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How Evolutionary Theory’s Co-Founder Broke with Darwin

Unlike Darwin, Wallace thought that biology, chemistry, and cosmology proclaimed clear evidence of intelligent design. Read More ›
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First Life Must Have Had a Minimally Reliable Replication System ­— A Conundrum for Materialists

On a design-based view, it is not particularly surprising that the first life would be finely optimized to reduce copying errors. Read More ›
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Hands-On Chemistry Can’t Simulate Prebiotic Earth

Says Dr. Meyer, “Even the modest movement they get towards life seems to be intelligently designed at each step of the way." Read More ›
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A Theoretical Biologist’s Mission Impossible: Banish Teleology While Retaining Meaning

The nonsense will cease eventually. But eventually is a long way off, if Barbieri’s dilemma is any guide. Read More ›
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Barbieri’s Dilemma: Biological Information without Intelligence

The problem is obvious: Information is by its nature immaterial. It is measured in bits, not kilograms or joules. Read More ›
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Is Life Just Chemistry, or Chemistry Plus Information?

Theoretical biologist Marcello Barbieri finds that many biologists see information in life forms as something that “does not really belong to science.” Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer: Smoke, Mirrors, and the Origin of Life

Have scientists made life in a laboratory? Two-thirds of the public think the answer is yes. Read More ›
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Intelligent Design in Color Vision — A Gift to Us

How different our perception of reality would be if our brains processed visual signals from the optical nerve as only varying shades of beige or pink or grey! Read More ›
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James Tour and Stephen Meyer Bring Clarity to Origin of Life Debate

“What is being simulated is the need for intelligent agency to move simple chemicals in a life-friendly direction,” says Meyer. Read More ›
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New Online Homeschool Class Will Cover Chemistry — And Intelligent Design

I hasten to add that the course is being taught by my wife, Kristin Marais! The class will be a full two-semester course. Read More ›

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