Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

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

neo-Darwinian theory

desert ant
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Eric Cassell
Date
November 30, 2021
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Ants Do Trigonometry: A Problem for Darwinism

Eric Cassell
November 30, 2021
Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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How can a trigonometric mathematical computation be programmed into the brain of an ant through a neo-Darwinian process of genetic mutation and natural selection? Read More ›
Homo_sapiens_neanderthalensis-Mr._N
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Date
October 29, 2021
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Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Technology
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De-Humanizing Neanderthals: A Darwinist Dog that Won’t Hunt

Science & Culture
October 29, 2021
Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Technology
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Growing evidence suggests Neanderthals buried their dead, employed technology, and had a brain size equal to or even slightly larger than ours. Read More ›
Francis-Collins
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October 24, 2021
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Francis Collins, Eye Evolution, and Blind Faith

Science & Culture
October 24, 2021
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Instead of simply accepting the neo-Darwinian explanation of the eye on faith, Casey Luskin examines the evidence. Read More ›
junk
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Casey Luskin
Date
September 9, 2021
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Pseudogenes Aren’t Nonfunctional Relics that Refute Intelligent Design

Casey Luskin
September 9, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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These claims represent a classic but false “junk DNA” argument against intelligent design. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
August 9, 2021
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Little Book, Big Waves — Nagel’s Mind and Cosmos, Nine Years Later

David Klinghoffer
August 9, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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As a colleague points out, Nagel's departure from the “right-thinking consensus” is on a par with David Gelernter’s 2019 farewell to Darwinism. Read More ›
Yuval-Noah-Harari
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
August 5, 2021
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Faith & Science
Human Exceptionalism
Linguistics
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Reviewing Sapiens — Back to the Guy Who Lost His Faith Over Harari

Casey Luskin
August 5, 2021
Faith & Science, Human Exceptionalism, Linguistics
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Podcaster Sam Davis told Justin Brierley that what did it for him was reading Yuval Noah Harari’s idea that “humanity is a weaver of stories.” Read More ›
Bechly and Swamidass
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David Klinghoffer
Date
June 19, 2021
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Biology
Intelligent Design
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Watch: Bechly and Swamidass Debate Intelligent Design

David Klinghoffer
June 19, 2021
Biology, Intelligent Design
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One highlight is Dr. Bechly’s summation of his scientific reasons for affirming intelligent design. This produces the response from host Justin Brierley: “Wow.” Read More ›
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University of Chicago
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Author
Paul Nelson
Date
June 18, 2021
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Biology
Evolution
History of Science
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The Most Memorable Lecture I Ever Heard at the University of Chicago — Finally Published

Paul Nelson
June 18, 2021
Biology, Evolution, History of Science
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The announced title was something like “Big Evolution and Little Evolution: The History of the Difference.” Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
June 7, 2021
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Faith & Science
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Concluding Thoughts on “Gracious Dialogue” with BioLogos

David Klinghoffer
June 7, 2021
Faith & Science
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What a peculiar thing to do. You invite someone for a “dialogue” and then, only once he’s left the building, do you start debating with him. Read More ›
John Maynard Smith
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Author
Paul Nelson
Date
May 27, 2021
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Evolution
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Social Exclusion and the Evolution Debate

Paul Nelson
May 27, 2021
Evolution
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Social exclusion via refusal to engage is probably the most powerful and effective means of controlling the debate about origins within science. Read More ›

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