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The Multiverse Is Science’s Assisted Suicide

Cosmologists sense the problem and strive to rescue their multiverse from the nagging demands for evidence. Read More ›
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Photo: NGC 2500, a barred spiral galaxy, by ESA/Hubble/NASA.

Cosmic Inflation Theory Loses Hangups About Scientific Method

Science writer Dennis Overbye calls the inflation controversy a crisis in cosmology. But maybe it is more of a crossroads. Read More ›
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Post-Modern Physics: String Theory Gets Over the Need for Evidence

String theory, which took root in the 1970s, proposes that “all objects in our universe are composed of vibrating filaments (strings) and membranes (branes) of energy.” Read More ›
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What Becomes of Science When the Evidence Does Not Matter?

Fine-tuning of the universe is so unpleasant a subject for materialists that it cannot really become a controversy. Read More ›
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Sean McDowell’s “Five Game-Changing Books” Include This ID Classic

McDowell is a Christian apologist, but his latest suggestions for summer reading aren't all, or even mostly, apologetics. Read More ›
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A Cold Spot In Space — “Evidence” of a Multiverse?

It’s the single dreamiest, most unsupported idea in all of science, making Darwinian evolution look like a really solid bet by comparison. Read More ›
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Asking the Right Questions: My Visit to Brown University and MIT

On a trip to Northeast campuses, I had the privilege of speaking to students about the evidence for design in nature. Read More ›

The Designed Body, Continued: Coherence Wins, Gradualism Fails

Suppose I want to build a car that’s capable of getting me from point A to point B. It minimally takes several dozen parts. Read More ›
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A hummingbird in a Vervain patch with open wings and flared tail
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Robert Wright Asks: Can Evolution Have a Higher Purpose?

He describes an interview with evolutionist William Hamilton, who developed the theory of kin selection. Read More ›

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