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Stephen Meyer, Jonathan Pageau: Why Intelligent Design Is Breaking into the Mainstream

The “experts” undermined their pre-pandemic authority so that many people are willing to take a skeptical look at what prestige science says. Read More ›
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On Fine-Tuning, Responding to an Atheist YouTuber

James Fodor is a neuroscience grad student at the University of Melbourne in Australia who identifies himself as an atheist. Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer and Piers Morgan: Design, Atheism, and God

There’s a major disconnect between the messaging of popular atheists like Richard Dawkins and reality. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: No, Magnetic Field Collapse Did Not Trigger the Emergence of Animals

This adds to the many points of fine-tuning that make Earth a privileged planet that can uniquely sustain life. Read More ›
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The Conviction that ET Is Out There Survives Every Setback

The usual practice in science would rule out mundane explanations first. But clearly, that is a road not taken. Read More ›
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From a Theistic Evolutionist, Long-Ago Answered Critiques of Stephen Meyer’s Book

Scott Buchanan's review is now being recirculated because of the positive attention that Meyer has received from his recent Piers Morgan interview. Read More ›
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Again with the “Plants Are Intelligent” Nonsense

We all know that plants respond to stimuli, such as flowers opening with the sun or growing toward light. Read More ›
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From Scientists and Science Media, a Flood of Disinformation

Spending time perusing popular science media outlets can give one the impression that much of science is on the verge of being overturned. Read More ›
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Is the Multiverse Scientific Fact or Mere Fancy?

Host Robert Lawrence Kuhn asked Professor of Christian Philosophy Nancey Murphy if, in her view, the universe is fine-tuned for consciousness. Read More ›
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Evolution Falsified? Rope Kojonen’s Achievement

If unguided evolution can account for the eye of an eagle, does it make any sense to say that intelligent design is also needed? Read More ›

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