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Generic Intelligent Design, the Multiverse, or One God?

Stephen Meyer examines the multiverse theory and why it fails to explain away the insistent evidence of a cosmic designer. 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 ›
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Will Laws Protecting the Unborn Endanger Mothers?

A fallacy used by abortionists and their allies is that doctors will be handicapped by having to comply with the law applicable to the care of their patients. Read More ›
Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity Fair. Date: 1871
Image: Charles Darwin caricatured in Vanity Fair. Date: 1871

Darwin, Group Think, and Confirmation Bias

How was Darwinian theory, despite its lack of empirical support or even semblance of verisimilitude, able to advance to its present position of orthodoxy? Read More ›
Jupiter
Image: Jupiter via James Webb Space Telescope, from NASA, CC 2.0.

James Webb Telescope Goes Live: Stephen Meyer Reports

The Webb telescope can see far enough to witness galaxies from the very early universe. Read More ›
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Prior Fitness for Life: The Problem of Boron

The atomic element boron is essential for life, but how do you get it from stars to plants and animals? Read More ›
corrosion
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John West: Darwin’s Corrosive Idea

Darwin’s materialistic theory of evolution drained meaning from nature, undercut the idea of inherent human dignity, and fueled the rise of scientific racism. Read More ›
milk
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Much Ado About Lactase Persistence

Nothing shows the feebleness of Darwinism quite so much as breathless stories about brand new results. This week the topic was “lactase persistence.” Read More ›
Long Story Short
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Energy Harnessing and Blind Faith in Natural Selection

The latest animated video from Long Story Short explains the complex requirements for energy harnessing in life. Read More ›
Dickinsonia
Photo: Dickinsonia, by Smith609 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fossil Friday: Dickinsonia, the Ediacaran Animal that Wasn’t

Gregory Retallack is a kind of maverick paleontologist, who endorses a fringe hypothesis that Ediacaran organisms were not marine but terrestrial lichens. Read More ›

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