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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Nature (journal)

Einstein-and-Lemaître
Photo: Einstein and Lemaître in the street, Pasadena, CA, January 1932. AP. Photographer unknown.
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Author
Granville Sewell
Date
January 30, 2025
Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
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Georges Lemaȋtre’s Hidden God

Granville Sewell
January 30, 2025
Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology
4
Was Lemaȋtre, who certainly believed in God, suggesting that God deliberately hides himself from us, or just acknowledging the paradox? Read More ›
shell-game
Photo credit: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
William A. Dembski
Date
January 10, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
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The Displacement Fallacy: Evolution’s Shell Game

William A. Dembski
January 10, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics
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In a shell game, an operator places a small object, like a pea, under one of three cups and then rapidly shuffles the cups to confuse observers. Read More ›
Montsechia_vidalii_03
Photo credit: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Günter Bechly
Date
December 29, 2024
Categories
Biology
Evolution
Paleontology
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No. 4 Story of 2024: Darwin’s Abominable Mystery Corroborated Again

Günter Bechly
December 29, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Paleontology
6
This notorious discontinuity in the fossil record did not get any smaller with 160 years of research since Darwin, but instead became more and more acute. Read More ›
Sapiens_neanderthal_comparison_en_blackbackground
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Günter Bechly
Date
December 24, 2024
Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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No. 9 Story of 2024: Suppressed Dissent About Neanderthal DNA in Modern Humans

Günter Bechly
December 24, 2024
Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology
5
The case of Professor William Amos represents an interesting parallel with dissenters in the intelligent design community. Read More ›
brain
Photo credit: Harrison Leece on Unsplash.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 24, 2024
Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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What’s the Big Deal About the Human Brain?

Denyse O’Leary
November 24, 2024
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
4
None of the features identified by neuroscientists explain why humans think about things that other animal life forms don't. Read More ›
Navaornis_hestiae_holotype
Photo credit: Luis M. Chiappe, Guillermo Navalón, Agustín G. Martinelli, Ismar de Souza Carvalho, Rodrigo Miloni Santucci, Yun-Hsin Wu & Daniel J. Field, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Günter Bechly
Date
November 22, 2024
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Evolution
Paleontology
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Fossil Friday: New Fossil Stem Bird Is Surprisingly Modern

Günter Bechly
November 22, 2024
Evolution, Paleontology
5
Why do we mostly hear only one side of the story in the media? I suppose we must be protected from dangerous questions that could come up. Read More ›
20240515_MIT_pro_Palestine_and_pro_Israel_protest_08
Photo: At MIT, marchers rally for Hamas, by Peacearth, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
October 19, 2024
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Bioethics
Science Reporting
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With Yet More Politics and Ideology, Top Science Journal Labors to Sink Its Own Reputation

Wesley J. Smith
October 19, 2024
Bioethics, Science Reporting
4
Now, in the mushiest softball Q&A one can imagine, they are boosting an anti-Israel protester. Read More ›
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definition
Image Credit: Feng Yu - Adobe Stock
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Author
Jonathan Wells
Date
September 26, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
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Theory in Crisis? Redefining Science

Jonathan Wells
September 26, 2024
Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
5
Scientific revolutions are often marked by disputes over the “standard that distinguishes a real scientific solution from a mere metaphysical speculation.” Read More ›
SARS-COV-2
Photo: SARS-COV-2, by NIAID, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
September 19, 2024
Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Scientific Freedom
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The Technocratic Authoritarians Still Want Their “Pandemic Treaty”

David Klinghoffer
September 19, 2024
Bioethics, Medicine, Scientific Freedom
4
Wouldn’t it all have gone a lot better if, instead of our fellow Americans doing it to us, we’d handed over national sovereignty to an international body? Read More ›
March for Science
Photo: Bill Nye and the March for Science, by Paul and Cathy / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
September 17, 2024
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Bioethics
Science Reporting
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Weaponizing Science, Journals Indulge in Political Partisanship

David Klinghoffer
September 17, 2024
Bioethics, Science Reporting
3
I would say the same thing if they abused the name of science to wrap a Republican, or a Democrat, in it. Read More ›

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