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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Michael Shermer

Dave Farina
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
January 22, 2024
Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Watchdog Group Calls Professor Dave “Anti-Semite of the Week”; Plus an Appeal to the New Atheists

David Klinghoffer
January 22, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design
5
Does this have anything to do with intelligent design and the evolution debate? Yes, two things. Read More ›
Statue of Alfred Russel Wallace
Statue of Alfred Russel Wallace
Photo: Statue of Alfred Russel Wallace, by George Beccaloni / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0).
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Author
Michael Flannery
Date
December 1, 2023
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Chemistry
Cosmology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Alfred Russel Wallace’s Bicentennial Year: A Cause for Celebration and for Sadness

Michael Flannery
December 1, 2023
Chemistry, Cosmology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
15
All the hyperbole shows the fix is in — Wallace has been made safe for scientism and Darwinian reductionism. The academy can breathe easy. Read More ›
Thomas Malthus
Image: Thomas Malthus, by John Linnell, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Michael Flannery
Date
November 27, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Darwin and Wallace Read Malthus Differently, and That Made a Big Difference

Michael Flannery
November 27, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
4
No wonder Alfred Russel Wallace called eugenics “the meddlesome interference of an arrogant scientific priestcraft.” Read More ›
Farina reading
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
November 8, 2023
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Bioethics
Intelligent Design
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Professor Dave, Anti-Semite? You Be the Judge

David Klinghoffer
November 8, 2023
Bioethics, Intelligent Design
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What was unclear was whether his rage against intelligent design reflected just an isolated problem in his thinking, or whether it’s something more system-wide. Read More ›
Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace
Image: Alfred Russel Wallace, by London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company (active 1855-1922) / Public domain.
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Author
Michael Flannery
Date
October 2, 2023
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Correcting a Cartoon Version of Alfred Russel Wallace

Michael Flannery
October 2, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Was Darwin a Nazi? Of course not. But did his ideas form a causal nexus via Galton to ideas that would be integrated into Nazi policy? Yes. Read More ›
Neanderthal Musuem
Photo: Neanderthal Musuem, Germany, by Clemens Vasters, via Flickr (cropped).
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
June 17, 2023
Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Paleontology
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Researchers: Neanderthals Invented Process to Produce Birch Tar

Denyse O’Leary
June 17, 2023
Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind, Paleontology
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The tar can be used for glue, bug repellent, and killing germs. This finding tracks growing recognition of Neanderthals as intelligent. Read More ›
Steve Meyer and Bryan Callen
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
June 8, 2023
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Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Friendly Sparring, Verbal and Otherwise, on a Recent Episode of The Bryan Callen Show

Andrew McDiarmid
June 8, 2023
Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics
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The result is the type of interaction we’re secretly craving — energetic conversation between people with differing views but who demonstrate mutual respect. Read More ›
Steve Meyer, Bryan Callen, Michael Shermer 2023
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
June 5, 2023
Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
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Meyer, Shermer, Callen: “Can Science Find God?”

David Klinghoffer
June 5, 2023
Biology, Faith & Science, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences
3
A key moment is when host Bryan Callen asks the classic “Who designed the designer?” question. Read More ›
Stephen Meyer
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
April 14, 2023
Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Meyer, Shermer: Civil Dialogue and Mutual Respect

Andrew McDiarmid
April 14, 2023
Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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Dr. Michael Shermer, a long-time debating partner of Dr. Meyer and an opponent of intelligent design, welcomes Meyer onto his podcast. Read More ›
leaf hopper
Photo: A leaf hopper, by Cowli33, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
William A. Dembski
Date
September 1, 2022
Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
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Rosenhouse’s Whoppers: Seeing Patterns in Biology Is Like Seeing Dragons in the Clouds

William A. Dembski
September 1, 2022
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics
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Since the flagellum gets so overused in the debate between ID and Darwinism, let’s change the system. Consider the leaf hopper. Read More ›

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