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CSC Science Team Asks: What Should We Expect to Find in Nature?

The junk DNA paradigm shift is a good example of how an intelligent design framework can serve as a productive guide to scientific research.  Read More ›
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In France, Barbarians Set Fire to Civilization; Design and the Designer Are the Targets

Says John West, “Students need to know. They don’t understand bad ideas have bad consequences. It’s like playing with fire.” That's no mere figure of speech. Read More ›
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How a Self-Confessed “Miniature Richard Dawkins” Found His Way to Intelligent Design

Whether learning from a professor or chatting with a fellow student over coffee, Martin never ran into anyone to challenge his naturalistic worldview. Read More ›
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Unlike the BBC, NOVA’s Evolution So Far Prefers Insinuation to Outright Atheism

I find the clear statement of what you’re trying to convey at least more honorable than always leaving room for future denials as needed. Read More ›
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Happiness Comes When Humans Fulfill Our Designed Purpose

Our mind, our brain, our physical as well as our metaphysical existence are all designed to deliver satisfaction only after our suffering toward a goal. Read More ›
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Could Faith, Science, and Simulation Theory Be Mutually Reinforcing?

MIT-trained Rizwan Virk says something that is surprising: that his approach to cosmology is a branch of intelligent design. Read More ›
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The Remarkable Life-Friendly Properties of Sunlight and Water

“The right light,” says Dr. McLatchie, would be like the thickness of “a few playing cards in a stack stretching beyond the galaxy of Andromeda.”  Read More ›
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Carbon Atom Is Stunningly Fit to Accommodate Advanced Life

Nature doesn’t owe us a life-friendly environment. There are far more ways the universe could have developed that are non-conducive to life. Read More ›
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PBS Forgot to Ask Biologist Richard Sternberg About Cetacean Evolution

The smooth narrative of the documentary is expected to carry the viewer along, not asking any questions. Read More ›
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How Intelligent Design Enriches Space Exploration

I am delighted to begin a two-part conversation with physicist Dr. Bijan Nemati about his work on the Nancy Roman Space Telescope. Read More ›

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