Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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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

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multiverse
Image source: Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Brian Miller
Date
January 24, 2025
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Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Physical Sciences
Physics
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The Multiverse Has a Measure Problem

Brian Miller
January 24, 2025
Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Physical Sciences, Physics
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In terms of science, the central problem with the naïve multiverse is that it could explain any observation, so it really explains nothing. Read More ›
Omega=Centauri
Photo: Omega Centauri, X-ray:, by NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA; IR:NASA/JPL/Caltech; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N.
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Eric Hedin
Date
January 13, 2025
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Astronomy
Cosmology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Dark Matter and Intelligent Design: A Prediction

Eric Hedin
January 13, 2025
Astronomy, Cosmology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Let’s look at some of the remarkable features of dark matter, already discovered by observations in astronomy and cosmology. Read More ›
Europa
Photo credit: NASA / Jet Propulsion Lab-Caltech / SETI Institute, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Guillermo Gonzalez
Date
October 9, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Planetology
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Two Poems for Europa, Jupiter’s Lifeless Moon

Guillermo Gonzalez
October 9, 2024
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Planetology
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Ms. Limón’s poem doesn't quite capture the aliveness of Earth and the likely deadness of Europa. So, here's one that better reflects these themes. Read More ›
black hole
Image: An artist imagines a black hole, by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center; background, ESA/Gaia/DPAC.
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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez
Date
September 12, 2024
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Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Technology
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Were We Made to Make Black Holes?

Guillermo Gonzalez
September 12, 2024
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Technology
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I want to compare our book with a 2020 paper by Jeffery Shainline of the National Institutes of Standards and Technology. Read More ›
rainbow
Photo credit: Ted.ns, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez
Date
August 27, 2024
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Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Beauty and Our Privileged Planet

Guillermo Gonzalez
August 27, 2024
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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As Jay Richards and I argue in our book, nature seems designed in such a way that the most habitable places are the best places to do science. Read More ›
eclipse
Photo: Total solar eclipse, 2024, by NASA/Keegan Barber.
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Author
Elie Feder
Date
August 21, 2024
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Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Fine-Tuning Is the Solution to the Mystery of the Constants

Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer
August 21, 2024
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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In his discussion of the constants in 1985, physicist Richard Feynman described the great challenge and mystery the constants pose to a final theory, Read More ›
Ringsandthings
Photo credit: Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, I. Chilingari.
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Author
Elie Feder
Date
August 16, 2024
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Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Three Ways to Formulate the Fine-Tuning Argument: An Introduction

Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer
August 16, 2024
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics
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At the heart of fundamental physics are the laws of nature. These laws govern the interactions between fundamental particles. Read More ›
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Photo: Earth as seen from the Moon, by NASA.
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
August 14, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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What Can We Infer About the Source of Life?

Eric Hedin
August 14, 2024
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
6
If I may, I would submit that a familial relationship exists between the author of life and what has been made. Read More ›
sunlight
Photo credit: Darren Bockman, via Unsplash.
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Jonathan McLatchie
Date
July 10, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
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The Wonder of Sunlight: Appreciating the Remarkable Coincidences that Make Life Possible

Jonathan McLatchie
July 10, 2024
Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences
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It is easy to imagine a plethora of scenarios where, if our universe were just slightly different, photosynthesis could not take place. Read More ›
Gliese 12b
Image: Gliese 12b (artist's imagining), via NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (Caltech-IPAC), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
May 28, 2024
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Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Interstellar Travel: Fantasy or Destiny?

Eric Hedin
May 28, 2024
Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Borrowing from science fiction, one of the more intriguing possibilities for interstellar travel involves nullifying the inertia of the entire spaceship. Read More ›

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