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

Topic

mind

crab pincers
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
December 11, 2023
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Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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Can Animal Minds Explain Human Minds?

Denyse O’Leary
December 11, 2023
Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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Kristin Andrews thinks consciousness researchers should discard the assumptions of “white, male and WEIRD” philosophy profs and study more crabs. Read More ›
cosmos
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
December 11, 2023
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Bioethics
Biology
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Stephen Meyer and Spencer Klavan on the Book of Nature: Is There an Author?

David Klinghoffer
December 11, 2023
Bioethics, Biology, Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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Intelligent design was the default scientific understanding of nature and the cosmos — until the hostile takeover by Darwinian materialism. Read More ›
Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace
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Date
November 30, 2023
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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New Thoughts on Evolution: Views of Professor Alfred Russel Wallace, O.M., F.R.S.

Science & Culture
November 30, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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"The scales on the wings of a moth," he said quietly, "have no explanation in Evolution. They belong to Beauty, and Beauty is a spiritual mystery." Read More ›
C. S. Lewis
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
November 29, 2023
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Bioethics
Ethics
Faith & Science
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Thus Saith the Science: Recalling the Wisdom of C. S. Lewis on His 125th Birthday

Andrew McDiarmid
November 29, 2023
Bioethics, Ethics, Faith & Science
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Here, I conclude a conversation with Dr. John West about Lewis’s prophetic warnings to us about science and scientism. Read More ›
Michael-Denton
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
November 23, 2023
Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Happy Thanksgiving! Here Are Michael Denton’s Top 3 Reasons for Optimism About ID

David Klinghoffer
November 23, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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One reason, he says, is the “relentless” growth of the ID movement, in academia and around the world. This conversation is itself evidence on the latter point. Read More ›
Sam Harris
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Author
William A. Dembski
Date
November 20, 2023
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Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
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On Free Will, ChatGPT4 Blows Away Atheist Sam Harris

William A. Dembski
November 20, 2023
Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning
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Rather than refute Harris by pointing out why his statement scores high on the irony meter, I thought I’d ask ChatGPT to do it for me. Read More ›
piano
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
November 13, 2023
Categories
Environment & Climate
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Epigenetics: Performing the Genome

David Coppedge
November 13, 2023
Environment & Climate, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Epigenetics is surpassing genetics in distinction, just as the pianist gets the applause and not the piano. Read More ›
Long Story Short
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Author
Rob Stadler
Date
November 8, 2023
Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
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New Long Story Short Video Examines Information and the Origin of Life

Rob Stadler
November 8, 2023
Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics
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Does the required information for life come from purely natural processes, or from an intelligent mind?  Read More ›
brain
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
October 20, 2023
Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Linguistics
Mathematics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
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My Question for P. Z. Myers: How Did Human Consciousness “Evolve”?

Michael Egnor
October 20, 2023
Human Exceptionalism, Linguistics, Mathematics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning
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Human consciousness entails a unique ability to think abstractly — to reason, to think logically, to use language, to do mathematics, to exercise free will. Read More ›
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
October 4, 2023
Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Technology
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Are Humans Progressing Toward Evolutionary Perfection?

Andrew McDiarmid
October 4, 2023
Evolution, Faith & Science, Technology
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Men are not about to become like gods. “I’m a strong believer in original sin,” quips David Berlinski. Read More ›

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