Tag: Jonathan Witt

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Author
Emily Sandico

Date
February 11, 2026

Categories
Ethics
Social Sciences
Tagged
, biologists, Charles Darwin, Christianity, creativity, creator, Daniel Dennett, Darwinian evolution, Darwinian narrative, Darwinian theory, designer, evolution, human beings, intelligent design, Islam, Jonathan Witt, Judaism, Judeo-Christian tradition, materialism, mind, monkeys, moral order, random mutations, rationality, Religions (journal), theists, universal acid}

Jonathan Witt: Darwinism and Its “Pernicious Cultural Implications”

_{Emily Sandico
February 11, 2026

Ethics, Social Sciences

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What are we to make of rationality and creativity, of our awareness of the moral order? In the Judeo-Christian tradition, these markers are elevated. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 15, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Antony Flew, Barbara Forrest, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Cicero, creationism, creator, David dewolf, Edwards v. Aguillard, Eugenie Scott, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, Fred Hoyle, intelligent agent, intelligent causes, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, John E. Jones, John Haught, John West, Jonathan Witt, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Michael Polanyi, molecular machines, New York Times, Of Pandas and People, Pennsylvania, philosophy, religion, Richard Dawkins, scientific method, Scott Minnich, Supreme Court, Ten Myths About Dover, textbooks, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Thomas Aquinas, William Dembski, William Paley}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 7, “Showed ID Is ‘Religious’ and a Form of ‘Creationism’”

_{Casey Luskin
December 15, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Is intelligent design actually religious? Is it a form of Christianity? We can immediately see that it is not. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
December 9, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Zoology
Tagged
, computer scientists, evolution, giraffe’s neck, giraffes, Giraffidae, Jonathan Witt, mathematicians, mathematics, missing links, mosaic, okapi, Science and Culture Today}

A Link Between the Okapi and the Giraffe? It Seems Not

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
December 9, 2025

Evolution, Zoology

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The question of how the giraffe’s extremely long neck originated remains entirely unresolved within an evolutionary framework. Read More ›

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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, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, laws of nature, mathematicians, Robert J. Marks II, Science and Culture, suffering, theology}

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, 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}

Intelligent Design and the Problem of Evil

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 14, 2025

Bioethics, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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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, engineering, evolution, 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

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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, The Privileged Planet, water}

Weird Water and Its Role in the Rise of Chemistry

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
September 10, 2024

Chemistry, Intelligent Design

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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

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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, 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

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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

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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 ›