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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 26, 2024

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Aristotle, Brian Keating, dysteleology, earth, Fox News, Guillermo Gonzalez, high school, humanity, Jay Richards, Luke Barnes, Nicolaus Copernicus, promotion, The Privileged Planet, Uncommon Knowledge, universe}

Jay Richards: Toppling a Myth of Human Insignificance

_{David Klinghoffer
August 26, 2024

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

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It was 19th-century materialism that needed the so-called Copernican demotion, for ideological reasons, and the historians of the time obediently invented it. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 22, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atheism, Brian Keating, cosmic fine-tuning, cosmologists, God Hypothesis, Jay Richards, Luke Barnes, materialism, materialists, multiverse, Peter Robinson, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, The Privileged Planet, Uncommon Knowledge, universe}

Jay Richards: The 1890s Were a Much Better Time to Be an Atheist

_{David Klinghoffer
August 22, 2024

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Physical Sciences

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Yes, ideas of a multiverse are taken “extremely seriously.” And those are obviously intended to counter the theistic implications of the familiar cosmology. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 21, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Science Reporting
Tagged
, astronomers, Brian Keating, cosmologists, cosmos, earth, Earth-like planets, exoplanets, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Jay Richards, Luke Barnes, Mars, orbit, Peter Robinson, reporters, science media, scientific discovery, Space.com, The Privileged Planet, Uncommon Knowledge}

Richards: The Most Earth-Like Planet Is Still … Mars

_{David Klinghoffer
August 21, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Science Reporting

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With the discovery of large numbers of exoplanets in the last twenty years, does Earth look as privileged as it once did? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 21, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Aaron Zimmer, cosmic fine-tuning, designing agent, Elie Feder, evolution, Evolution News, intelligent design, magical thinking, Mike Licona, podcast, The Design Inference, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

William Dembski: What’s the Best Evidence for Intelligent Design?

_{David Klinghoffer
August 21, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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What exactly is the very best evidence for a designing agent behind nature? There are a number of contenders and, interestingly, not all ID proponents agree. Read More ›

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Author
Elie Feder

Date
August 21, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", atoms, galaxies, intelligence, intelligent cause, life, molecules, multiverse, mystery, natural constants, physicists, Physics to God, planets, Richard Feynman, scientific knowledge, stars, universe}

Fine-Tuning Is the Solution to the Mystery of the Constants

_{Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer
August 21, 2024

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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In his discussion of the constants in 1985, physicist Richard Feynman described the great challenge and mystery the constants pose to a final theory, Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 20, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Darwinism, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, interviews, Justin Brierley, neo-Darwinian, podcast, Return of the God Hypothesis, scientific community, Stephen Meyer, The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God, universe}

Stephen Meyer on the Intellectual Shift Away from Darwinism

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 20, 2024

Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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Darwinism is in trouble, and intelligent design is attracting high-profile converts in the scientific community. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
August 20, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Physics
Tagged
, biochemists, biological origins, biologists, Charles Darwin, computer science, Darwinism, engineers, evolution, intelligent design, mathematician, Michael Behe, paleontologists, University of Texas El Paso}

On Evolution, Mathematicians Need Not Be Silent

_{Granville Sewell
August 20, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Physics

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"I know a good many mathematicians, physicists, and computer scientists who, like me, are appalled [by] Darwin's explanation for the development of life." Read More ›

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Author
Elie Feder

Date
August 20, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Bayesian reasoning, chance, design hypothesis, evil, intelligent cause, intelligent life, likelihood, natural disasters, physical constants, probabilities, suffering, universe}

Considering the Fine-Tuning Argument from Probabilities

_{Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer
August 20, 2024

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Many authors formulate the fine-tuning argument using probabilities and Bayesian analysis (e.g., Swinburne, Collins, Roberts, Barnes). Read More ›

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Author
Elie Feder

Date
August 19, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, chance, Cosmological Natural Selection, design, elimination, intelligent agents, Lee Smolin, multiverse, physical constants, physicists, probabilities, universe, William Lane Craig}

Examining the Fine-Tuning Argument by Elimination

_{Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer
August 19, 2024

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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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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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 18, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Ball State University, bronze, copper, crust, Darwinian processes, Eric Hedin, foresight, gold, human nature, ID the Future, iron, metals, microbes, planning, platinum, podcast, preparation, renewable energy, silver}

The Story of Metals Points to Nature’s Foresight, Planning, Preparation

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 18, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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A confluence of conditions conspired to bring metals to Earth and make them accessible to humans. But can a Darwinian process take the credit? Read More ›