Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

Doug Axe
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

Topic

undirected process

protein
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Author
Brian Miller
Date
November 14, 2023
Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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To Create Functional Proteins,  Evolution Would Need a Miracle

Brian Miller
November 14, 2023
Biology, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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Theologian Rope Kojonen claims that God designed the laws of nature, which then gave rise to “fine-tuned” preconditions and smooth fitness landscapes. Read More ›
muscles
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Author
Jonathan McLatchie
Date
October 27, 2023
Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Understanding the Biochemistry — and Intelligent Design — of Muscle Contraction

Jonathan McLatchie
October 27, 2023
Biochemistry, Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Muscle contraction, which we so easily take for granted, is an incredibly complex and elegant process. Read More ›
cells
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
August 2, 2023
Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Stephen Meyer: Smoke, Mirrors, and the Origin of Life

Andrew McDiarmid
August 2, 2023
Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
3
Have scientists made life in a laboratory? Two-thirds of the public think the answer is yes. Read More ›
humans
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
July 11, 2022
Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
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“Human Evolution” Is a Misnomer

Wesley J. Smith
July 11, 2022
Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design
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A new study claims that “natural selection” is making society more unequal because it is favoring those with poorer education and lower earnings. Read More ›
Lyell_1840
Image: Charles Lyell in 1840, by Alexander Craig, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
April 27, 2022
Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Outlining Intelligent Design’s Positive Argument

Casey Luskin
April 27, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design
4
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 ›
Cambrian event
computer simulation
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Author
Brian Miller
Date
April 26, 2022
Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Unraveling the Myth that Undesigned Processes Generate Novel Functions

Brian Miller
April 26, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
4
In short, the sequences performed no new function, so no new information was created. Read More ›
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
December 23, 2016
Categories
Computational Sciences
Intelligent Design
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#10 of Our Top Stories of 2016: Tyson Says Chances of Intelligently Designed Universe “May Be Very High”

David Klinghoffer
December 23, 2016
Computational Sciences, Intelligent Design
5
But of course he was referring to the odds that the universe is an artificial computer simulation by advanced aliens. Read More ›
starry-night-over-the-allen-telescope-array-a-celestial-symp-1458310584-stockpack-adobestock
Starry Night over the Allen Telescope Array: A Celestial Symphony of Science and Wonder
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Author
Paul Nelson
Date
September 24, 2014
Categories
Epistemology
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Physics
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Do You Like SETI? Fine, Then Let’s Dump Methodological Naturalism

Paul Nelson
September 24, 2014
Epistemology, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Physics
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After reading my article about MN, a correspondent wrote and asked a good question. Read More ›
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Wooden Defendant Dock in Historic Courtroom Interior
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Author
John G. West
Date
November 22, 2013
Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
Scientific Trustworthiness
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Darwin in the Dock: C.S. Lewis’s Critique of "Evolutionism"

John G. West
November 22, 2013
Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics, Scientific Trustworthiness
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By highlighting the all-too-human frailties of modern science, Lewis made his most important contribution to the evolution debate. Read More ›
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symbolic chart for creativity workshop | intuition and form | lyrical chaos | ethereal pastels | layered randomness | disjointed elements | concentric forms | pictorial improvisation | spiritual
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Author
Alvin Plantinga
Date
April 3, 2012
Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Mathematics
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Seeking an Official Definition of “Randomness”: A Reply to Jay Richards

Alvin Plantinga
April 3, 2012
Evolution, Faith & Science, Mathematics
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How do we tell exactly what the scientific theory of evolution is? There is no axiomatized presentation emblazoned on the walls of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science. Read More ›

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