Author: Jay W. Richards

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
April 10, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, americans, astronomers, corona, discovery, earth, eclipse, gas, General Theory of Relativity, Genesis, Goldilocks Zone, Guillermo Gonzalez, hydrogen, Isaac Newton, Jupiter, Mars, Mexico, Moon, penumbra, plasma, signs, solar eclipse, spectroscopes, starlight, sun, Texas, The Privileged Planet, umbra, universe}

To Understand the Meaning of a Solar Eclipse

_{Jay W. Richards
April 10, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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The rare places where observers can exist are also the best places for observing. The universe seems to be designed not just for life but also for discovery. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
January 22, 2024

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Planetology
Tagged
, astrobiology, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, discovery, earth, habitability, intelligent design, Jay W. Richards, scientific discoveries}

Dallas Conference: Astrobiology Reveals Earth as a Rare Jewel

_{Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay W. Richards
January 22, 2024

Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Planetology

1}

We are learning that Earth’s rare qualities are important for its habitability. More, Earth offers us an exceptional platform for scientific discoveries. Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
October 26, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Alvin Plantinga, Arthur Balfour, C.S. Lewis, Christian Reflections, Christopher Columbus, evolution, Gifford lectures, J.B.S. Haldane, knowledge, Miracles (book), natural selection, naturalism, Oxford University, Plato, The Most Reluctant Convert, Theism and Humanism, Victor Reppert}

C. S. Lewis and the Argument from Reason

_{Jay W. Richards
October 26, 2021

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning

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Naturalists, like everyone else, generally trust their reason to lead them to truth. Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
November 5, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, Darwin on Trial, Discovery Institute, Jay W. Richards, Oregon, Phillip E. Johnson, Salem, Seattle, The Human Advantage}

Phillip E. Johnson: A Lucky Ice Storm

_{Jay W. Richards
November 5, 2019

Evolution

1}

My fondest memory of Phil is from a few days we spent together in the early 2000s. Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
May 29, 2019

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Albert Einstein, Arthur Eddington, astronomers, coincidence, conspiracy, earth, eclipse, Goldilocks Zone, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Mars, Moon, science, sun, The Privileged Planet}

Perfect Eclipses: Coincidence or Conspiracy?

_{Jay W. Richards
May 29, 2019

Physical Sciences

7}

Today we celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the solar eclipse that, on May 29, 1919, physicist Arthur Eddington observed, seeking to test the General Theory of Relativity. Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
April 16, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, Alasdair MacIntyre, americans, artificial intelligence, China, Declaration of Independence, Ghana, government, human rights, machines, natural selection, random mutations, robots, Star Trek, strong AI, Thomas Jefferson, unicorns, University of Notre Dame}

Don’t Fear the Robots; Fear the Robot Philosophers

_{Jay W. Richards
April 16, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physics

6}

Believe it or not, many officially smart people think that (1) we are just computers made of meat, (2) computers will soon become conscious, or (3) both. Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
December 30, 2017

Categories
Astronomy
Planetology
Rare Earth
Tagged
, __nedited, Albert Einstein, Arthur Eddington, coincidence, conspiracy, earth, eclipse, General Theory of Relativity, Goldilocks Zone, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Mars, Moon, sun, The Privileged Planet}

#3 of Our Top Stories of 2017: Perfect Eclipse, Coincidence or Conspiracy?

_{Jay W. Richards
December 30, 2017

Astronomy, Planetology, Rare Earth

7}

On August 21, we Americans got to see a total solar eclipse. Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
August 17, 2017

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, Albert Einstein, Arthur Eddington, coincidence, conspiracy, earth, eclipse, General Theory of Relativity, Goldilocks Zone, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Mars, Moon, sun, The Privileged Planet}

Perfect Eclipses: Coincidence or Conspiracy?

_{Jay W. Richards
August 17, 2017

Physical Sciences

6}

The best time and place to view total solar eclipses in our Solar System is just when and where there are observers to see them. Let that sink in. Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
August 14, 2017

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Idaho, intelligent design, Kentucky, lunar eclipse, Missouri, Moon, Nebraska, South Carolina, sun, Tennessee, total eclipse, Wyoming}

Don’t Miss the Solar Eclipse! (Unless You Are Ill, or Trapped in a Dungeon)

_{Jay W. Richards
August 14, 2017

Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

6}

C’mon. This is the first time in almost a century that a total eclipse will traverse the fruited plains from coast to coast. Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
April 22, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, “consensus science”, climate change, global warming, Holocaust denial, science, science denial, Trofim Lysenko}

Heading into Today’s March, Here’s When to Doubt a Scientific “Consensus”

_{Jay W. Richards
April 22, 2017

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Science

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Marches are usually held to defend something that’s in peril. Does anyone really think big science is in danger? Read More ›