Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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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

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William Shakespeare

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William A. Dembski
Date
August 31, 2022
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Environment & Climate
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
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Rosenhouse’s Whoppers: The Environment as a Source of Information

William A. Dembski
August 31, 2022
Environment & Climate, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics
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Take a simple example, one that Rosenhouse finds deeply convincing and emblematic for biological evolution. Read More ›
Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity Fair. Date: 1871
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Neil Thomas
Date
August 2, 2022
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Evolution
Faith & Science
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Darwin, Group Think, and Confirmation Bias

Neil Thomas
August 2, 2022
Evolution, Faith & Science
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How was Darwinian theory, despite its lack of empirical support or even semblance of verisimilitude, able to advance to its present position of orthodoxy? Read More ›
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William A. Dembski
Date
June 30, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Conservation of Information — The Idea

William A. Dembski
June 30, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Readers can determine for themselves who’s blowing smoke and who’s got the beef. Read More ›
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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 ›
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Neil Thomas
Date
June 8, 2022
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Evolution
Geology
Physical Sciences
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Was Darwinian Theory Based on a False Analogy to Geology?

Neil Thomas
June 8, 2022
Evolution, Geology, Physical Sciences
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Given the degree of discipleship for Sir Charles, Darwin fully expected to receive Lyell’s commendation for his labors. Read More ›
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Günter Bechly
Date
May 25, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Yawn: Atheist YouTuber “Professor Dave” Rants about Intelligent Design

Günter Bechly
May 25, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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In the end, Farina’s potshots against intelligent design and Discovery Institute  completely miss their targets. Read More ›
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David Coppedge
Date
May 19, 2022
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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In Life, Not One Code but Many

David Coppedge
May 19, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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It would be as ridiculous to lump all of these into a single genetic code as it would be to lump Morse Code into the genetic code. Read More ›
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Richard Weikart
Date
February 15, 2022
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Bioethics
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Racism Serves Darwinism, Darwinism Serves Racism

Richard Weikart
February 15, 2022
Bioethics, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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Racism was not just an incidental part of Darwin’s evolutionary theory. Rather Darwin considered racial inequality crucial evidence for his theory. Read More ›
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Michael Egnor
Date
November 16, 2021
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Biology
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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Dualism and Materialism in Modern Neuroscience

Michael Egnor
November 16, 2021
Biology, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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Wilder Penfield concluded that free will is not in the brain — it is an immaterial power of the mind.  Read More ›
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Jonathan Witt
Date
March 17, 2021
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Arts
Bioethics
Biology
Intelligent Design
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Intelligent Design and the Restoration of Story

Jonathan Witt
March 17, 2021
Arts, Bioethics, Biology, Intelligent Design
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Celebrating the growing evidence of intelligent design can help rescue the arts from the nihilism and ugliness they have descended into in many quarters. Read More ›

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