Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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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
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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
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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
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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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Jonathan Witt

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morality

C. S. Lewis
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Thomas E. Woodward
Date
January 19, 2026
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Evolution
Faith & Science
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C. S. Lewis on “Creative Evolution,” or the “Life-Force”

Thomas E. Woodward
January 19, 2026
Evolution, Faith & Science
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"The Life-Force is a sort of tame God. You can switch it on when you want, but it will not bother you." Read More ›
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Author
Brian Miller
Date
October 13, 2025
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Cosmology
Faith & Science
Physics
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Innovative New Book by French Authors Complements Meyer’s God Hypothesis

Brian Miller
October 13, 2025
Cosmology, Faith & Science, Physics
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Kurt Gödel is not as widely known in popular culture as Einstein, but mathematicians consider his work just as revolutionary and foundational. Read More ›
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Psychotherapy
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
September 19, 2025
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Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Psychology
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If You Want Creative Storytelling, Look No Further than Evolutionary Psychology

Andrew McDiarmid
September 19, 2025
Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Psychology
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If evolutionary psychology attempts to explain every behavior, including each behavior’s opposite, can it really explain anything? Read More ›
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Author
John Zmirak
Date
September 2, 2025
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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Conversation with Dr. Egnor: Abstract Thought Comes from the Mind, Not the Brain

John Zmirak
September 2, 2025
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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We can cut perceptional abilities with a knife, but we can’t cut reason and abstract thought. Read More ›
Alfred-Kinsey
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Author
John G. West
Date
February 17, 2025
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Bioethics
Ethics
Faith & Science
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Darwin, Kinsey, and Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

John G. West
February 17, 2025
Bioethics, Ethics, Faith & Science
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Perhaps the figure most responsible for the breakdown of traditional sexual ethics in Western culture was a Harvard-trained evolutionary zoologist. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
December 24, 2024
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Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
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What If? The Threat of Sentient AGI

Eric Hedin
December 24, 2024
Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind
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John West brings a word of caution to public health policies espoused by Francis Collins. Collins succinctly illustrates an example of unbalanced morality. Read More ›
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
November 11, 2024
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Physics
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Atheist Richard Dawkins: Intelligent Design Is a “Scientific Hypothesis,” Though Mistaken

David Klinghoffer
November 11, 2024
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Physics
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This is a remarkable response, granting the premise of arguments for intelligent design like those of Stephen Meyer. Read More ›
The Farm at the Center of the Universe
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Author
Tova Levengood
Date
June 24, 2024
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Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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To Address the Problem of Evil, Intelligent Design Is Better Situated than Darwinism

Tova Levengood
June 24, 2024
Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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The questions I see coming into the Center for Science and Culture from our readers, friends, and supporters are thought-provoking. Read More ›
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
January 6, 2024
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Epistemology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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Stephen Meyer: Scientific Arguments for a Theistic Worldview

Andrew McDiarmid
January 6, 2024
Epistemology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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Are there strong scientific arguments for theism? Is there such a thing as objective morality? Read More ›

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