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
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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

The Miracle of Man

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David Klinghoffer
Date
May 7, 2026
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Planetology
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What Would Aliens, if They Exist, Look Like? Like Us, or Like Jellyfish?

David Klinghoffer
May 7, 2026
Biology, Intelligent Design, Planetology
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According to celebrity scientific atheist Neil deGrass Tyson, ETs would look nothing like us, because there is no reason they would. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
November 27, 2025
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Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Happy Thanksgiving! Here Are the Top 3 Reasons for Optimism on Intelligent Design in 2025

David Klinghoffer
November 27, 2025
Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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One reason is the way any materialist explanation of cosmic origins keeps looking more and more implausible. See the new book by Charles Murray on that. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
Date
September 16, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Has Michael Denton “Recanted” His Critiques of Darwinian Evolution?

Casey Luskin
September 16, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Obviously, in asking about someone’s view on “evolution,” the answer depends very much on how you define that notoriously multivalent word. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
August 10, 2025
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Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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We Are Children of Light and Water: Dr. Michael Denton

Andrew McDiarmid
August 10, 2025
Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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“In this vast range, there’s only one…infinitesimally small band which has the right energy for photosynthesis,” a prerequisite for human life. Coincidence? Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
August 10, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Planetology
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How Light Sustains Human Life: Michael Denton Explains

Andrew McDiarmid
August 10, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Planetology
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“The atmosphere lets through just the light we need,” says Denton, “and the sun puts out just the light we need." Read More ›
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Tova Levengood
Date
July 14, 2025
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Arts
Cultural Anthropology
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
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Designed to Dance? Here’s What Science Says

Tova Levengood
July 14, 2025
Arts, Cultural Anthropology, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design
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Dancing is not a mere add-on feature that came a couple of mutations after mankind figured out how to shamble. Read More ›
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David Coppedge
Date
June 16, 2025
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Evolution
Geology
Intelligent Design
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Earth’s Phosphorus Supply Chains Revealed

David Coppedge
June 16, 2025
Evolution, Geology, Intelligent Design
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Without phosphorus, life as we know it could not exist. How does this limiting resource get to the oceans and land?  Read More ›
Michael-Denton
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
November 28, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
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Happy Thanksgiving! Here Are Michael Denton’s Top 3 Reasons for Optimism About ID

David Klinghoffer
November 28, 2024
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life
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One reason, Dr. Denton says, is the “relentless” growth of the ID movement, in academia and around the world. Read More ›
Michael-Denton
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David Klinghoffer
Date
November 23, 2023
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Happy Thanksgiving! Here Are Michael Denton’s Top 3 Reasons for Optimism About ID

David Klinghoffer
November 23, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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One reason, he says, is the “relentless” growth of the ID movement, in academia and around the world. This conversation is itself evidence on the latter point. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
October 11, 2023
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Biology
Engineering
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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The Miracle of Man: Reflections on the Westminster Conference

Andrew McDiarmid
October 11, 2023
Biology, Engineering, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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Dr. Miller gives a brief summary of his talk on the fine-tuning of human vision. We’ll be doing a full episode with him on that subject soon. Read More ›

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