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Examining the Fine-Tuning Argument by Elimination

In his article “Has the Multiverse Replaced God?” William Lane Craig presents the fine-tuning argument using the process of elimination. Read More ›
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Three Ways to Formulate the Fine-Tuning Argument: An Introduction

At the heart of fundamental physics are the laws of nature. These laws govern the interactions between fundamental particles. Read More ›
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Study: Geological Habitability Parameters Imply Earth is Special and Advanced Life Extremely Rare

One thing that is likely to get some pushback is the study’s claim that modern-style plate tectonics on Earth did not commence until the Neoproterozoic. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin: The Miracle(s) of Metal

Humans have successfully utilized metals for millennia, and trace amounts of metals are crucial to our survival. Is that coincidence or something more? Read More ›
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Supreme Elegance: The Fine-Tuning of the Properties of Matter for Life on Earth

In the biochemical domain, nature is indeed, as Isaac Newton rightly claimed, “pleased with simplicity” and abhors “superfluous causes.”  Read More ›
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In the Case of Water, an Inference to Intelligent Design Is Independent of Any Religious Claim

In this article I will explain why, as someone who is agnostic about many religious claims, I find the inference to intelligent design impossible to refuse. Read More ›
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Melissa Cain Travis Is in New Zealand — See Her in Tauranga This Weekend

Our colleague Dr. Melissa Cain Travis is among the most popular speakers on intelligent design. Read More ›
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Michael Denton on Nature’s Fitness for Life

Carbon’s suite of life-friendly features is foundational to the cell’s peerless ability to build sophisticated biological forms. Read More ›
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What Is Pseudoscience? A Philosopher Tries to Figure It Out

One is tempted to wonder whether “room for disagreement” is a polite term for Not Yet Cancelled. Read More ›
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Introduction to the Scientific Theory of Intelligent Design

Darwin’s implausible explanation for evolution has become more and more implausible with every new biological and biochemical discovery. Read More ›

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