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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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

Plato

Young C. S. Lewis
Photo: A young C. S. Lewis, in a science from The Most Reluctant Convert.
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Author
John G. West
Date
November 1, 2021
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Bioethics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Scientific Reasoning
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Humanity: Natural Selection’s Ultimate Challenge According to C. S. Lewis 

John G. West
November 1, 2021
Bioethics, Human Origins and Anthropology, Scientific Reasoning
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How could a blind material process produce man’s unique capabilities of reason and conscience?  Read More ›
C. S. Lewis
Photo: C. S. Lewis, by Asar Studios/Alamy (Photo by Hans Wild/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images).
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Author
Jay W. Richards
Date
October 26, 2021
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Bioethics
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Scientific Reasoning
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C. S. Lewis and the Argument from Reason

Jay W. Richards
October 26, 2021
Bioethics, Faith & Science, Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning
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Naturalists, like everyone else, generally trust their reason to lead them to truth. Read More ›
Thomas Henry Huxley
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Michael Flannery
Date
September 14, 2021
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Evolution
Faith & Science
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Sunday with the Devil’s Acolyte — Thomas Henry Huxley

Michael Flannery
September 14, 2021
Evolution, Faith & Science
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Although the designation of Huxley as Darwin’s “bulldog” is well known, acolyte is a more appropriate term and here’s why. Read More ›
Baron Georges Cuvier (1769-1832)
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Author
Brian Miller
Date
April 16, 2021
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Biology
Evolution
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Scott Turner Describes the Largely Forgotten History of Evolutionary Theory

Brian Miller
April 16, 2021
Biology, Evolution
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The fatal flaw with metaphysical vitalism was that it invariably led to circular reasoning. Read More ›
Statue of Philosophy
naturalism
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Author
Brian Miller
Date
April 15, 2021
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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Scott Turner Explains Philosophical Traditions Shaping Biology

Brian Miller
April 15, 2021
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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Turner classifies the intelligent design movement as a resurgence of Platonic idealism. Read More ›
Moses with the Tables of the Law
Image: Moses with the Tables of the Law, by Guido Reni, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Michael Flannery
Date
March 4, 2021
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Evolution
Faith & Science
Philosophy
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Michael Ruse: Darwin’s Hedgehog Searches for Purpose

Michael Flannery
March 4, 2021
Evolution, Faith & Science, Philosophy
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For Ruse, “Darwin is like Moses” who “led his children [himself among them] to the Promised Land but never got there himself.” Read More ›
charles-townes-quote
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David Klinghoffer
Date
February 9, 2021
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Intelligent Design
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
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For Darwin Day, Website Resists Disinformation Campaign Against Intelligent Design

David Klinghoffer
February 9, 2021
Intelligent Design, Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom
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If you like the idea of living in China, then the government using the Internet to tell everyone what to believe should sound like just the ticket. Read More ›
Thomas Reid
Thomas Reid
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
September 29, 2020
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
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Thomas Reid — Recovering Another ID Ancestor

David Klinghoffer
September 29, 2020
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science
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“There’s little doubt in my mind that Reid if he were alive today would be part of the intelligent design movement.” Read More ›
THS-9
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Author
Cameron Wybrow
Date
August 18, 2020
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Bioethics
Philosophy
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The Main Argument of The Abolition of Man

Cameron Wybrow
August 18, 2020
Bioethics, Philosophy
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Lewis foresees a class of men called “the Conditioners.” The Conditioners have “seen through” all attempts to ground behaviour in any ultimate truth. Read More ›
Portland 2
Photo: Portland riot, by Tedder / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
August 10, 2020
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Evolution
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Darwinism Paved the Way to Our Perilous Cultural Moment

David Klinghoffer
August 10, 2020
Evolution
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The year so far has delivered a stunning lesson in the fragility of freedom and of civilization. Read More ›

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