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July 3, 2025

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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
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, Angus Menuge, BioLogos, cellular complexity, Christianity, Discovery Institute Press, Edgar Brightman, gatekeeper, inference to the best explanation, integration, Johannes Kepler, materialism, methodological naturalism, methodological pluralism, Minding the Brain, natural theology, open-mindedness, Paul de Vries, philosophical naturalism, presuppositions, Robert Boyle, Robert J. Marks, Robert Larmer, rule of thumb, secondary causation, spontaneous generation, theism}

Methodological Naturalism as Religion in Disguise

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July 3, 2025

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If the data points to outcomes that natural causes can't explain, then ruling out supernatural causes is not scientific humility — it’s religious dogma. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
July 3, 2025

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Astronomy
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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, astronomy, Bryce Canyon National Park, campfire, CampusEdu, canyons, cosmologists, Cyanobacteria, dark matter, David Szondy, existence, hoodoos, hydrological cycle, Mars, Mossy Cave trail, Native Americans, petroglyphs, regolith, scientists, Utah}

Reflections on Astronomy in Iconic National Parks

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July 3, 2025

Astronomy, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The most poignant evidence of design intervention on planet Earth is certainly life itself. Read More ›

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July 1, 2025

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Evolution
Faith & Science
Scientific Trustworthiness
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, apologists, Beyond Evolution, biologic institute, Christians, Darwinian evolution, devolution, Discovery Institute Press, Douglas Axe, epigenetic change, evangelists, evolution, faith and science, horizontal gene transfer, intelligent design, Michael Levin, Plato’s Revenge, restaurants, Richard Sternberg, Sean McDowell, shopping, Sy Garte, Undeniable (book), voting, YouTubers}

Time for Christians to Move Beyond the Evolution Wars?

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July 1, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science, Scientific Trustworthiness

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Actually, a paradigm shift is already underway. Traditional Darwinism faces challenges on a number of fronts within biology studies. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 29, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Baruch Spinoza, Christian practice, Christianity Today, civilization, cultural Christianity, Douglas Adams, Elon Musk, FaithIt, god of the philosophers, Jordan Peterson, Mona Lisa, Piss Christ, religion of curiosity, Richard Dawkins, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Tom Holland}

To Save Civilization, Will “Cultural Christianity” Suffice?

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June 29, 2025

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Elon Musk told Jordan Peterson that he is a cultural Christian in an interview broadcast on X last July. Read More ›

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Date
June 27, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, Allan CP, animals, Casey Luskin, chimpanzees, Douglas Axe, evolution, faith and science, genetic distance, homeschool students, human exceptionalism, humans, intelligent design, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, origin of life, parents, Paul Nelson, Robert J. Marks, Stephen Dilley, Stephen Meyer, The Science Dilemma, Thomas Woodward, William A. Dembski, young people}

Watch: Casey Luskin Debunks the “1 Percent” Myth

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June 27, 2025

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On a new podcast, Dr. Luskin explains the science that refutes the myth about humans and chimpanzees being separated by a genetic distance of just 1 percent. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 27, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Aaron Zimmer, Battle of the Big Bang, Big Bang, black hole, conundrums, designed universe, Elie Feder, mind, multiverse, Niayesh Afshordi, Paul Sutter, Phil Halper, physicists, physics, quantum particles, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Singularity, Stony Brook University, string theory, uncertainty, universe}

The Very “Nature of the Universe” Puzzles Physicists

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June 27, 2025

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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The more physicists know about the universe, the larger loom some questions about ultimate realities. Read More ›

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Date
June 26, 2025

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Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, atheists, birth canal, brain-stem aneurysm, carbon-dioxide spikes, Carl Sagan, Carol Zaleski, clinical death, Denyse O'Leary, endorphins, Gandalf, Howard Storm, hypoxia, jesus, ketamine, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, My Descent into Death, near-death experiences, neurosurgery, Pam Reynolds, podcast, psychedelic chemistry, Robert J. Marks II, Robert Spetzler, skull, Stony Brook University, temporal-lobe seizures, The Immortal Mind, The Lord of the Rings, veridical}

Near-Death Experiences Give Scientific Evidence of the Soul

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June 26, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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As Dr. Egnor contends, near-death experiences offer modern, experiential evidence that the human mind is not confined to the skull. Read More ›

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Date
June 26, 2025

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Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Allen Institute for Brain Science, appetite, Aristotle, brain, Christof Koch, consciousness, Denyse O'Leary, Dogs, guilt, Heaven, humans, intellect, Israel, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, neuroscience, pets, reason, Roman Catholic, Seattle, soul, The Immortal Mind}

Egnor and Koch Debate the Soul…and Talk Dogs

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June 26, 2025

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Here are two highlights that give some sense of the scope and tenor of the debate. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
June 21, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, academia, David Berlinski, David Gelernter, evolution, evolutionary theory, faith and science, Fiesole, ID the Future, intelligent design, intelligent designer, intentional design, Italy, john lennox, Michael Behe, Peter Robinson, physical world, podcast, science, scientific method, Stephen Meyer, Uncommon Knowledge, universe}

Behe, Meyer, and Lennox: Evidence for Design Is Growing

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June 21, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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Peter Robinson sits down with Michael Behe, John Lennox, and Stephen Meyer, three leading voices in science on the case for an intelligent designer. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
June 20, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", biology, cells, Chance & Necessity, CRISPRs, Daniel Witt, Evolution on Purpose, final cause, foxes, hares, integrons, intelligent design, internal regulatory control networks, James Shapiro, Jaques Monod, life, materialism, materialist paradigm, miracles, Modern Synthesis, molecules, mutations, neo-Darwinian evolution, organisms, organs, Peter Corning, purpose, retroposons, science of purpose, teleology, teleonomy, telos, Thomism, transposons}

From Materialist Biologists, a Profound Capitulation

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June 20, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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I have warned that one of the few remaining avenues that naturalism can take to rescue its paradigm is to appropriate “purpose” within a materialist framework. Read More ›