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Alpha Centauri
Photo: Alpha Centauri, where aliens come from, by ESO/DSS 2, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Design Triangulation: My Thanksgiving Gift to All

Hey — wanna see a talk that combines the following. Black swallowtail butterflies, William Harvey, snarky robotic aliens from Alpha Centauri, and more. Read More ›
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If Materialists Are Right About the Brain, Why No “Morality Seizures”?

"There are no intellectual seizures, which is odd, given that large regions of the brain are presumed by neuroscientists to serve intellectual thought." Read More ›
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Photo: John Lennox in Against the Tide.

Against the Tide: Oxford’s John Lennox Describes Kinship with C. S. Lewis

"I owe him an immense amount because although he wasn’t a scientist, he understood science. He understood the implications and the philosophy of science." Read More ›
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ID by Another Name? Astronomer Says 50 Percent Chance We’re Living in Computer Simulation

Of course, an 80 percent chance that we live in an intelligently design world compares favorably with only a 50 percent chance. Read More ›
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Photo: Red poppy, Auckland Botanic Gardens, Auckland, New Zealand, by Sandy Millar via Unsplash.

Breakout Paper in Journal of Theoretical Biology Explicitly Supports Intelligent Design

If the paper is any indication, appearing as it does in a prominent journal, some of the suffocating constraints on ID advocacy may be coming off. Read More ›
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Photo: Clouds of Jupiter, by Gerald Eichstädt and Sean Doran (CC BY-NC-SA)/NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS.

Why Science and Atheism Don’t Mix

Physicist John Polkinghorne says that the reduction of mental events to physics and chemistry destroys meaning. Read More ›
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Mega Millions
Photo: Mega Millions billboard, by Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).

Applying Bayes’ Theorem to Biological Design

Suppose we want to know the odds that a particular individual won last week’s Mega Millions jackpot in the United States. Read More ›
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Mathematics, Biology, and Awesome Wonder

“Infinite Patterns” starts with a simple triangle and builds to the most magnificent representations of human and nature’s designs. Read More ›
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Physicist: Gravity Refutes Free Will

Atheists share an attraction to using gravity in strange ways to support their doctrines. Read More ›
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Here’s How to Fight Censorship — In a “Nutshell”

The five authors, led by Thomas Y. Lo, cover the range of evidence for intelligent design in under 150 pages. Read More ›

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