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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

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Philosophy of Science

Richard-Dawkins
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David Klinghoffer
Date
May 29, 2025
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Dawkins: Intelligent Design Is a Scientific Hypothesis

David Klinghoffer
May 29, 2025
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
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"The idea that the universe was actually created by a supernatural intelligence is a dramatic, important idea." Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
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May 19, 2025
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History of Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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Settled Science Is Becoming Radically Unsettled: Get Ready for Revolutions

Daniel Witt
May 19, 2025
History of Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science
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It might be early to say whether Richard Sternberg's calculations are correct — but the point is, this kind of calculation is only just becoming possible. Read More ›
DarwinTomb
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Andrew McDiarmid
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May 16, 2025
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Evolution
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The Mathematical Case Against Darwinian Evolution

Andrew McDiarmid
May 16, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
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The interview was inspired by Professor Gelernter’s essay “Giving Up Darwin: A Fond Farewell to a Brilliant and Beautiful Theory.” Read More ›
Platos-Revenge
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Daniel Witt
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May 14, 2025
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Evolution
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Eavesdropping in the Platonic Academy 

Daniel Witt
May 14, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
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I can relate to the paleontologist Günter Bechly, who, after hearing Sternberg lay out his thesis, lay awake unable to sleep as he considered the implications. Read More ›
Plato
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Andrew McDiarmid
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May 4, 2025
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Evolution
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“If That’s True, It Changes Everything”: David Klinghoffer Reads from Plato’s Revenge

Andrew McDiarmid
May 4, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Philosophy of Science
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As David Klinghoffer relates in the Introduction, Richard Sternberg’s work is set to change the predominant conception of the genome. Read More ›
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William A. Dembski
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May 1, 2025
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The Emergence of Freedom: A New Book by James Barham

William A. Dembski
May 1, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
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Barham’s approach to teleology in nature is, if anything, Aristotelian. Indeed, Aristotle is the most cited person in the index of his book. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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December 21, 2024
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Faith & Science
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Do Miracles Violate the Laws of Physics?

Andrew McDiarmid
December 21, 2024
Faith & Science, Philosophy of Science, Physics
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Philosopher of science Stephen Meyer thinks David Hume’s argument against miracles is weak. Read More ›
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Jonathan Wells
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September 27, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
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Theory in Crisis? Dissatisfaction and the Proliferation of New Articulations

Jonathan Wells
September 27, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
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A growing number of biologists now acknowledge that there are serious problems with modern evolutionary theory. Read More ›
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Jonathan Wells
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September 26, 2024
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Intelligent Design
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Theory in Crisis? Redefining Science

Jonathan Wells
September 26, 2024
Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
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Scientific revolutions are often marked by disputes over the “standard that distinguishes a real scientific solution from a mere metaphysical speculation.” Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
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August 7, 2024
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Is This a Paradigm Shift? 

Daniel Witt
August 7, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science
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Something is changing. Here are more thoughts on the “tipping point” in dissent from neo-Darwinism. Read More ›

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