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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Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
June 20, 2025
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
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From Materialist Biologists, a Profound Capitulation

Stephen J. Iacoboni
June 20, 2025
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
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I have warned that one of the few remaining avenues that naturalism can take to rescue its paradigm is to appropriate “purpose” within a materialist framework. Read More ›
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Aaron Zimmer
Date
May 8, 2025
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Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
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The Purpose of Cosmic Fine-Tuning

Aaron Zimmer
May 8, 2025
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physics
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True, without fine-tuning there would be no life, but that’s only because life depends on everything else, like atoms and stars. Read More ›
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Michael Behe
Date
April 25, 2025
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Evolution
Mathematics
Science Reporting
Scientific Reasoning
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Darwinism Is a Potemkin Theory of Evolution

Michael Behe
April 25, 2025
Evolution, Mathematics, Science Reporting, Scientific Reasoning
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As with the legendary fake villages, evolutionary theory consists of a thin façade cloaking a lack of substance. Read More ›
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Emily Sandico
Date
March 18, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Science Education
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Summer Seminar on ID Is a Glorious (and Cost-Free) Opportunity

Emily Sandico
March 18, 2025
Intelligent Design, Science Education
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The setting, once again in Colorado, is idyllic — towers of red rock and ponderous pines against the bluest of skies. Read More ›
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Michael Egnor
Date
March 9, 2025
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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Looking for Consciousness in All the Wrong Places

Michael Egnor
March 9, 2025
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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If concept cells nestled in the hippocampi were the seat of consciousness, bilateral hippocampal destruction would cause loss of consciousness. It doesn’t. Read More ›
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Brian Miller
Date
January 24, 2025
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Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Physical Sciences
Physics
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The Multiverse Has a Measure Problem

Brian Miller
January 24, 2025
Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Physical Sciences, Physics
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In terms of science, the central problem with the naïve multiverse is that it could explain any observation, so it really explains nothing. Read More ›
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Elie Feder
Date
August 21, 2024
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Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Fine-Tuning Is the Solution to the Mystery of the Constants

Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer
August 21, 2024
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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In his discussion of the constants in 1985, physicist Richard Feynman described the great challenge and mystery the constants pose to a final theory, Read More ›
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Elie Feder
Date
August 16, 2024
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Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Three Ways to Formulate the Fine-Tuning Argument: An Introduction

Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer
August 16, 2024
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics
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At the heart of fundamental physics are the laws of nature. These laws govern the interactions between fundamental particles. Read More ›
Denis Noble
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Casey Luskin
Date
July 30, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Oxford Biologist Denis Noble: “The Fact Is that I Think Neo-Darwinism Is Dead”

Casey Luskin
July 30, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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I respect Denis Noble and in disagreeing with him I do not mean to slight his deep insights into how biology works. Read More ›
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William A. Dembski
Date
July 26, 2024
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Biology
Cosmology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Physics
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Disassembling Lee Cronin’s Assembly Theory

William A. Dembski
July 26, 2024
Biology, Cosmology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Physics
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When I read the Assembly Theory literature and studied the details of the theory, I was frankly shocked to see how devoid it is of substance and insight. Read More ›

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