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
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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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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
September 2, 2026
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Academic Fabrication: Is the Case of Designer Science an Isolated One?

David Klinghoffer
September 2, 2026
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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"There are tales readily believed by scholars, 'in order to live' — because the ideological campus discourse is beyond question." Read More ›
glacier
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
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June 2, 2026
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Earth Sciences
Environment & Climate
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Climate Science Journal Trumpets Glaciers’ “Right to Exist”

Wesley J. Smith
June 2, 2026
Earth Sciences, Environment & Climate
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Glaciers are made up of snow that over millennia compacted into ice. They grow or shrink based on climate. They are geological features. Read More ›
Deuterostome
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December 16, 2025
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Evolution
Zoology
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Goodbye to a Basic Clade That Has Been with Us Since 1908?

Science & Culture
December 16, 2025
Evolution, Zoology
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It is hard — okay, impossible — to keep up with the number of frankly stunning revisions of core evolutionary theory these days. Read More ›
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
August 14, 2024
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Bioethics
Medicine
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Top U.S. Science Journal Calls for Dismantling Capitalism

Wesley J. Smith
August 14, 2024
Bioethics, Medicine
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Establishing a quasi-socialistic technocratic approach — focused on equity instead of excellence — would stifle innovation. Read More ›
Long-Story-Short
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
March 26, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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A Reckoning for Darwinism as “Junk DNA” Flops

David Klinghoffer
March 26, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
3
As a product of care and intention, the genome ought to be comparable in a way with products of human genius, with every detail there for a reason. Read More ›
Stephen Meyer
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
February 28, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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On the Origin of Life, a Measure of Intelligent Design’s Impact on Mainstream Science

David Klinghoffer
February 28, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Dr. Xavier rejects ID, but recommends an ID book to “everyone I can” because “it exposes a lot of the questions that people try to sweep under the carpet.” Read More ›
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February 24, 2024
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Bioethics
Physical Sciences
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Data Can Appear in Science Journals — Out of Thin Air

Science & Culture
February 24, 2024
Bioethics, Physical Sciences
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While many researchers decried the results, University of Copenhagen econometrician Søren Johansen said something worth pondering. Read More ›
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Paul Nelson
Date
February 20, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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With One Short Rule, Philip Ball Explains Why “Junk DNA” May Be a Placeholder for Ignorance

Paul Nelson
February 20, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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Here is Ball’s proposed rule for molecular biologists: “stop assuming,” he writes, “we know which parts of DNA matter and which don’t.” Read More ›
Northwest Crown Fire Experiment
Northwest Crown Fire Experiment
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
September 6, 2023
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Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
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Why We Can’t Trust the Science Journals — A Climate Scientist Explains

Wesley J. Smith
September 6, 2023
Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom
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Patrick Brown left academia so he could engage in better science. And, that allowed him to write this article. Read More ›
Rio Carrao, Venezuela
Photo: “...a magnificent world of mountains and rivers, jungles and waterfalls...” (Rio Carrao, Venezuela), by Granville Sewell.
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
June 1, 2023
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Bioethics
Evolution
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Should We Give Nature “Rights”? A Premier Science Journal Says Yes

Wesley J. Smith
June 1, 2023
Bioethics, Evolution
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The text is too long to present here, so I will give one example: the “right to evolve.” The authors note that “evolution” has many meanings. Read More ›

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