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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 16, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Genetics
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, atheism, bias, Christianity, cognitive diversity, creativity, Darwinian mechanism, evolutionary biologists, faith and science, geneticists, Graeme Johnstone, ID the Future, Isaac Newton, Jack Timpany, Johannes Kepler, materialists, plants, podcast, religion, Richard Buggs, rigor, Robert Boyle, science, science stopper, scientific process, scientific revolution, scientists, Stephen Meyer, Table Talk (podcast), warfare myth}

In Science, Faith Can Improve Rigor and Creativity

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 16, 2025

Faith & Science, Genetics, Scientific Reasoning

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Contrary to the prevailing view, plant geneticist Richard Buggs says his Christian faith motivates his research. Read More ›

aliens in the desert take a selfie. Generative AI

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 15, 2025

Categories
Planetology
Scientific Reasoning
Technology
Tagged
, alien civilizations, astrobiologists, Avi Loeb, BBC, Carl Sagan, David Kipping, extraterrestrials, Gizmodo, Hayabusa2, Jacob Haqq Misra, John Gertz, Jonathan O’Callaghan, Matt Williams, NASA, OSIRIS-REx, Principle of Mediocrity, Ravi Kopparapu, Rolf Dobelli, Science Alert, Science Focus, SETI, solar system, technology, technosignatures, The Privileged Planet}

The Search for Extraterrestrials: Keeping Hope Alive

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 15, 2025

Planetology, Scientific Reasoning, Technology

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The question looms: How much can science avoid facts while retaining the character of science? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 14, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Medicine
Tagged
, bioethics, Canada, Charles Camosy, consensus, doctors, George W. Bush, human life, Journal of Medical Ethics, lawyers, Leon Kass, medical ethics, moral tradition, Ontario, orthodoxy, patient choice, Paul Ramsey, philosophers, President’s Council on Bioethics, professors, progressive politics, public health, public policy, The Emerging Tradition of Secular Bioethics, tradition}

Contrary to Claims, Bioethics Is Not a “Moral Tradition”

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 14, 2025

Bioethics, Ethics, Medicine

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Talk about a “heads we win, tails you lose” consensus that can drive Hippocratic physicians out of the profession. Read More ›

Small glass bottle with a cork and a poison label displayed against a soft background

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 13, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, conciseness, concision, creator, Darwinian evolution, evolution, faith and science, Framework Leadership, human exceptionalism, human life, image of God, John West, Kent Ingle, mass death, natural selection., podcast, purposelessness, religious sources, sculptor, toxicity}

From John West, a Concise Explanation of Evolution’s Toxicity

_{David Klinghoffer
October 13, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science

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At a dinner at my home, a guest launched into a lengthy explanation of why, as a religious person, neither he nor anyone should be bothered by “evolution.” Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
October 13, 2025

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Physics
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, biology, Brandeis University, Darwinism, elementary particles, English, ethics, Euclid, evolutionary search algorithms, France, God the Science the Evidence, history, immaterial mind, incompleteness theorem, Irreducible Complexity, Kurt Gödel, materialism, Michel-Yves Bolloré, miracles, morality, Olivier Bonnassies, Palle Yourgrau, philosophy, physics, protein rarity, rationality, Return of the God Hypothesis, Scripture, Stephen Meyer, theology, waiting times}

Innovative New Book by French Authors Complements Meyer’s God Hypothesis

_{Brian Miller
October 13, 2025

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Physics

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Kurt Gödel is not as widely known in popular culture as Einstein, but mathematicians consider his work just as revolutionary and foundational. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 12, 2025

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Physics
Tagged
, butterfly, Chelsea Flower Show, Christianity, eliminative materialism, fine-tuning, First Cause, France, Garden of Eden, God the Science the Evidence, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Hercule Poirot, Kathleen Stock, Liz Truss, materialism, Michael Egnor, Michel-Yves Bolloré, Olivier Bonnassies, philosophers, Roman Catholic Church, Sunday Times, The Spiritual Brain, UnHerd, universes}

Why Can’t We Just Go Back to Unprovable Faith?

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 12, 2025

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Physics

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Kathleen Stock’s witty effort to blunt the force of the evidence presented in that new French book raises a stark question. Read More ›

Declaration of Independence with glasses, quill pen and candle

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 11, 2025

Categories
Ethics
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Tagged
, attorneys, Barry Arrington, Casey Luskin, Colorado House of Representatives, creator, Declaration of Independence, evidence, fine-tuning, intelligent design, journalists, materialism, media, rights, scientists, Unforgetting God}

Materialism, Morality, and the Erosion of Objective Rights

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 11, 2025

Ethics, Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence)

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How is the job of a scientist similar to the job of an attorney? And how do you define evidence? Read More ›

out of body experience oobe near death experience representation

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 10, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Amanda Gefter, analytic idealists, Bernardo Kastrup, consciousness, database, dissociation, eliminative materialism, idealism, Joshua Farris, Michael Egnor, near-death experiences, physicalism, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, supernatural}

One Reason Near-Death Experiences Are Hard to Study

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 10, 2025

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind

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When the mind is dissociated from the body briefly, it may acquire actual knowledge — as in NDEs where the knowledge acquired is later confirmed. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 7, 2025

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atheism, Atheists Finding God, Ben Spencer, Big Bang, Christof Koch, cosmic microwave background radiation, Daniel Dennett, Edward Feser, English, Ex-Skeptic (podcast), France, Galen Strawson, genome, God the Science the Evidence, James Shapiro, Jana Harmon, materialists, Michel-Yves Bolloré, Nobel Prize, Olivier Bonnassies, origin of the universe, panpsychism, physics, quantum mechanics, relativity, Robert Wilson, Roman Catholics, United States, universe}

French Authors Say Science Points to God; Scientists Listen

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 7, 2025

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Computer engineer Michel-Yves Bolloré, a lifelong Catholic, and Olivier Bonnassies, who came late to faith, argue that the universe must have had a creator. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 6, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animal kingdom, bacteria, Bible, biosphere, cancer, Casey Luskin, cat, cell division, chromosome, Darwin Devolves, death, DNA, earth, ecosystem, humans, intelligent design, Karl Krueger, life, mice, Michael Behe, National Cancer Institute, origin of life, plants, proliferation, seeds, squirrels, telomeres}

Death by Intelligent Design? A Biological Enigma

_{Eric Hedin
October 6, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Limited lifespans, accompanied by reproductive continuation of the living organism, provide a sustainable balance for life. Read More ›