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Michael-Denton
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Michael Denton Identifies TWO Intelligent Designs in the Universe

“The whole world works together in the service of man,” as Francis Bacon wrote. Denton revives this ancient insight with modern rigor. Read More ›
Lucretius
Lucretius' De Rerum Natura, in the Cambridge University Library, by LegesRomanorum via Wikimedia Commons.

Learning Wonder from Denton’s Latest

Around 50 BC Titus Lucretius Carus wrote a long treatise against finding purpose in nature. Read More ›
computer
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My Failed Computer Simulation

I said, “You mean there is a fifth force — why didn't you say so? Just give me the equations for this force and I will add it to my model.” Read More ›
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life
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“Lifelikeness” Without Intelligent Design? Brian Miller Responds to Jeremy England

Dr. England has a poetic and ingenious article reflecting on God’s commissioning of Moses to lead the Jews out from Egypt. Read More ›
Miracle of the Cell
Miracle of the Cell
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Behe on Denton’s Latest: “The Universe Miraculously Got [It] Right”

"Michael Denton is the world’s most profound thinker about the physical and chemical requirements for the existence of a humanoid species like ourselves." Read More ›
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slingshot spider
Photo: A slingshot spider, by Lawrence E. Reeves, via George Institute of Technology/EurekAlert!

Research Reveals Biological Design in the Sensing and Manipulation of Force

The laws of physics constrain what can happen, but not how it happens. Biological designs show expertise in the use of forces for function. Read More ›
fire
Photo: Northwest Crown Fire Experiment, by permission of the USDA Forest Service / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5).

Fire and Fitness: A Summary of the Evidence

Surely there could not be an equivalent ensemble of fitness in nature for some other type of life. Read More ›
General Sherman tree
Photo: General Sherman tree, by Jim Bahn / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).

A Remarkable Mechanism for the Existence of Large Trees

The mechanism represents a unique and stunningly brilliant solution to the problem of raising water to the top of large trees. Read More ›
lush world
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A “Lush” World Defies Materialist Explanations, as Behe and Denton Confirm

Conditions on Earth, the laws of physics, are not only fine-tuned for the survival of intelligent beings, they are fine-tuned for the development of technology. Read More ›
Stephen Meyer
Return of the God Hypothesis

From Evidence of Cosmology and Physics, Meyer’s New Book Points to a Personal God

Good news! We now have a firm publication date of March 30, 2021. Read More ›

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