Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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David Berlinski
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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
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Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
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Stephen J. Iacoboni
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Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
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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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laws of nature

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Author
Kirk Durston
Date
November 25, 2025
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Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
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A Close Look at Free Will: What Should Our Default Position Be? 

Kirk Durston
November 25, 2025
Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics
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The hypothesis that we have an immaterial mind capable of making free, meaningful decisions, continues to be verified. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
September 12, 2025
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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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
Elie Feder
Date
April 24, 2025
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Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Is the Multiverse Real?

Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer
April 24, 2025
Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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Despite its various iterations, few philosophers or scientists had taken the multiverse seriously — until 1998. Read More ›
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
April 8, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
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Theory of Increasing Complexity Fails the Test of Science

Eric Hedin
April 8, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning
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What are evolutionists to do when their theory runs afoul of the laws of nature? Why, propose a bold new law of nature! Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
December 21, 2024
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Faith & Science
Philosophy of Science
Physics
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Do Miracles Violate the Laws of Physics?

Andrew McDiarmid
December 21, 2024
Faith & Science, Philosophy of Science, Physics
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Philosopher of science Stephen Meyer thinks David Hume’s argument against miracles is weak. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
November 27, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
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There’s a Limit to What Nature Can Do

Eric Hedin
November 27, 2024
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Nature actually has precious few options for manipulating the natural ingredients (atoms) of this universe. Read More ›
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Date
October 7, 2024
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Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Watch: Dr. Hedin’s Dangerous Question

Science & Culture
October 7, 2024
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Eric Hedin was enjoying a productive career as a professor at Ball State University when atheist activists tried to cancel him. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
September 24, 2024
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Biochemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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In Our World, Multiple Levels of Intelligent Design

Eric Hedin
September 24, 2024
Biochemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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We find higher genres of design that cannot be explained by appealing to the actions of natural forces and laws of nature. Read More ›
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Author
Howard Glicksman
Date
September 3, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Technology
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Why Evolution Struggles to Explain the Transition to Multicellularity

Howard Glicksman
September 3, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine, Technology
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It is as if evolutionary biologists don’t take death into account. All their theories seem to work like magic. Read More ›
C.-S.-Lewis
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David Klinghoffer
Date
July 16, 2024
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Physics
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The Magician’s Twin: A Conversation with Stephen Meyer, James Orr, and David Berlinski

David Klinghoffer
July 16, 2024
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Citing C. S. Lewis, Dr. Meyer calls the drama of materialism’s unravelling a kind “repentance.” Read More ›

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