Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
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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mathematics

Tower-of-Babel
Image: Tower of Babel, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
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August 23, 2025
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Evolution
Mathematics
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Materialistic Science Resembles a Tower of Babel

Andrew McDiarmid
August 23, 2025
Evolution, Mathematics
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David Berlinski reflects on the seminal 1966 WISTAR symposium, which laid out some mathematical challenges to Darwinism. Read More ›
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August 1, 2025
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Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Where in the Brain Does the Mind Reside?

Science & Culture
August 1, 2025
Anatomy, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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A rabbi asks neurosurgeon Michael Egnor how consciousness can exist without a place in the brain. Read More ›
computer
Photo credit: John Schnobrich via Unsplash.
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
July 31, 2025
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Computational Sciences
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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On Intelligent Design, Is AI Teachable?

Andrew McDiarmid
July 31, 2025
Computational Sciences, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Can large language models rise above the biases of sources like Wikipedia to help level the playing field for intelligent design? Read More ›
SydneySweeneyatBerlinale2023
Photo credit: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
July 30, 2025
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Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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With Sydney Sweeney’s “Great Genes,” Plato Exacts His Revenge

David Klinghoffer
July 30, 2025
Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design
2
If I had no sense of humor whatsoever about the whole thing, I would point out that the nature of “genes” is the subject of a fascinating scientific dispute. Read More ›
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
April 25, 2016
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Evolution
History of Science
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For Darwin Advocates, Wistar Conference Remains a Pain in the Master Narrative

David Klinghoffer
April 25, 2016
Evolution, History of Science
3
Mathematicians told biologists, "It looks like the math is not going to cooperate" with evolutionary theory. Read More ›
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Author
Kirk Durston
Date
April 23, 2016
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Evolution
Genetics
Mathematics
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Calculating the Maximum Number of Trials Evolution Could Have Performed

Kirk Durston
April 23, 2016
Evolution, Genetics, Mathematics
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Countless people use the following rationale to justify saying there was no need for an intelligent designer behind life. Read More ›
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Ann Gauger, circa 2015
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
December 31, 2015
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Arts
Mathematics
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Welcoming Ann Gauger — and Farewell to Casey Luskin

David Klinghoffer
December 31, 2015
Arts, Mathematics
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The last day of the calendar year is a time of transition, and not least for the staff of Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture. Read More ›
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Brain with blood isolated on black background with clipping path
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
October 20, 2014
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Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
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"Are We Really Conscious?": A Reply to Dr. Graziano’s Brain

Michael Egnor
October 20, 2014
Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind
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It is sloppy to use dubious metaphors to describe brains or people. It is egregious to actually believe those metaphors. Read More ›
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Psychotherapy session, woman talking to his psychologist in the studio
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Author
Bruce Chapman
Date
May 28, 2013
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Psychology
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Psychiatry as “Science” Controversy Grows

Bruce Chapman
May 28, 2013
Psychology
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Slowly it is dawning on people that the borders of "science" are not hard; they bleed into other fields and cannot be construed as fixed. Read More ›

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