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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
March 1, 2019

Categories
Archaeology
Astronomy
Biology
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, bacterium, cryptography, DNA, intelligent design, molecular genetics, organisms, quantum mechanics, SETI, teleology, Thomas Aquinas, Thomism}

What Is Intelligent Design? A Thomistic Perspective

_{Michael Egnor
March 1, 2019

Archaeology, Astronomy, Biology, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics

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What is it, metaphysically one might say, that distinguishes design in the ID sense from ubiquitous teleological design, in a Thomistic sense? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 29, 2019

Categories
Astronomy
Physical Sciences
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __edited, authority, dogmatism, experimentation, Medieval Europe, Medieval science, Michael Keas, Middle Ages, Moon, Myth of the Dark Ages, natural philosophy, prejudices, Roger Bacon, science, secularists, Unbelievable, universities}

“No Astronomical Investigations of Importance” in the Middle Ages? Not True!

_{David Klinghoffer
January 29, 2019

Astronomy, Physical Sciences, Scientific Reasoning

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Michael Keas offers an important corrective to falsehoods that students are still learning at this very moment. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
January 21, 2019

Categories
Astronomy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Aristotle, Christianity, earth, Flat Earth myth, geocentrism, heliocentrism, historians, Indiana, lunar eclipse, Michael Keas, Moon, Myth of the Dark Ages, Ptolemy, Romans, Unbelievable}

Of Lunar Eclipses and the Dark Ages Myth

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
January 21, 2019

Astronomy, Physical Sciences

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Last night Americans across the continent were treated to a most beautiful and informative natural phenomenon. Read More ›

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Date
January 21, 2019

Categories
Astronomy
Faith & Science
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, bestseller, Dallas, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute, Eric Metaxas, Facebook, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, James Tour, Jay Richards, John West, Jonathan Witt, New York Times, Return of the God Hypothesis, Rice University, Socrates in the City, Stephen Meyer, The Privileged Planet, Wall Street Journal}

Dallas Conference on Science and Faith Is a Hit, as Meyer, Metaxas, Tour Welcome Surprise Guest

_{Science & Culture
January 21, 2019

Astronomy, Faith & Science, Origin of Life

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More than a thousand people filled Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas this past weekend. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
January 17, 2019

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Alan Guth, Albert Einstein, Alexander Vilenkin, atheism, Big Bang, Fred Hoyle, galaxies, General Theory of Relativity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, theism, universe}

Proper Credit — Who Discovered Hubble’s Law?

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
January 17, 2019

Astronomy, Cosmology, Physical Sciences

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Many leading scientists of the day realized the implication of the cosmic expansion — there was a beginning! Read More ›

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Date
November 7, 2018

Categories
Astronomy
Physical Sciences
Rare Earth
Tagged
, __k-review, A Fortunate Universe, Carl Sagan, cosmos, Donald Brownlee, earth, European Space Agency, exoplanets, ID the Future, Jimmy Carter, Johannes Kepler, light-eaters, Luke A. Barnes, Michael Denton, Milky Way, Peter Ward, planetary fine-tuning, The Privileged Planet, The Wonder of Water}

Uncommon Earth: Kepler Supports Denton

_{Science & Culture
November 7, 2018

Astronomy, Physical Sciences, Rare Earth

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It sound like an anachronistic political endorsement, but it’s true: the Kepler spacecraft is supporting Michael Denton’s fine-tuning campaign with large contributions of data. Read More ›

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Date
September 14, 2018

Categories
Archaeology
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, BBC News, Design Inference, graffiti, intelligent design, John Ioannidis, Nature (journal), ochre, Science Advances, SETI, South Africa}

“Oldest Known Drawing,” and More Cases of Intelligent Design at Work in Science

_{Science & Culture
September 14, 2018

Archaeology, Astronomy, Intelligent Design

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Some scientists may denounce ID as a movement, but they find its practice very useful. Read More ›

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Author
Olen R. Brown

Date
August 22, 2018

Categories
Astronomy
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, Albert Einstein, Aristotle, ATP, biosynthesis, blood, chemical reactions, chlorophyll, Darwinian evolution, enzymes, George Wald, hemoglobin, Lawrence Krauss, laws of nature, molecular biology, Olen R. Brown, supernatural, urea, vitalism}

Enzymes Are Essential for Life; Did They Evolve?

_{Olen R. Brown
August 22, 2018

Astronomy, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics

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Darwinian evolution, even in its 21st-century form, fails the formidable task of explaining how the first enzyme arose. Read More ›

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Date
August 21, 2018

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, apoptosis, Arctic terns, ballet, DNA, Flight: The Genius of Birds, grasses, Immune System, intelligent design, Lund University, metabolism, sun, Sweden, The Privileged Planet, U.C. Riverside, University of New Hampshire, University of Texas}

From Micro to Macro Scales, Intelligent Design Is in the Details

_{Science & Culture
August 21, 2018

Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences

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From the molecular nanomachines within a tiny cell to the large-scale structure of the universe, design is everywhere to be found. Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
December 30, 2017

Categories
Astronomy
Planetology
Rare Earth
Tagged
, __nedited, Albert Einstein, Arthur Eddington, coincidence, conspiracy, earth, eclipse, General Theory of Relativity, Goldilocks Zone, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Mars, Moon, sun, The Privileged Planet}

#3 of Our Top Stories of 2017: Perfect Eclipse, Coincidence or Conspiracy?

_{Jay W. Richards
December 30, 2017

Astronomy, Planetology, Rare Earth

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On August 21, we Americans got to see a total solar eclipse. Read More ›