Author: Jonathan Witt

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
June 8, 2026

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Zoology
Tagged
, algorithms, Aristotle, artificial intelligence, automatons, bees, brains, Cartesianism, ChatGPT, consciousness, Greek, humans, hype, materialism, neuroscience, philosophers, rational faculty, rational minds, Science Daily, Singularity}

Of Bee Brains, ChatGPT, and Fists of Ham

_{Jonathan Witt
June 8, 2026

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Zoology

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Happily, a recent philosopher has provided some intellectual tools for avoiding the sort of ham-fisted either/or approach to consciousness. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
May 8, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, archeology, arrow, bullseye, carbon-12 resonance, cosmology, creator, debates, explorer, fine-tuning, God Hypothesis, heliocentric model, Judeo-Christian tradition, jungle, Justin Brierley, natural philosophy, Occam’s razor, Phil Halper, physics, predictions, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, Stone Age, Stonehenge, target, The Story of Everything, Thomas Kuhn}

Extraordinary: Stephen Meyer and Phil Halper Debate the God Hypothesis

_{Jonathan Witt
May 8, 2026

Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics

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I could say more on the subject, but much of it is in this fantastic conversation — "the toughest debate I've ever had," as Halper graciously says at the end. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
May 1, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Allan Sandage, Angelika Film Center, astronomy, audience, Bijan Nemati, creator, Dean Kenyon, Design Inference, design theorists, documentary, geophysicists, inference to the best explanation, materialism, New York Times, physicists, physics, premiere, Return of the God Hypothesis, Rotary Club, scientific arguments, scientific reasoning, scientists, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, theaters, theism, universe, University of Cambridge, William Dembski}

Dispatch from Dallas: Documentary Premieres Where It All Started

_{Jonathan Witt
May 1, 2026

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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There is something fitting, even story-like, about Meyer's presence at the Dallas premiere. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
April 27, 2026

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, archival material, audience, Big Bang, Brian Keating, Cambridge University, Charles Darwin, Darwin’s Doubt, Discovery Institute, Douglas Axe, Eric Esau, evolution, filmmakers, films, Frank Tipler, Hollywood, intelligence, intelligent design, James Tour, john lennox, materialism, Michael Behe, molecular machines, nano-technology, Nobel laureates, Peter Thiel, Poverty Inc., prizes, Return of the God Hypothesis, screener, Signature in the Cell, software, Stephen Meyer, storytelling, The Privileged Planet, The Story of Everything, thinkers, universe, William Dembski}

The Story of Everything Dazzled Me: I Wasn’t Prepared

_{Jonathan Witt
April 27, 2026

Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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I’ve worked on successful documentary films, including a 2014 feature-length film that won multiple prizes; I’m not easily impressed. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
February 23, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Tagged
, ancestors, Casey Luskin, Discovery Institute Press, evolution, geological column, hominids, Homo erectus, human beings, human origins, humans, intelligent design, language, linguistics, Science and Human Origins, Science Uprising, species}

Gulf Between Ape-Like and Human Grows Wider

_{Jonathan Witt
February 23, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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This trend supports the traditional view that humans were uniquely designed rather than evolving willy-nilly from ape-like ancestors. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
December 2, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Science Education
Tagged
, ACLU, Antony Flew, attorneys, biology, Cambrian animals, Cambrian Explosion, Christians, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, Dover trial, education, evolution, George W. Bush, Harrisburg, Henry Quastler, Hollywood, information, Inherit the Wind, intelligent design, John E. Jones III, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Michael Behe, natural processes, Pennsylvania, philosophy of science, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Pulitzer Prize, Robert Crowther, Scopes Monkey Trial, Spencer Tracy, Stephen Meyer, Summer for the Gods, theists, theology, William Paley}

Dover Days: A Fatuous Decision Is About to Turn 20 Years Old

_{Jonathan Witt
December 2, 2025

Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Science Education

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Judge Jones looked my way, and his expression seemed full of fellow feeling, as if to say, “Don’t sweat it. I’m all about free speech. I’ve got your back.” Read More ›

Digital illustration DNA structure in blue background

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
October 17, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adenine, Ann Gauger, California, Cambridge, cytosine, Dartmouth College, Darwinists, DNA, England, evolution, genes, Genesis, genetic similarity, guanine, Hebrews, ID the Future, intelligent design, mutations, non-coding DNA, orphan genes, Paul Nelson, PLOS ONE, proteins, salvo, Stephen Meyer, thymine, War and Peace}

Darwin’s Orphan Foe: A Gene Army Comes for Darwinism

_{Jonathan Witt
October 17, 2025

Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Evolutionary theory led evolutionists to expect these genes to be rare. As it turns out, they aren’t. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
January 13, 2025

Categories
Origin of Life
Planetology
Rare Earth
Tagged
, algae, aliens, astrobiologists, bacteria, C.S. Lewis, chance, Christianity, European Space Agency, extraterrestrial life, Guillermo Gonzalez, Holy Grail, intelligent design, Jay Richards, materialists, methodological materialism, Milky Way, NASA, natural laws, natural selection, space exploration, The Privileged Planet}

God and the Odds of ET

_{Jonathan Witt
January 13, 2025

Origin of Life, Planetology, Rare Earth

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There is a rational and intellectually defensible strategy for maintaining a measure of optimism about the possibility of extra-terrestrial life. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
December 19, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Foundations
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, basketball, biologists, body plans, Charles Darwin, evolution, innovation, lizards, natural selection, Nature Ecology & Evolution, nucleolus, propaganda, researchers, rhetorical strategies, Science Daily}

Evolutionary Flimflam: Watch Out for These Common Parlor Tricks in Science Reporting

_{Jonathan Witt
December 19, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Foundations, Intelligent Design

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I suspect the average person comes to accept modern evolutionary theory through a near-constant drip of pro-evolution propaganda. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
June 20, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, atheism, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Ball State University, Brandeis University, Censor of the Year, Colin Wright, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, Eric Hedin, evolutionary theory, Free Science, free speech, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Jews, Lawrence Krauss, materialism, The Boundaries of Science, The College Fix, Wall Street Journal, William A. Dembski, wokeness}

When Materialism Turns on Its Own

_{Jonathan Witt
June 20, 2024

Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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A cadre of atheist scientists, including Lawrence Krauss and Jerry Coyne, have long worked to silence and deplatform scientists who hold to the theory of ID. Read More ›