligent Design and the Problem of Evil

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 14, 2025

Bioethics, Evolution, Intelligent Design

3}

The presence of evil and suffering calls for justification. But which scientific view of life is better placed to help us address these issues? Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
June 8, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaptations, bacteria, biology, Carolyn Hovde, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Dustin Van Hofwegen, E. coli, engineered complexity, engineering, evolution, evolutionary leap, genetic mechanisms, ID the Future, innovation, Jonathan Witt, Journal of Bacteriology, microbes, podcast, Scott Minnich, University of Idaho}

Engineered Complexity in the Microbial World

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 8, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

Many biological “adaptations” may involve the use of innate abilities or the disruption of existing functions, rather than the creation of entirely new ones. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
September 10, 2024

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, alchemy, ancient Greeks, Benjamin Wiker, compounds, elements, gold, human vision, hydrogen, ions, Jonathan Witt, matter, oxygen, reactions, sun, Svante Arrhenius, The Privileged Planet, water, William Nicholson}

Weird Water and Its Role in the Rise of Chemistry

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
September 10, 2024

Chemistry, Intelligent Design

7}

Water has been crucial in the transition from alchemy to the science of chemistry. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 29, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrophysicists, coincidence, conspiracy, Discovery Institute, Guillermo Gonzalez, ID the Future, Jay Richards, Jonathan Witt, podcast, solar eclipse, Texas, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, The Privileged Planet, Waxahachie}

Astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez Reads His Solar Eclipse Poem “Totality”

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 29, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

3}

Dr. Gonzalez discusses his experience of the 2024 total solar eclipse and his co-hosting of Discovery Institute’s eclipse watching event in Waxahachie, Texas. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 12, 2024

Categories
Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Meaningful World, genius, happenstance, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, Ken Boa, materialism, naturalism, nature, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, William Shakespeare, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}

Jonathan Witt: More than Just “Bare” Design, Nature Reveals Cosmic Genius

_{David Klinghoffer
July 12, 2024

Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

Like a matryoshka doll, nature displays its depths in a hidden manner, not just on the surface. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
July 9, 2024

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, cells, devolution, earth, evolution, Fire-Maker, fossil record, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jonathan Witt, Michael Denton, scientific discovery, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, The Privileged Planet}

Earth Left “A Path of Tools” to Scientific Discovery

_{Granville Sewell
July 9, 2024

Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

4}

The fine-tunings for scientific discovery and technological progress are very interesting to me and not just because they defeat the anthropic principle. Read More ›

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Author
Tova Levengood

Date
June 24, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atoms, C.S. Lewis, cancer, Center for Science and Culture, Darwinists, David Klinghoffer, evil, evolution, Ferrari, Frans de Waal, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, John West, Jonathan Witt, laws of nature, Lord of the Flies, molecules, morality, natural evil, Nicholas Wade, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, The Problem of Pain, trade-offs, William Golding}

To Address the Problem of Evil, Intelligent Design Is Better Situated than Darwinism

_{Tova Levengood
June 24, 2024

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The questions I see coming into the Center for Science and Culture from our readers, friends, and supporters are thought-provoking. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
June 19, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Geology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrobiologists, cancer, Darwinism, Discovery Institute Press, earthquakes, factories, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, novels, problem of pain, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, The Privileged Planet, trade-offs, volcanos, young adults}

Novel for Young Adults Highlights the Problem of Pain

_{Granville Sewell
June 19, 2024

Faith & Science, Geology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

4}

For most people, the main issue in the debate pitting design versus Darwinism is not scientific, but the problem of pain. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 29, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, animals, chickens, eggs, evolution, grandparents, Guillermo Gonzalez, ID the Future, intelligent design, interview, Jonathan Witt, novels, podcast, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, young adults}

Debating Darwinism at the Center of the Universe: Reading from a New Young Adult Novel

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 29, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

2}

On a weekend visit to his grandparents’ farm, Isaac is caught between two very different worldviews. He must choose for himself which makes the most sense. Read More ›