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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Nicolaus Copernicus

Galileo
Image: Galileo Galilei in 1636, by Justus Sustermans, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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January 31, 2022
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Astronomy
Chemistry
Faith & Science
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Physics
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John Bloom on the Match that Lit the Scientific Revolution

Science & Culture
January 31, 2022
Astronomy, Chemistry, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Babylonians and Greeks contributed some discoveries and insights that would eventually play into the rise of science. Read More ›
Earthrise
Photo: Earthrise, by Bill Anders, Apollo 8, via NASA.
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Denyse O’Leary
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November 18, 2021
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Astronomy
Evolution
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Astronomer: We Can’t Just Assume Countless Earths Out There

Denyse O’Leary
November 18, 2021
Astronomy, Evolution, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics
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The Copernican Principle has been misused to imply that Earth is somehow insignificant. That is a philosophical attitude, unrelated to the science. Read More ›
T. H. Huxley
T. H. Huxley
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David Klinghoffer
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October 6, 2020
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Biology
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Psychology
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Admit an “Error” by Darwin and Huxley? Here’s How It Could Be Permitted

David Klinghoffer
October 6, 2020
Biology, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Psychology
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As we all know, evolutionary theory, like the famed golf game of Kim Jon-il, contains no errors or weaknesses of any kind. Read More ›
Copernicus
Copernicus
Image: Nicholas Copernicus, via Toruń Regional Museum / Public domain.
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July 19, 2020
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Copernican Revolution Promoted Man’s Place in the Cosmos

Science & Culture
July 19, 2020
Physical Sciences
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In Copernicus’ day, the Earth was thought to be at the bottom of the universe, the “sump” where all the filth collected. Read More ›
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Robert F. Shedinger
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July 7, 2020
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Evolution
Science Education
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The Triumphalism of Strickberger’s Evolution

Robert Shedinger
July 7, 2020
Evolution, Science Education
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The oversimplification here is staggering (Darwin and women’s rights?!) and would take an entire book to unpack. Read More ›
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Portrait of Galileo Galilei and his telescope
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May 22, 2020
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Astronomy
Faith & Science
History of Science
Science Reporting
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Zombie History — Using Galileo to Whack Intelligent Design

Science & Culture
May 22, 2020
Astronomy, Faith & Science, History of Science, Science Reporting
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As a top science journal tells the story, the Galileo myth is relevant only to attack those who challenge the establishment consensus. Read More ›
Cosmos 2
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Mike Keas
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April 3, 2020
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Physical Sciences
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Neil deGrasse Tyson and Cosmos Peddle the Myth that Copernicus Demoted Earth

Mike Keas
April 3, 2020
Physical Sciences
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Tyson insists the Copernican demotion story is redemptive because it saves us from religious ignorance. Read More ›
Presidential Suite
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David Klinghoffer
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June 21, 2019
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Physical Sciences
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Earth as the “Presidential Suite” of the Universe

David Klinghoffer
June 21, 2019
Physical Sciences
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“We can detect more than a thousand problems that had to be solved in advance for life to be able to develop on Earth,” says chemist Marcos Eberlin. Read More ›
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Walter Myers III
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May 8, 2019
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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On Book Tour, Marcos Eberlin Sparks Thought About the ID Movement

Walter Myers III
May 8, 2019
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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During the Q&A, an attendee asked why intelligent design proponents don’t just come out and explicitly say the designer is God. Read More ›
Copernican promotion
Mike Keas
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David Klinghoffer
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April 4, 2019
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Physical Sciences
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Science Historian Michael Keas on the Copernican Promotion

David Klinghoffer
April 4, 2019
Physical Sciences
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Myth-makers like Neil deGrasse Tyson think they have a superior source of human significance to substitute for the outdated, “childish” Judeo-Christian one Read More ›

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