Tag: biomimicry

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Steve Fuller

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January 5, 2026

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, biomimicry, Casey Luskin, code, conflict thesis, creative medium, Dover 20th anniversary, Galileo, history of science, Intelligent Design, interdisciplinary, Judge Jones, Kitzmiller v. Dover, logos, Newton, philosophy of science, Science and faith, science and religion, Steve Fuller, Theology, warfare thesis}

Professor Steve Fuller on the Rich Tradition of Intelligent Design

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January 5, 2026

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On this episode of ID the Future, host Casey Luskin begins a two-part conversation with University of Warwick professor Steve Fuller to reflect on the historical and philosophical foundations of intelligent design (ID) and the 20th anniversary of the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial. Fuller, an expert witness in the Dover trial and a scholar in the history and philosophy of science, challenges the popular "conflict thesis" that suggests that science and religion are perpetually at war. Instead, he describes a different historical understanding where modern science originated from a theological foundation, noting pioneers like Newton and Galileo, who viewed the universe as an intelligible machine designed by a divine mind. This tradition suggests that the very project of science was launched by the belief that human minds, created in the image and likeness of God, are capable of uncovering the logical laws governing reality. The conversation delves into why intelligent design should be viewed as a rich, interdisciplinary research tradition rather than a modern invention. Fuller explores the concept of biomimicry as a form of reverse engineering nature to uncover the hidden engineering elements within organisms. While Luskin notes that ID can be approached through purely scientific observations of intelligent agency, Fuller argues that theology remains a vital component because it explains why the designer uses "code" or the "logos"—be it in DNA or mathematical laws—as a creative medium. This insightful first part of a two-part series highlights how ID integrates biology, engineering, and information science to offer a comprehensive explanation for the complexity of the natural world. Read More ›

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Dominic Halsmer

Date
June 7, 2021

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, affordance, Affordance Based Design, biology, biomimicry, Dominic Halsmer, ecological psychology, engineering, fine tuning, God hypothesis, Hacking the Cosmos, Intelligent Design, Jonathan Maier, Legos of life, Natural Theology, Oral Roberts University, periodic table of elements, planetary fine tuning, Purdue University, purpose, reverse engineering, systems biology, UCLA}

An Engineer Talks ID, Biomimicry, and Hacking the Cosmos

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June 7, 2021

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On today’s ID the Future, host Casey Luskin sits down with Dominic Halsmer, a Senior Professor of Engineering at Oral Roberts University, to discuss Halsmer’s recent book, Hacking the Cosmos: How Reverse Engineering Uncovers Organization, Ingenuity and the Care of a Maker. Dr. Halsmer draws on the engineering concept of affordances to explore how Earth and the universe show evidence of having been intelligently engineered to afford the possibility of life, and even for humans to discover evidence of a grand designer. Also in the conversation, the implications of biologists using reverse engineering to better understand biological systems, and of engineers studying clever designs in the biological realm to make engineering breakthroughs, a creative strategy known as biomimicry.