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The Divide Between Science and Non-Science

The most commonly heard charge against ID is that it “isn’t science” and therefore can’t even be evaluated as a scientific alternative to Darwinian evolution. Read More ›
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World’s “Best-Known Journalist” Meets Michael Egnor

Piers Morgan, who is Catholic, says he already believed in life after death from faith and Scripture. What he wanted, he said, was scientific evidence for it. Read More ›
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More on Disguised Religion

Not in science or in any other context does one faith get to impose its terms on others. Read More ›
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For Better or Worse? Robert J. Marks on Our AI Future

Mine is among the less weighty problems facing AI ethics, a subject I was glad to see Dr. Marks addressing. Read More ›
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With Scopes Trial Anniversary Approaching, We Need Science, Not Just Feelings

At best, Christian commitment without a reasonable basis is only shifting sand under believers’ feet. At worst, it invites disdain. Read More ›
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Memo to the Smithsonian

We are trying to bring some reasonable pressure to bear on the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and its scientifically inaccurate displays. Read More ›
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A Diffident Revolutionary

In a meeting with colleagues at Discovery Institute in 2024, Richard Sternberg was sketching his thoughts on a whiteboard. Read More ›
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Challenged on the “1 Percent” Myth, Smithsonian Gives a Meaningless Non-Answer

Note to President Trump: I find this pretty disrespectful to the people who pay the bills at the Smithsonian. Read More ›
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As a Platonist, Sternberg Is NOT Out on a Limb by Himself — At All

What I’ve learned since my book came out is that Dr. Sternberg, far from being isolated in his views, is only saying the quiet part out loud. Read More ›
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Sternberg and Egnor Reveal the Immaterial Realm

This kind of thinking is also on the horizon coming from biologists like Michael Levin unconnected to the ID community. Read More ›

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