Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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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
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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

Return of the God Hypothesis

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
August 26, 2025
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Culture
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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From Fantastic Four to First Causes: Why Science Has Eclipsed Darwin

Andrew McDiarmid
August 26, 2025
Culture, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Scientific materialism continues to have a strong hold on our culture today, as does the atheism that it fuels. Read More ›
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Image credit: Pedro Belleza, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
August 14, 2025
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Bioethics
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Intelligent Design and the Problem of Evil

Andrew McDiarmid
August 14, 2025
Bioethics, Evolution, Intelligent Design
3
The presence of evil and suffering calls for justification. But which scientific view of life is better placed to help us address these issues? Read More ›
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Photo (L to R): Stephen Meyer, Roger Olsen, Walter Bradley, and Charles Thaxton in 2020, by Chris Morgan.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
July 8, 2025
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Biochemistry
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Walter Bradley and Intelligent Design’s First Edition

David Klinghoffer
July 8, 2025
Biochemistry, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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How does life emerge from that which is not alive? This mystery exercises a peculiar fascination, with the power to elicit remarkable feats of imagination. Read More ›
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
June 30, 2025
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Evolution
History of Science
Intelligent Design
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With Scopes Trial Anniversary Approaching, We Need Science, Not Just Feelings

David Klinghoffer
June 30, 2025
Evolution, History of Science, Intelligent Design
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At best, Christian commitment without a reasonable basis is only shifting sand under believers’ feet. At worst, it invites disdain. Read More ›
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
June 15, 2025
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Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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The Birth of Science and of the Cosmos

Andrew McDiarmid
June 15, 2025
Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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Do we have to choose between science and God? Absolutely not, says philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer. Read More ›
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
April 18, 2025
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Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Why the “Universe from Nothing” Model Points to Intelligent Design

Andrew McDiarmid
April 18, 2025
Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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Did our universe come from nothing, as some physicists have proposed? This episode is built around a suggestion I recently received from a listener. Read More ›
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Peter Biles
Date
February 25, 2025
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Faith & Science
Metaphysics
Physical Sciences
Technology
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Pointing to Design, Ross Douthat Makes the Case that Religious Belief Is Rational

Peter Biles
February 25, 2025
Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Physical Sciences, Technology
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He kicks off the book by talking about the evident design in nature and the fine-tuning of the universe. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
February 18, 2025
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Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
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Can Science Find God? Stephen Meyer vs. Michael Shermer

Andrew McDiarmid
February 18, 2025
Faith & Science, Physical Sciences
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Humans seem to be drawn in a certain direction toward truth and beauty. Is that an accident of nature? Read More ›
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
February 3, 2025
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Engineering
Faith & Science
History of Science
Intelligent Design
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John West: Science’s Debt to Intelligent Design Is Not Just in the Past — But Today

David Klinghoffer
February 3, 2025
Engineering, Faith & Science, History of Science, Intelligent Design
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The God hypothesis… Where have I heard that phrase, used by columnist Ross Douthat, before? Read More ›
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Author
Peter Biles
Date
February 2, 2025
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Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Ross Douthat on the Universe’s Remarkable Intelligibility

Peter Biles
February 2, 2025
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Suppose that science itself suffers if we preemptively rule out certain conclusions. Read More ›

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