Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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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 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

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organisms

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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
October 30, 2025
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Bioethics
Ethics
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The Rise of “Green” Authoritarianism

Wesley J. Smith
October 30, 2025
Bioethics, Ethics
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This is the most draconian and potentially tyrannical “nature rights” proposal I have yet seen. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
September 4, 2025
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Arts
Biology
Intelligent Design
Technology
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Biology, Like Technology, Requires “Something More”

Eric Hedin
September 4, 2025
Arts, Biology, Intelligent Design, Technology
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Even when formed to perfection, a violin will not “hale souls out of men’s bodies” unless a master musician draws the bow across the strings. Read More ›
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
July 18, 2025
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Medicine
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Stephen Iacoboni: Finding Purpose in Medicine and Science

Andrew McDiarmid
July 18, 2025
Biology, Intelligent Design, Medicine
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Ultimately, Dr. Iacoboni aims to help his fellow physicians escape the “suffocating boundaries of mechanism and materialism.” Read More ›
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
June 24, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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On Illustrating the Icons of Evolution

Andrew McDiarmid
June 24, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Artistic license has been used to promote Darwinian evolution since the late 19th century. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Alex Proimos from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
June 22, 2025
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Cultural Anthropology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Memo to the Smithsonian

David Klinghoffer
June 22, 2025
Cultural Anthropology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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We are trying to bring some reasonable pressure to bear on the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and its scientifically inaccurate displays. Read More ›
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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
June 20, 2025
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
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From Materialist Biologists, a Profound Capitulation

Stephen J. Iacoboni
June 20, 2025
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
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I have warned that one of the few remaining avenues that naturalism can take to rescue its paradigm is to appropriate “purpose” within a materialist framework. Read More ›
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
June 12, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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As a Platonist, Sternberg Is NOT Out on a Limb by Himself — At All

David Klinghoffer
June 12, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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What I’ve learned since my book came out is that Dr. Sternberg, far from being isolated in his views, is only saying the quiet part out loud. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
May 29, 2025
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Biology
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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The Most Unnatural Thing in the Universe

Andrew McDiarmid
May 29, 2025
Biology, Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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We usually think of life as the most natural thing there is — blooming plants, flowing water, the cycles of nature. Read More ›
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
April 8, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
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Theory of Increasing Complexity Fails the Test of Science

Eric Hedin
April 8, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning
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What are evolutionists to do when their theory runs afoul of the laws of nature? Why, propose a bold new law of nature! Read More ›
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Author
Emily Reeves
Date
February 3, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Paper Digest: Addressing Flaws in Population Dynamic Models 

Emily Reeves
February 3, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Reframing genetic variation as falling into separate categories — random and non-random — could provide new insights into the history of life. Read More ›

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