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Is Fine-Tuning “More Extreme” in Biology or Cosmology?

As authors Thorvaldsen and Hössjer say, “Biology is inherently more complicated than the large-scale universe and so fine-tuning is even more a feature.” Read More ›
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Fine-Tuning, Free Will — Now We’ve Got Two Challenges for Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder

She acknowledges that she is speaking from outside one relevant field. Can you really use physics to deny free will while ignoring neuroscience? Read More ›
Klondike Gold Rush
Photo: A scene from the Klondike Gold Rush, by Hegg, E.A (1867-1948) / Public domain.

Does Gold Have a Purpose? Science Hints at Answers

A gold rush makes sense. But a copper rush? Not so much. And yet, perhaps there is more to gold than aesthetics. Read More ›
Michael-Denton
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Book Launch! Join Us for a Global Webinar with Michael Denton, Wednesday, October 21

He is, of course, not only a pre-eminent proponent of the theory of ID but also a wonderful and charming personality. He’ll speak to us live from Australia. Read More ›
Stephen Meyer
Stephen Meyer
Photo: Stephen Meyer at the 2020 Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, by Chris Morgan.

Stephen Meyer Gets a Suitably Impressive New Website

By turning to physics and cosmology — the study of the universe and its origins — Meyer brings evidence not just for a designer but for a personal God. Read More ›
red blood cells
red blood cells
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Shall We Be Darwin’s Yes-Men?

Around 1970 Michael Denton was a young researcher at Kings College London, thinking about how mammalian red blood cells could become anucleate. Read More ›
mica
Photo: Mica, by Pascal Terjan from London, United Kingdom / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0).

Helen Hansma: Round Two on the Origin of Life

My interlocutor was Helen Hansma who pioneered the mica-sheet origin-of-life model. Read More ›
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 ›
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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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