Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

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

space exploration

Moon
Photo credit: NASA/Shawn Quinn.
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post
Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
September 29, 2025
Categories
Astronomy
Ethics
Planetology
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Now, It’s Rights for Planets, Moons, and Space Microbes

Wesley J. Smith
September 29, 2025
Astronomy, Ethics, Planetology
3
The ultimate purpose in granting such rights would be to disincentivize investments in space exploration and keep us Gaia-bound. Read More ›
Carina-Nebula
Photo credit: Carina Nebula, by James Webb Space Telescope via NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI.
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post
Author
Jonathan Witt
Date
January 13, 2025
Categories
Origin of Life
Planetology
Rare Earth
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God and the Odds of ET

Jonathan Witt
January 13, 2025
Origin of Life, Planetology, Rare Earth
9
There is a rational and intellectually defensible strategy for maintaining a measure of optimism about the possibility of extra-terrestrial life. Read More ›
leafcutter ants
Photo: Leafcutter ants, by Pjt56, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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post
Date
February 17, 2024
Categories
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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Ants “Think” Differently from Humans

Science & Culture
February 17, 2024
Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind
5
There are some 20 quadrillion ants living in the world today. All species of ants are social; there are no known solitary ants. Read More ›
Earth from the Moon
Photo: Earth as seen from the Moon, by NASA / Bill Anders [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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post
Author
David K. DeWolf
Date
June 22, 2017
Categories
Physical Sciences
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Stephen Hawking: Off the Planet, to the Moon, in 200-500 Years

David K. DeWolf
June 22, 2017
Physical Sciences
4
I am struck by the similarities between Hawking’s call for space exploration and the wailing and gnashing of teeth about the Paris climate accords. Read More ›
Venus surface
alien
Image: Surface of Venus, as imagined by a computer artist, via NASA-JPL [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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post
Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
May 3, 2017
Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Astronomer Suggests: Look for Ancient Alien Evidence on Venus, Mars, Earth

David Klinghoffer
May 3, 2017
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
6
Is this a scientific paper, or a very clever pre-screenplay treatment for a science fiction film, disguised as a scientific paper? Read More ›
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post
Date
July 29, 2016
Categories
Planetology
Rare Earth
Scientific Reasoning
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After Fifty Years of Searching for ETs, Materialists Won’t Take No for an Answer

Science & Culture
July 29, 2016
Planetology, Rare Earth, Scientific Reasoning
9
If your idea is that life on Earth is nothing special, it follows that life should be plentiful in the cosmos. Read More ›
Temple of Hephaistos
Photo: Temple of Hephaistos, Athens, via Wikicommons.
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post
Date
July 7, 2016
Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Desperate for Company, SETI Ratchets Up the Design Inference

Science & Culture
July 7, 2016
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
7
If SETI enthusiasts can go to these extremes to infer design, who could find fault with ID proponents with more modest proposals? Read More ›

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