Tag: storytelling

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 16, 2026

Categories
Arts
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, aliens, Ancient Aliens, Bible, Big Bang, Christianity, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, convergent evolution, Darwinian evolution, Disclosure Day, Discovery Institute, E.T. the Extraterrestrial, Edward Snowden, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, extraterrestrials, fine-tuning, First Cause, Francis Crick, gray aliens, History Channel, intelligent design, L. A. Marzulli, media, Michael Knowles, Nerdrotic, Richard Dawkins, Science and Culture Today, Singularity, spoilers, Steven Spielberg, storytelling, sunshine laws, Ufologists, UFOs, universe, War of the Worlds, whistleblower, YouTubers}

Disclosure Day Is Fun, But It Didn’t Rock My Faith

_{Casey Luskin
June 16, 2026

Arts, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Spielberg's message is not only that aliens are real but also that they’re good and they’re our friends. I find that very curious: How is he so sure? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 15, 2026

Categories
Arts
Faith & Science
Tagged
, aliens, Bethel McGrew, Bible, blockbuster, C. S. Lewis, Casey Luskin, charm, Christianity, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, demons, director, Disclosure Day, E.T. the Extraterrestrial, empathy, entertainment, extraterrestrials, faith, faith and science, government, heresy, humanoids, humans, humor, intelligent design, Jews, life forms, marketing, movies, Rod Dreher, Science and Culture Today, social media, Space Trilogy, spirituality, Steven Spielberg, storytelling, sweaters, theaters, theology, ticket sales, Variety}

Spielberg’s Latest Is E.T. Without the Charm

_{David Klinghoffer
June 15, 2026

Arts, Faith & Science

4}

Of the two characters in the film whom Steven Spielberg presents to us as the most compassionate and wise, one is a Catholic nun. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
April 27, 2026

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, archival material, audience, Big Bang, Brian Keating, Cambridge University, Charles Darwin, Darwin’s Doubt, Discovery Institute, Douglas Axe, Eric Esau, evolution, filmmakers, films, Frank Tipler, Hollywood, intelligence, intelligent design, James Tour, john lennox, materialism, Michael Behe, molecular machines, nano-technology, Nobel laureates, Peter Thiel, Poverty Inc., prizes, Return of the God Hypothesis, screener, Signature in the Cell, software, Stephen Meyer, storytelling, The Privileged Planet, The Story of Everything, thinkers, universe, William Dembski}

The Story of Everything Dazzled Me: I Wasn’t Prepared

_{Jonathan Witt
April 27, 2026

Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

5}

I’ve worked on successful documentary films, including a 2014 feature-length film that won multiple prizes; I’m not easily impressed. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
April 5, 2026

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, cultural timing, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, Discovery Institute Press, Europe, evolution, False Messiah, ID the Future, interviews, life, mythology, Neil Thomas, philosophical appeal, scientific demonstration, scientific materialism, storytelling, Taking Leave of Darwin}

Myth and Legend in Darwin’s Famous Origins Story

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 5, 2026

Evolution, History of Science

3}

Neil Thomas makes a case that the rise of Darwin’s theory owes much to cultural timing, philosophical appeal, and persuasive storytelling. Read More ›

Business people clapping and applause at meeting or conference, close-up of hands. Group of unknown businessmen and women in modern white office. Success teamwork or corporate coaching concept

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 31, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Brian Bird, cable TV, community, faith, family, grassroots, Hearties, hope, intelligent design, Parade, philosophy, producer, science, showrunner, storytelling, television, The Story of Everything, universe, viewers, When Calls the Heart}

Story of Everything Producer Has a Huge Fan Base

_{David Klinghoffer
March 31, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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That’s a lot of people. I should have known. You can blame me for not having a television. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
September 25, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, birds, cows, EMBO Reports, evolution, fingernails, fish, flies, health, jaws, jellyfish, just-so stories, lizards, mammals, Nature (journal), protocells, storytelling, supernova, Titan}

What’s More Deserving of Ig Nobel Prizes than Evolutionary Just-So Stories?

_{David Coppedge
September 25, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

9}

The committee passed up some research that would have raised eyebrows and given the crowd some hearty laughs. Read More ›

Old fashioned television set with green screen displaying static noise in a vintage living room with outdated furniture.

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
August 29, 2025

Categories
Arts
Linguistics
Sociology
Tagged
, Bible, books, censorship, civilization, communication, COVID-19, economy, education, literacy, literature, memory, Newsweek, stories, storytelling, technology, Ted Gioia, television, UnHerd, visual media, young people}

Thanks to Our Screens, Heading Toward a Post-Literate Culture?

_{Peter Biles
August 29, 2025

Arts, Linguistics, Sociology

5}

Whatever one’s opinions regarding solutions for declining literacy rates, people can always start to brew change in their own lives and communities. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
October 5, 2024

Categories
Anatomy
Biology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", arthritis, automobile, biceps, chimpanzees, Columbia University, diet, DNA, evolution, exercise, feces, flat tire, flexibility, forearm, human body, intelligent design, stability, storytelling, tornado, zoos}

Is the Human Shoulder Badly Designed?

_{Jonathan Wells
October 5, 2024

Anatomy, Biology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

10}

Watch an acrobat performing on the parallel bars. Or a baseball player pitching a fastball. Or an athlete swimming the butterfly. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 12, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, angiosperms, birds, butterflies, Cretaceous Period, dinosaurs, evolution, flowering plants, frogs, ichthyosaurs, intelligent design, Israel, Jordan, Jurassic Park, Lebanon, mammals, Mars rover, orchids, Paleogene, Penn State, pterosaurs, Science Advances, storytelling, Turkey, UC Santa Barbara, University of Bath, worms}

Chinks in the Chicxulub Story

_{David Coppedge
October 12, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

11}

If an asteroid impact wiped out the dinosaurs as believed by the scientific consensus, its effects on evolution seem strained and inconsistent. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
October 6, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, adaptation, birds, China, empirical data, evolution, Flight, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, ichthyosaur, mechanics, muscles, paleontology, storytelling, wings}

Fossil Friday: A Popular Just-So Story on the Origin of Bird Flight Bites the Dust

_{Günter Bechly
October 6, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

5}

There is a long-running about whether birds first took off by running and flapping from the ground up, or whether they jumped as gliders from the tree down. Read More ›