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
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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Jonathan Witt

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logic

Earthrise
Photo: Earthrise, by Bill Anders, Apollo 8, via NASA.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 18, 2021
Categories
Astronomy
Evolution
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Astronomer: We Can’t Just Assume Countless Earths Out There

Denyse O’Leary
November 18, 2021
Astronomy, Evolution, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics
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The Copernican Principle has been misused to imply that Earth is somehow insignificant. That is a philosophical attitude, unrelated to the science. Read More ›
human brain
Image credit: Ars Electronica, via Flickr (cropped).
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
November 16, 2021
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Biology
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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Dualism and Materialism in Modern Neuroscience

Michael Egnor
November 16, 2021
Biology, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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Wilder Penfield concluded that free will is not in the brain — it is an immaterial power of the mind.  Read More ›
storm clouds
Photo credit: Drew Hays via Unsplash.
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
October 10, 2021
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Bioethics
Faith & Science
Philosophy
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Answering the Divine Hiddenness Argument for Atheism

Michael Egnor
October 10, 2021
Bioethics, Faith & Science, Philosophy
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In my recent debate with Matt Dillahunty about the existence of God, Dillahunty invoked his favorite argument against God’s existence. Read More ›
Common cuttlefish
Photo credit: Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), © Hans Hillewaert.
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
June 22, 2021
Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
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Stunning Video of Chameleon-Like Abilities of Cephalopods

Casey Luskin
June 22, 2021
Intelligent Design, Mathematics
2
Sometimes you don’t need a rigorous logical, scientific, or mathematical demonstration to reveal evidence of design in nature. Read More ›
Dembski
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Author
Paul Nelson
Date
June 16, 2021
Categories
Archaeology
Biology
Intelligent Design
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What Got My Attention about Intelligent Design

Paul Nelson
June 16, 2021
Archaeology, Biology, Intelligent Design
1
Bill Dembski pointed out that design detection, far from being an esoteric inference, lay in fact at the center of many normal human inquiries and activities. Read More ›
Spring on Saturn
Photo: Spring on Saturn, by NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute.
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post
Author
Jonathan Witt
Date
March 22, 2021
Categories
Fine-tuning
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
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Physicist Eric Hedin: Cosmology Points to Cosmic Design

Jonathan Witt
March 22, 2021
Fine-tuning, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences
1
Dr. Hedin argues that the dogmatic rule that natural science should only ever invoke natural causes has at its heart a logical problem. Read More ›
Koontz
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
March 14, 2021
Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physics
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God Hypothesis: Praise from Dean Koontz for Meyer’s “Cold Logic,” “Meticulous Analysis”

David Klinghoffer
March 14, 2021
Biology, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics
1
Until now we’ve focused on all the applause from scientists. But of course the book is not just a scientific treatise. It’s also a great read. Read More ›
J.P. Moreland
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Date
March 13, 2021
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Faith & Science
Philosophy
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Stephen Meyer and J. P. Moreland Take on Theistic Evolution and Materialism

Science & Culture
March 13, 2021
Faith & Science, Philosophy
1
They also answer logical challenges directed at intelligent design theory and highlight crucial problems with thinking that science thrives best on its own. Read More ›
Hawking zero gravity
Hawking zero gravity
Photo credit: Jim Campbell/Aero-News Network [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
November 11, 2020
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Faith & Science
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From Isaac Newton to Stephen Hawking in Three Catastrophic Steps

David Klinghoffer
November 11, 2020
Faith & Science
2
Nothing is more poisonous, for the young and the old alike, than the perception that the smart money is all on atheism. Of course, it’s not. Read More ›
rafting dinosaurs
Image credit: Raul Martin, via EurekAlert! (no restrictions).
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
November 9, 2020
Categories
Evolution
Geology
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More Just-So Rafting Stories: This Time, Dinosaurs

Casey Luskin
November 9, 2020
Evolution, Geology
4
In the past we’ve covered proposals from evolutionists that monkeys rafted across oceans. Why would anyone make such an outlandish proposal? Read More ›

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