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
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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tautology

Plato
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Author
Michael Flannery
Date
February 24, 2026
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Biology
Evolution
Philosophy
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Biology (and Cosmology) as Footnotes to Plato: A Review of Wynand de Beer

Michael Flannery
February 24, 2026
Biology, Evolution, Philosophy
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An important book by Wynand de Beer recaptures the wisdom of the ages and puts it into service not only of science, but of history, philosophy, and religion. Read More ›
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Granville Sewell
Date
February 6, 2026
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
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A Friend Asks: For Darwin Skeptics, What Does the Second Law Argument Accomplish?

Granville Sewell
February 6, 2026
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics
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The only law of science that the development of civilization on a barren planet could violate is the (generalized) second law of thermodynamics. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 25, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
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Now, Here’s a Theory of Evolution Based on Cellular “Thinking”

Denyse O’Leary
August 25, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind
6
Note how far we are from the world of Darwin’s followers now, while still staying with the evidence. Read More ›
Buzz-Aldrin
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Author
Granville Sewell
Date
March 1, 2024
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Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
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Life and the Underlying Principle Behind the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Granville Sewell
March 1, 2024
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology
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This seem to be extremely improbable: “From a lifeless planet, there arose spaceships capable of flying to its moon and back safely.” Read More ›
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David Coppedge
Date
October 23, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Darwinism Needs Laws to Look Scientific; Cronin and Hazen Stand Ready to Serve

David Coppedge
October 23, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Desperate to justify their worldview as legitimate, some Darwinians are making up new “laws of nature” to appear smiling inside the big tent of science. Read More ›
Small Magellanic Cloud
Photo: Small Magellanic Cloud, by NASA, ESA and A. Nota (STScI/ESA).
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
October 4, 2021
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Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Physical Sciences
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Egnor: Weak Anthropic Principle Is Merely a Tautology

David Klinghoffer
October 4, 2021
Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Physical Sciences
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The fine-tuning of the universe from the Big Bang, astounding in its precision, either requires an explanation, presumably intelligent design, or it doesn’t. Read More ›
Baron Georges Cuvier (1769-1832)
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Brian Miller
Date
April 16, 2021
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Biology
Evolution
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Scott Turner Describes the Largely Forgotten History of Evolutionary Theory

Brian Miller
April 16, 2021
Biology, Evolution
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The fatal flaw with metaphysical vitalism was that it invariably led to circular reasoning. Read More ›
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Michael Egnor
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August 20, 2018
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Biology
Evolution
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Darwinian Faith and Fetish

Michael Egnor
August 20, 2018
Biology, Evolution
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Andrew Berry, the Harvard biologist who conducts a Darwin pilgrimage each year for undergraduates to Darwin-related sites in England, responds to my recent post. Read More ›
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Michael Egnor
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August 10, 2018
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Evolution
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A Darwinian Pilgrimage

Michael Egnor
August 10, 2018
Biology, Evolution
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Darwin still has some cachet among design advocates. In this I differ from some of my friends and colleagues. Read More ›

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