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

natural selection

Meyer and Prager
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
October 19, 2018
Categories
Cosmology
Evolution
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Dennis Prager on Evolution: Stephen Meyer Turned Me Around

David Klinghoffer
October 19, 2018
Cosmology, Evolution
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Oh, it’s very difficult to concede that you were mistaken about something. Especially, I would say, for males. Read More ›
robot
Photo credit: © Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
October 18, 2018
Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Human Computation — A “Practical Application” of Intelligent Design

David Klinghoffer
October 18, 2018
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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As Denyse O’Leary asks, “Why is it comparatively easy to develop a program to play chess, as opposed to teaching a robot to walk freely?” Read More ›
Gilder Levin 2
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
October 15, 2018
Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
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Gilder on Surprise, Creativity, and Human Exceptionalism

David Klinghoffer
October 15, 2018
Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind
2
It’s strikes me that this is a difference between design and Darwinian thinking. Read More ›
dolphins
Photo credit: Dolphins, by werdepate, via Pixabay.
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Date
October 9, 2018
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Awe at Echolocation? Nah, Convergence Again

Science & Culture
October 9, 2018
Evolution, Intelligent Design
5
The passionate focus on evolutionary relationships in biology papers tends to obscure awe at the wonders in life. Read More ›
Frances Arnold
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Author
Matti Leisola
Date
October 4, 2018
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Chemistry
Intelligent Design
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How the 2018 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Harnessed Intelligent Design

Matti Leisola
October 4, 2018
Chemistry, Intelligent Design
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There is one point of confusion in descriptions of this year’s prize winners. It’s the talk of “directed evolution.” Read More ›
600px-Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_Wanderer_above_the_sea_of_fog
Image: “The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog,” c. 1817, by Caspar David Friedrich, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Paul Nelson
Date
August 30, 2018
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Evolution
Metaphysics
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Darwin’s Rhapsody

Paul Nelson
August 30, 2018
Evolution, Metaphysics
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“Evolution” in its deepest sense is a foundational metaphysical commitment, not a scientific theory that one could test. Read More ›
Darwin drawing
Image: Charles Darwin, by OpenClipart-Vectors, via Flickr.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
August 29, 2018
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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From Charles Darwin, a Wonderful Lesson in Character

David Klinghoffer
August 29, 2018
Evolution, Intelligent Design
2
If such a break between old colleagues happened now, the results would likely be very different. Read More ›
Aquinas
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
August 27, 2018
Categories
Faith & Science
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Chaberek’s Editor Admits: This Book Changed My Mind on Intelligent Design

David Klinghoffer
August 27, 2018
Faith & Science
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This is awesome. It’s hard to imagine a more compelling endorsement for a book. Read More ›
E-Meter
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Author
Granville Sewell
Date
August 23, 2018
Categories
Evolution
Scientific Freedom
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So, Who Is Doing “Pseudoscience”?

Granville Sewell
August 23, 2018
Evolution, Scientific Freedom
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You will be astonished by how corrupt science can become when reviewers are “very, very vigilant” to protect consensus science. Read More ›
grizzly bear
Photo: A grizzly bear, by Gregory “Slobirdr” Smith, via Flickr (cropped).
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
August 20, 2018
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Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
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No, We Are Not “Beasts”

Wesley J. Smith
August 20, 2018
Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism
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Maxim Loskutoff recounts the time he and his girlfriend were threatened by a grizzly bear while hiking in Montana. Read More ›

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