_{Discovering Design in Nature}

Authors

Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap — Michael J. Behe

Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022 — Guillermo Gonzalez

David Klinghoffer in 2021 — David Klinghoffer

Andrew McDiarmid

Photo by Casey Sernaqué

Emily Reeves

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Occam’s razor

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 19, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Carl Sagan, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Francis Crick, groupthink, Imperial College London, Interesting Engineering, Leslie Orgel, Live Science, Lynn Margulis, Mark Thompson, Medium, National Geographic, Occam’s razor, origin of life, protocell, Psychology for Mental Health, Robert Endres, Science Sensei, spontaneous emergence, Star Trek, Star Wars, terraforming, Universe Today}

At Present, the Origin of Life Isn’t a Scientific Question; It’s a Political One

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 19, 2025

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

5}

Some answers are Correct Groupthink but others will get you Canceled. It’s not clear that the current approach will enable many more insights. Read More ›

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post

Author
Daniel Witt

Date
July 14, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Amazon, astronomer, beavers, biochemists, biology, chance, Easter Island, elements, evolution, gods, helium, Herbert Spencer, intelligent design, iron picks, Laurence Moran, life, necessity, New York City, Norman Lockyer, Occam’s razor, On the Origin of Species, parsimony, skyscraper, smartphones, special creation, specified complexity, Stephen Meyer, stone hammers, Stonehenge, will}

How Did the Designer Do It?

_{Daniel Witt
July 14, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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It seems the debate has not progressed much in a century and a half. Clearly, these evolutionary theorists think they have an unanswerable line of attack here. Read More ›