Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
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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William A. Dembski
Date
June 17, 2022
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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The Book That Launched a Thousand Barbs

William A. Dembski
June 17, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Briefly, the design inference (the method rather than the book) identifies two features as essential for eliminating chance: improbability and specification. Read More ›
Canceled Science
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David Klinghoffer
Date
April 28, 2022
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Biology
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Scientific Freedom
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Bullied by Atheists but Not Squashed, Physicist Eric Hedin Presents “Canceled Science”

David Klinghoffer
April 28, 2022
Biology, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics, Scientific Freedom
3
“Nature cannot overcome the gargantuan information barrier between non-life and life.” Life with its “radiant beauty” defies naturalistic explanations. Read More ›
DNA
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Neil Thomas
Date
April 12, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Imagining “Abiogenesis”: Crick, Watson, and Franklin

Neil Thomas
April 12, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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There are some biologists, such as Richard Dawkins, who still pin their faith in ideas which have resulted only in blankly negative experimental results. Read More ›
William Harvey
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Neil Thomas
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April 11, 2022
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Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Faith & Science
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Considering “Abiogenesis,” an Imaginary Term in Science

Neil Thomas
April 11, 2022
Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Faith & Science
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In the 17th century, medical pioneer Sir William Harvey and Italian scientist Francesco Redi both proved the untenability of spontaneous generation. Read More ›
free speech
free speech
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John G. West
Date
March 11, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
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Do Scientists Have Freedom to Question Darwinism?

John G. West
March 11, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Science Education, Scientific Freedom
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The list of scientists, teachers, students, and others who have faced discrimination for their public skepticism of Darwinism is long and growing. Read More ›
chemistry flasks
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January 6, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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A New Flaw in the Miller-Urey Experiment, and a Few Old Ones

Science & Culture
January 6, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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It is an interesting finding, but as Wells explains, it is far from the first problem discovered with the experiment, nor the most serious one. Read More ›
Tiktaalik
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January 3, 2022
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Anatomy
Evolution
Paleontology
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More Fishy Tales Afoot from Neil Shubin

Science & Culture
January 3, 2022
Anatomy, Evolution, Paleontology
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Tiktaalik discoverer Neil Shubin from the University of Chicago searches for genetic clues between fish fins and tetrapod toes. Read More ›
Halobacterium salinarum
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 4, 2021
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Biology
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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University of Chicago Biochemist: All Living Cells Are Cognitive

Denyse O’Leary
November 4, 2021
Biology, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind
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James Shapiro’s recent paper points out, with examples, that bacteria meet the Oxford English Dictionary’s definition of “cognitive.” Read More ›
Jerry Coyne
Jerry Coyne
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David Klinghoffer
Date
October 21, 2021
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Human Origins and Anthropology
Physical Sciences
Scientific Freedom
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Doublethink: Censor of the Year Calls for Free Speech

David Klinghoffer
October 21, 2021
Human Origins and Anthropology, Physical Sciences, Scientific Freedom
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Jerry Coyne, who punched down, canceled Eric Hedin, and never apologized, deplores what he calls the “denial-of-free-speech movement.” Read More ›
Eric Hedin
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David Klinghoffer
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August 12, 2021
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Physical Sciences
Physics
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Chances That Life Originated Without Intelligent Design? “Zero,” Says Physicist Eric Hedin

David Klinghoffer
August 12, 2021
Physical Sciences, Physics
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The idea of setting a percentage to the chances of ID being true reminds me of Hedin’s fellow physicist, Nobel Prize-winner Brian Josephson. Read More ›

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