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New Paper Argues for the “Unreasonable Likelihood of Being”

How long did life have to get started? Endres notes that life on earth could not have emerged until after two early global sterilizing impacts. Read More ›
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Astrobiology as a Secular Quest for Meaning

I don’t think this stuff does any harm — as long as it is understood as drama and not given undue importance in science or philosophy. Read More ›
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The Forces that Shape our Universe: Gravity

One of the most remarkable aspects of our universe is the discovery that just four fundamental forces of nature govern interactions among all particles. Read More ›
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The Search for Extraterrestrials: Keeping Hope Alive

The question looms: How much can science avoid facts while retaining the character of science? Read More ›
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Now, It’s Rights for Planets, Moons, and Space Microbes

The ultimate purpose in granting such rights would be to disincentivize investments in space exploration and keep us Gaia-bound. Read More ›
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Great Science Cancellation Continues: Here’s the Latest Victim

In the domination of science by ideology, by the myth of “settled science,” the stakes couldn’t be more profound.  Read More ›
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COSM 2025 Will Feature Nobel Laureate Physicist and Skeptic John F. Clauser

Discovery Institute’s upcoming COSM 2025 tech conference will feature something a little different. Read More ›
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Should We Put Mother Nature on the Board of Directors?

Nature can’t “own” anything. That’s a human construct. Moreover, nature would be represented by environmental “flesh flake” radicals. Read More ›
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Even Scientists Are Starting to Doubt “Approved Views”

A recent Orwellian firing gives some insight into what happens when an academic collides with Political Correctness. Read More ›
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Is Geomimetics an Intelligent Design Science? Well, Yes and No

Biomimetics, the imitation of nature’s designs, clearly qualifies as an ID science. What about “geomimetics” — the imitation of geophysics? Read More ›

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