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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
September 22, 2014

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, a priori, BioLogos, Bradley Monton, Cambrian Explosion, causation, closed-mindedness, creationists, curiosity, Darwin's Doubt, defeaters, design hypothesis, empiricism, evolution, General Scholium, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, methodological naturalism, methodological pluralism, observability, On the Origin of Species, replicability, Robert Boyle, science, scientific principles, scientific reasoning, scientific revolution, scientific theory, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, testability, theology}

Methodological Naturalism: A Rule That No One Needs or Obeys

_{Paul Nelson
September 22, 2014

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science

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The only real motivation for holding to MN is to keep the bad guys at bay, as an all-purpose "Press Button in Case of Emergency" defeater for ideas like intelligent design. Read More ›

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Date
September 22, 2014

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Research}

Quality Control Is a Design Concept at Work in the Cell

_{Science and Culture
September 22, 2014

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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To see these same kinds of precautions at work in a living cell is uncannily like what we know from industry. Read More ›

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Date
September 19, 2014

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, history, science}

Is That a Rock Pile or a Monument?

_{Science and Culture
September 19, 2014

Intelligent Design

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To a casual observer, it might just look like an unusual rock pile. To an archaeologist, it's a monument. Here's a case for applying design detection principles. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 18, 2014

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, __video-unavailable, history, News, Politics, Views, World}

Scottish Independence: Good for the Intelligent Design Community?

_{David Klinghoffer
September 18, 2014

Intelligent Design

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You'll enjoy listening to a fascinating podcast by our Discovery Institute colleague and friend Andrew McDiarmid. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 18, 2014

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, events}

For BreakPoint, Eric Metaxas on Sunday’s "Science and Faith" Simulcast

_{David Klinghoffer
September 18, 2014

Evolution, Faith & Science

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"Most of the leading lights of the scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries could reasonably be described as devout Christians." Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 17, 2014

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, science, Views}

So, Chimps Are Vicious Killers

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 17, 2014

Bioethics, Evolution

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Don't get me wrong. Chimp violence isn't wrong behavior. It isn't immoral. Read More ›

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Date
September 17, 2014

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, science}

Surprise! Here’s Something You Didn’t Know About William Dembski

_{Science and Culture
September 17, 2014

Intelligent Design, Philosophy

1}

Savor the irony while you cash in on the steep pre-order discount for Being as Communion, the next big thing in the field of intelligent design, through September 30 only! Read More ›

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Author
Bruce Chapman

Date
September 17, 2014

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, News, Politics, science, Views}

A Scientist’s Unethical Quote Fabrication

_{Bruce Chapman
September 17, 2014

Intelligent Design

1}

In a breathtaking takedown, Sean Davis reviews some of Neil deGrasse Tyson's past inventions. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 16, 2014

Categories
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, Ball State University, Nation, News}

At Yale, Official Correctors Are Thwarted; Memories of Meyer, Wells at the University of Oklahoma

_{David Klinghoffer
September 16, 2014

Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali, women's rights advocate and critic of Islam, spoke at Yale yesterday without incident, despite objections from Muslim and other groups. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 15, 2014

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Research, science}

Now It’s Whale Hips: Another Icon of Darwinian Evolution, Vestigial Structures, Takes a Hit

_{David Klinghoffer
September 15, 2014

Evolution

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In the case presented by advocates of Darwinian evolution, vestigial organs are a star in the firmament, frequently and gloatingly pointed to. Read More ›