Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug 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
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Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
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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
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Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
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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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Topic

specified complexity

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Author
William A. Dembski
Date
June 17, 2022
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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The Book That Launched a Thousand Barbs

William A. Dembski
June 17, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Briefly, the design inference (the method rather than the book) identifies two features as essential for eliminating chance: improbability and specification. Read More ›
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
April 28, 2022
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Biochemistry
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Physics
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Investigating the Evidence for Intelligent Design — in Biochemistry and Other Fields

Casey Luskin
April 28, 2022
Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Physics
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Irreducible complexity and high CSI systems are found, indicating these systems were designed. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
Date
April 27, 2022
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Outlining Intelligent Design’s Positive Argument

Casey Luskin
April 27, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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To borrow geologist Charles Lyell’s words, intelligent agency is a cause “now in operation” that can be studied in the world around us. Read More ›
Eugenie Scott
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
January 18, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
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Eugenie Scott Lecture Resurrects, Spreads Misinformation on Intelligent Design

Casey Luskin
January 18, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom
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There often seems to be a subtext to her remarks, as if she were telling her audience: “Go forth and persecute.” Read More ›
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
January 4, 2022
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Bioethics
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Spider-Man, the Multiverse, and Intelligent Design

Casey Luskin
January 4, 2022
Bioethics, Physical Sciences, Physics
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In the new Spider-Man movie, the multiverse not only makes an appearance but plays a crucial role in the plot. Read More ›
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
July 16, 2021
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Cosmology
Geology
Intelligent Design
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Answering an Objection: “You Can’t Measure Intelligent Design”

Casey Luskin
July 16, 2021
Cosmology, Geology, Intelligent Design
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We test intelligent design in the same way that we test all historical scientific theories. Read More ›
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Author
Michael Behe
Date
June 10, 2021
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Intelligent Design
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Recognizing Design by a “Purposeful Arrangement of Parts”

Michael Behe
June 10, 2021
Intelligent Design
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A correspondent asked about “specified complexity” and the intelligent design of the eye. Read More ›
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
October 26, 2020
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Biology
Chemistry
Cosmology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Is Fine-Tuning “More Extreme” in Biology or Cosmology?

David Klinghoffer
October 26, 2020
Biology, Chemistry, Cosmology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics
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As authors Thorvaldsen and Hössjer say, “Biology is inherently more complicated than the large-scale universe and so fine-tuning is even more a feature.” Read More ›
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
October 8, 2020
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Biology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
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Really? Editors Claim They Were “Unaware” of Article’s Intelligent Design Connections

Casey Luskin
October 8, 2020
Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom
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The implication is that the editors — Denise Kirschner, Mark Chaplain, and Akira Sasaki — did not realize the article was about intelligent design. Read More ›
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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
August 12, 2020
Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Medicine
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What Intelligent Design Research on COVID-19 Would Look Like

Michael Egnor
August 12, 2020
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Medicine
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Is there evidence for intelligent human agency in COVID-19, given its structure and what is known about its emergence? Read More ›

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