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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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

Topic

promissory materialism

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Denyse O’Leary
Date
October 25, 2025
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Epistemology
Evolution
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Materialism’s Band-Aid, “Emergence” Is Bad Science

Denyse O’Leary
October 25, 2025
Epistemology, Evolution
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The idea is that some properties of systems emerge only after a certain level of complexity is reached. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 27, 2025
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Evolutionary Psychology
Neuroscience & Mind
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Reassessing Daniel Dennett on Consciousness as an Illusion

Denyse O’Leary
August 27, 2025
Evolutionary Psychology, Neuroscience & Mind
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It is a waste of time to pretend that consciousness is simply an “amazing collection of almost mundane tricks in the brain.” Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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June 17, 2025
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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Why Materialism Can’t Explain the Mind

Andrew McDiarmid
June 17, 2025
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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Is the soul a myth? Does your mind really just boil down to brain function? I spoke with Denyse O’Leary about surprising findings out of neuroscience. Read More ›
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August 24, 2024
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Mathematics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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What 1,000+ Brain Surgeries Taught About the Mind

Science and Culture
August 24, 2024
Mathematics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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Michael Egnor continues his discussion with Pat Flynn, noting that neither seizures nor Penfield’s brain stimulation provoked abstract thought. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 30, 2023
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Evolution
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
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In Some Science Contexts, “Emergence” Really Means “We Don’t Know How”

Denyse O’Leary
July 30, 2023
Evolution, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life
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The word often permits the improbable to be considered probable for the purposes of sounding like science without providing any. Read More ›
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Date
February 24, 2015
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Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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This Weekend in California, Paul Nelson Will Speak on the "God of the Gaps" Challenge and the Explanatory Superiority of Design

Science and Culture
February 24, 2015
Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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You've heard the objection: The theory of intelligent design is nothing but a "God of the Gaps" argument. Read More ›
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Science and medical background.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
April 4, 2012
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Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
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On Signature in the Cell, a Rabbi Does an Admirable Job of Explaining Things to Geneticist Robert Saunders

David Klinghoffer
April 4, 2012
Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
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Rabbi Averick has occasionally crossed swords with fellow Chicagoan Jerry Coyne — he seems to get under Coyne's skin. Read More ›

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