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
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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
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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
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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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Science and Culture Today

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Granville Sewell
Date
February 6, 2026
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
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A Friend Asks: For Darwin Skeptics, What Does the Second Law Argument Accomplish?

Granville Sewell
February 6, 2026
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics
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The only law of science that the development of civilization on a barren planet could violate is the (generalized) second law of thermodynamics. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
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January 15, 2026
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Evolution
Faith & Science
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Catholicism and “Evolution,” Whatever That Means

David Klinghoffer
January 15, 2026
Evolution, Faith & Science
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In the book review by Stephen Barr, I count 66 mentions of “evolution” and not one of “Darwinian evolution.” Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
January 6, 2026
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Hidden or Revealed? Two New Guides for the Perplexed

David Klinghoffer
January 6, 2026
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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As many already know, the beloved podcaster Scott Adams, beset by cancer, is wavering on death’s portal. Read More ›
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Photo: Skull of Samotherium, © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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December 9, 2025
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Evolution
Zoology
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A Link Between the Okapi and the Giraffe? It Seems Not

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
December 9, 2025
Evolution, Zoology
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The question of how the giraffe’s extremely long neck originated remains entirely unresolved within an evolutionary framework. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
November 27, 2025
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Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Happy Thanksgiving! Here Are the Top 3 Reasons for Optimism on Intelligent Design in 2025

David Klinghoffer
November 27, 2025
Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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One reason is the way any materialist explanation of cosmic origins keeps looking more and more implausible. See the new book by Charles Murray on that. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
Date
November 17, 2025
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Evolution
Zoology
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Pop Science Site Enlists the Peppered Moth to Attack Religion

Casey Luskin
November 17, 2025
Evolution, Zoology
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If this is an “excellent” example of “Darwinian evolution in action,” it shows that Darwinian evolution doesn’t do very much.  Read More ›
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Kelley J. Unger
Date
November 13, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Getting Out Truth Around Mainstream News

Kelley J. Unger
November 13, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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This was a major accomplishment, considering how intelligent design proponents or anyone who critiques evolution is treated in mainstream media. Read More ›
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The interior of ancient buildings in the Qin and Han dynasties of China
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Bruce Gordon
Date
October 3, 2025
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Computational Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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John Searle (1932–2025): A Titan Passes

Bruce Gordon
October 3, 2025
Computational Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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Searle’s most famous argument is undoubtedly the Chinese Room argument, first presented in his essay “Minds, Brains, and Programs” (1980). Read More ›
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October 1, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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Consciousness and Intelligent Design: Dr. Simmons on Coast to Coast Tonight

Science & Culture
October 1, 2025
Intelligent Design, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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He tells us, “My patients have contacted me from all over the world having heard me on this show on previous occasions.” Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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September 27, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Reporting
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On the Origin of Science and Culture Today

Andrew McDiarmid
September 27, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Reporting
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First, the conversation delves into the site’s launch in December 2004, when the modern intelligent design movement and the Internet were both relatively new. Read More ›

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