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Photo: Earth's atmosphere, via Wikimedia Commons.

Geologist Casey Luskin: Our Intelligently Designed Planet

Dr. Luskin offers an additional design argument, this one aesthetic in nature, and takes questions from the audience. Read More ›
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Photo credit: NOAA.

Luskin: The Intelligent Design of Earth for Life

Geologist Casey Luskin explains how Earth contains many intricate geological processes required for life. Read More ›
Artist’s impression of exoplanet orbiting two stars
Fermi Paradox
Image: An exoplanet (artist’s rendering), by ESA/Hubble [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Biominerals Could Predict Life on Exoplanets

One-third of minerals — chemical solids whose atoms are highly ordered — are created directly or indirectly by life forms. Read More ›
Charles Darwin statue Shrewsbury
Charles Darwin statue Shrewsbury
Photo: Statue of Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury Library, by Bs0u10e01 / CC BY-SA.

Darwin, Lyell, and a Tale of Two Faiths

Darwin found himself in the unhappy position of having his faith undermined by what he saw as the non-directed processes of geological and biological evolution. Read More ›
Bust of Rudolf Bultmann
Photo: Bust of Rudolf Bultmann, by Dbleicher (Diskussion), CC BY-SA 3.0 DE <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Darwin, Lyell, and Demythologization

The term demythologization is today most frequently associated with the mid 20th-century German theologian Rudolf Bultmann. Read More ›
Cardamine hirsuta
Photo: Flowers of Cardamine hirsuta, by Aelwyn, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Copper Reveals Its Role in Exploding Plants — and in the Miracle of Man

The exploding pods of the popping cress send the plant’s seeds flying in all directions, as far as a meter from the parent. Read More ›
Photo: Sir Charles Lyell, via Wikimedia Commons.

Was Darwinian Theory Based on a False Analogy to Geology?

Given the degree of discipleship for Sir Charles, Darwin fully expected to receive Lyell’s commendation for his labors. Read More ›
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Photo source: Science Uprising.

2022 YouTube Film Festival: Science Uprising on the Fossil Record

Join paleontologist Günter Bechly, geologist Casey Luskin, and evolutionary biologist Richard Sternberg as they explore the state of the debate. Read More ›
rock
Photo: Bronzitite, by Kevin Walsh, via Flickr.

Good Earth: Luskin Explores Design Evidence from Geology

That’s a sample of bronzitite at the top of this post. It's like a cosmic wink from the creator. Read More ›
Luskin Shapiro
Image source: Unbelievable? via YouTube (screenshot).

Luskin, Shapiro: Has Intelligent Design Waned?

Shapiro suggests that ID often amounts to a presenter highlighting an amazing feature in biology and then giving glory to God. Read More ›

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