Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

Doug Axe
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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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Carl Linnaeus
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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

near-death experiences

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Date
December 1, 2025
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Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
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According to New Physics Model, Consciousness Underlies the Universe

Science and Culture
December 1, 2025
Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics
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We live in a universe closer to the vision of Plato (c. 427 – 348 BC) than of Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895). Read More ›
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Woman walking through the universe
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 28, 2025
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Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
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Skeptic Michael Shermer’s Non-Vision of the Soul

Denyse O’Leary
November 28, 2025
Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind
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Responding to Michael Egnor at COSM 2025, he said that the soul is an explanation but not a good explanation for our relationship to our bodies. Read More ›
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Female robot face, Artificial intelligence concept. Generative AI
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
November 21, 2025
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Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
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COSM Debate: “Are Human Beings Machines?”

Casey Luskin
November 21, 2025
Neuroscience & Mind, Technology
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The debate centered on the mind and brain and whether the mind is distinct from the brain or whether we’re nothing more than chemicals and firing neurons. Read More ›
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A group of monkeys on a raft in a river, carrying bunches of bananas.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
November 13, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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In Evolution, Explaining vs. Explaining Away: Rafting Monkeys and More

David Klinghoffer
November 13, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Says Casey Luskin, "If you're an evolutionist, you have a serious problem. Where do South American monkeys come from?" Read More ›
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Expérience de mort imminente autrement appelé EMI
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 12, 2025
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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Near-Death Experiences: Explaining vs. Explaining Away

Denyse O’Leary
November 12, 2025
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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The first rule of a scientific approach should be to take seriously what is happening before rushing in with a “science can explain this” hypothesis. Read More ›
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Cave with cave drawings. Cartoon mountain scene background Primitive cave paintings. ancient petroglyphs.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
October 22, 2025
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Neuroscience & Mind
Paleontology
Psychology
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In Study of Human Psychology, the Power of “Maybe”

Denyse O’Leary
October 22, 2025
Neuroscience & Mind, Paleontology, Psychology
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This is not science and is not a good look for a psychology that purports to have some relationship with science. Read More ›
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Conceptual art journey to dream. Step into another world, Inside of brain, fantasy, escape from life concept. Made with Generative AI
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
October 20, 2025
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Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
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From Charles Murray to Dan Brown, the Culture Is Maturing Toward the Immortal Mind

David Klinghoffer
October 20, 2025
Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind
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The existence of an immaterial reality, a soul, or a genome, is a concept that has been bubbling up, independently, across a range of minds. Read More ›
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out of body experience oobe near death experience representation
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
October 10, 2025
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Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
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One Reason Near-Death Experiences Are Hard to Study

Denyse O’Leary
October 10, 2025
Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind
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When the mind is dissociated from the body briefly, it may acquire actual knowledge — as in NDEs where the knowledge acquired is later confirmed. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Aubrey Gemignani, courtesy of NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
September 8, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy of Science
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Science Without Materialism: Yes, It Would Still Work

Denyse O’Leary
September 8, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy of Science
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What if we assume that our minds really are immaterial? Math still adds up, physics and chemistry are still true, logic still works. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
September 8, 2025
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Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
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Near-Death Experiences Cannot Just Be Explained Away

Denyse O’Leary
September 8, 2025
Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind
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In some cases, patients who had NDEs while in a state of clinical death report dates and numbers that are later found to be accurate, Read More ›

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