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Author
Kyle Dillon

Date
July 21, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaequatio intellectus ad pulchrum, adaequatio intellectus ad rem, Alvin Plantinga, Artemis II, astronomers, astronomy, beauty, Emmanuel Kant, First Law of Planetary Motion, geocentric model, Harmonice Mundi, Harmonies of the World, heliocentric model, Henri Poincaré, Holy Grail, Johannes Kepler, Justice Potter Stewart, mathematical formulas, Mortimer Adler, NASA, Nicolaus Copernicus, science, Science and Beauty (series), scientific revolution, Supreme Court, theology, Thomas Aquinas, universe, Where the Conflict Really Lies}

Beauty and Science: Canvas of the Great Creator

_{Rev. Kyle A. Dillon
July 21, 2026

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When Johannes Kepler discovered that his mathematical formula perfectly matched his experimental observations, he was euphoric. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
July 19, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, Chicago, chimps, Christianity for Doubters, common design, consciousness, DNA, echolocation, elementary particles, evolution, Field Museum of Natural History, fossil skulls, Genesis, George Gaylord Simpson, history of life, humans, intelligent design, modern humans, nature, New York Times News Service, nuclear power plants, Origin of Species, paleontologists, paleontology, physics, primates, smart phones, supercomputers, technology, Why Evolution Is Different}

God Would Not Create Things That Way? Nature Alone Could Not

_{Granville Sewell
July 19, 2026

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Why does God remain backstage, hidden from view, working behind the scenes while we act out our parts in the human drama? Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 18, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Catholics, Creation or Evolution? A Catholic Dilemma, Darwinian evolution, evolution, evolutionary paradigm, Father Michael Chaberek, ID the Future, intelligent design, logic, modern science, origin of life, philosophy, podcast, science-faith synthesis, scientific evidence, Steve Greene, Thomas Aquinas, universe}

Found: A Robust Basis for Science-Faith Synthesis

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 18, 2026

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The many scientific shortcomings of the evolutionary account force us to confront some logical and philosophical challenges. Read More ›

Doctor carrying a cooler box for organ transport doctor ensures swift and safe organ transport using specialized cooler box, optimizing life-saving medical procedures

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 17, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, assisted suicide, Australia, Belgium, bioethics, brain cancer, Canada, cause of death, coma, dead donor rule, euthanasia, Hippocratic Oath, homicide, medical ethics, mentally ill, natural resources, Netherlands, New Zealand, npr, organ donation, organ-harvesting, patients, recontextualization, Robert D. Truog, Spain, suffering, The New England Journal of Medicine}

Ghoulish Proposal: Killing for Organs Gets a Prestige Endorsement

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 17, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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Transforming sick and disabled people into a killable caste objectifies them as potential natural resources to be mined or harvested. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 17, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Catholics, Christians, Creation or Evolution, Creation or Evolution? A Catholic Dilemma, English, ethics, evolution, Father Michael Chaberek, Holy Family Institute of Catholic Faith and Life, ID the Future, philosophy, Pope Pius XII, Reasonably Rational (podcast), science and faith, Scripture, Steno Institute for Faith and Science, Steve Greene, systematic theology, theology, Warsaw}

For Many Catholics, Confusion on Evolution Is Like a Game of Telephone

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 17, 2026

Evolution, Faith & Science

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“So by the time most Catholics hear about evolution, the version they get is, well, Pope Pius XII said that the church supports and accepts evolution." Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 16, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, censorship, encyclopedia, Encyclopedia Britannica, Google, Harvard University, hoax, information, Jimmy Wales, Jordan Boyd, large language models, Larry Sanger, misinformation, Research, search engines, Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia}

Sanger Banned by Wikipedia: Diagnosing a Disease

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 16, 2026

Computational Sciences, Scientific Freedom

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Sanger became a Christian, which probably got him crossed off a lot of people’s Santa list. But how did he get banned? Read More ›

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Author
George Montañez

Date
July 15, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, artifacts, Buddy the Elf, C. S. Lewis, cells, Claude, Claude Delusion, Donald Knuth, evolution, femme bot, intelligence, intelligent causes, intelligent design, large language models, Lego blocks, materialism, Nik Prassas, Richard Dawkins, symbolic artifacts, thinking, tokens, Transformer blocks, Turing test, unintelligent causes}

Why Dawkins’s Argument for AI Is an Argument for God

_{George Montañez
July 15, 2026

Computational Sciences, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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If step-by-step mechanical explanations do not rule out creation by intelligent agents, then I’m not sure we can dismiss the evidence for design in nature. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
July 14, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __trending, A. N. Wilson, artificial intelligence, biography, C. S. Lewis, chatbots, Discovery Institute Press, editing, English authors, literature, magic, science, scientism, The Abolition of Man, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Magician’s Twin}

Who Coined the Phrase “the Magician’s Twin”? The Pitfalls of Relying on AI for Your Facts

_{John G. West
July 14, 2026

Computational Sciences, Faith & Science

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Many of the chatbots have told me that C. S. Lewis coined the phrase. (Wrong.) When pressed, at least one chatbot insisted it was English author A. N. Wilson. Read More ›

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Author
Thomas E. Woodward

Date
July 14, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Amazon jungle, animals, Antoni Gaudí, architects, Barcelona, C. S. Lewis, Carlsbad Caverns, cosmos, Epigenetics and the Architect, Homo sapiens, human intelligence, humanity, Isaac Newton, James P. Gills, Johannes Kepler, Judeo-Christian tradition, La Pedrera, medieval Church, Park Güell, Sagrada Família, Spain, Steve Fuller, theism, Thomas E. Woodward, University of Warwick}

Peering into the Known and the Unknown

_{Thomas E. Woodward and James P. Gills, MD
July 14, 2026

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Every masterpiece can be traced to its master designer — the architect. Sagrada Família is no exception. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 12, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Technology
Tagged
, air conditioning, Associated Press, atonement, carbon emissions, China, Christianity, deaths, Europe, extreme heat, forgiveness, global warning, guilt, heat wave, love, monkeys, monotheism, pagan religions, punishment, red warnings, religion, Sarah Salviander, secular religion, self-preservation, supernatural, The Story of Everything}

Sweeping Europe, a Pagan Religion Has Daggers Out for This Technology

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 12, 2026

Faith & Science, Technology

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A religion that sees humans as merely “an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet” would consider these unnecessary deaths hardly worth noticing. Read More ›