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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
February 11, 2020

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Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Scientific Reasoning
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Do Physicalists Believe in Black Holes?

_{Michael Egnor
February 11, 2020

Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Scientific Reasoning

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A materialist view of reality leaves out much of reality (love, reason, mercy, truth, etc.) so skittish materialists often call themselves “physicalists.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 3, 2020

Categories
Physics
Science Education
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Join the Revolution! Summer Seminars Deadline Is February 4 for International Applicants

_{David Klinghoffer
February 3, 2020

Physics, Science Education

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The “next great revolution” in science is already happening, and graduates of our Summer Seminars are leading the way. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 29, 2020

Categories
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Information as Matter’s “Fifth State” — A Physicist’s Contortion

_{David Klinghoffer
January 29, 2020

Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Dark matter is the unknown substance thought to make up some 27 percent of the universe. It can’t be observed but only theorized. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 20, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Michael Denton and Intelligent Design’s Big Tent

_{David Klinghoffer
January 20, 2020

Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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People who cannot agree on the details of a single theology, or any theology at all, do agree that nature gives an “overwhelming impression” (in Denton’s words) of design. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 20, 2020

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Biology
Chemistry
Cosmology
Faith & Science
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Westminster Conference on Science and Faith, April 3-4 in Philadelphia: Design and the Designer

_{David Klinghoffer
January 20, 2020

Biology, Chemistry, Cosmology, Faith & Science

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The culture bombards us with materialism. That’s the case even as, at deeper and deeper levels, science reveals evidence of a plan, foresight, a deliberately shaping force working upon nature. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
January 16, 2020

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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, __edited, Africa, Biomimetics, earth, explanatory filter, Gabon, geologists, geysers, intelligent design, No Free Lunch, Oklo, Old Faithful, oxygen, physicists, solar system, specified complexity, universal probability bound, William A. Dembski}

Natural and Artificial Nuclear Reactors: Evidence of Purpose in Energy Production?

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
January 16, 2020

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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In 1972 French physicists discovered that natural nuclear fission reactors were in operation about two billion years ago in Oklo, Gabon in Africa. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 13, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
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Physicist Brian Miller: Two Conundrums for Strictly Materialist Views of Biology

_{David Klinghoffer
January 13, 2020

Biology, Evolution, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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“Nothing in nature will ever simultaneously go to both low entropy and high energy at the same time.” Read More ›

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Date
January 12, 2020

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Chemistry
Neuroscience & Mind
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Michael Egnor: How Experiments Show that the Mind Is More than the Brain

_{Science and Culture
January 12, 2020

Chemistry, Neuroscience & Mind

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Oddities of neuroscience that indicate that there is more going on in the brain than mere chemistry. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
January 7, 2020

Categories
Physical Sciences
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Earth — The Mystery of Our Colorful Home

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
January 7, 2020

Physical Sciences

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Certainly, there is no logical reason why life should be wedded to the transcendental value of beauty. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
January 6, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Scientific Reasoning
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Astrophysicist Asks: Did God Create the Universe?

_{Michael Egnor
January 6, 2020

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Scientific Reasoning

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Natural theology is the science of God’s existence, and it’s a massive trove of evidence and reason of the first order. Read More ›