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Martin Luther King
Photo: Martin Luther King, 1963, via Wikimedia Commons.

Martin Luther King’s Powerful Critique of Scientific Racism, Scientific Materialism

I have no idea what King would have thought of the modern theory of intelligent design, but many of the ideas he expressed are certainly friendly to ID. Read More ›
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Image, Belisarius Begging for Alms, by Jacques-Louise David.

To Say the Least, Altruism Is Not an Easy Fit with Darwinism

Evolutionists have made some progress (they think) explaining such things with theories of group selection or kin selection. Read More ›
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When Darwinism Reigns, “The Pyramid Is the Point”

The Darwinian view encourages a way of interacting with others where the aim is to “humiliate [one’s] lesser brethren, just to remind them who’s boss.” Read More ›
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Torment: Mystery Scientist at the Dallas Conference — I’ll Tell You Later

You’ll just have to learn to be patient and find out when I’m ready to tell you. I think it will be worth the wait. Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer
Photo: Stephen Meyer at the 2020 Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, by Chris Morgan.

Change the Nation’s Conversation: Pre-Order Stephen Meyer’s Return of the God Hypothesis

If you’re like me, you are watching current events unfold with a mix of dread and agitation. You are fascinated, can’t take your eyes off it. Read More ›
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Dallas Conference on Science & Faith: In Person or Livestream

Those who choose to join in person will find that we are taking every reasonable precaution to protect our attendees, volunteers, and staff. Read More ›
George Bernard Shaw
Photo: George Bernard Shaw in 1936, via Wikimedia Commons.

Shaw, Scientism, and Darwinism

George Bernard Shaw’s positive criterion by which to measure and ridicule folly and vice was fatally ambiguous, eclectic, and inconstant. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Lorie Shaull from Washington, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Bright Idea: Put Scientists in Charge Instead?

Could scientists and advocates of scientism really make a worse hash of things than the politicians? Read More ›
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On the Road with Our Supporters

These two young ladies are representative of many others who are desperately seeking our message of purpose and hope. Read More ›
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Photo: G. K. Chesterton, via Wikimedia Commons.

Darwinism as the Root Problem of Modernity

Shaw and Chesterton believed that the acceptance of Darwinism made it impossible to resist social Darwinism, plutocracy, imperialism, racialism, and militarism. Read More ›

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