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Dallas Conference: How Earth Was Designed for Technological Advancement

I will explain how the fine-tuning of the laws of physics, our planet, and life interrelate in symphonic harmony to allow humans to advance technologically. Read More ›
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From Astrophysicist Paul Sutter — Multiverse Madness!

I’ve argued that “multiverse thinking” destroys scientific logic. My argument involves a hypothetical “cancer cluster” in a town with a chemical plant. Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer: Evidence of Mind in the Natural World

Can we scientifically detect the activity of a mind behind the universe? Philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer answers this question and more. Read More ›
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No. 10 Story of 2023: Solzhenitsyn’s Prophetic Warning — and Meyer’s Counterpoint of Hope

You would have to be willfully blind, or just stay far away from our major city centers, to miss some of the more obvious signs of the spiritual crisis. Read More ›
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The Christmas Star — A Sign of Design

Part of the difficulty with arriving at a satisfactory theory for the Star stems from a compartmentalized approach. Read More ›
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Brian Miller on the Gift of Vision

Our eyes are easy to take for granted! Yet, the more we dig into this amazingly intricate system, the more thankful we become for them. Read More ›
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More on Roger Penrose and Fine-Tuning

Penrose offers as an alternative to design only that maybe some very different kind of life might be possible without the fine-tunings we see in our universe. Read More ›
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Despite Fine-Tuning, Roger Penrose Is “Agnostic” About Intelligent Design

The slightest changes in almost any of the basic parameters of nature would have led to a universe without stable stars or without stars at all. Read More ›
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Defending Douglas Axe on the Rarity of Protein Folds

The following examination and defense of Dr. Axe serves as a direct, empirical test of Rope Kojonen’s design hypothesis. Read More ›
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A Philosopher Rejects the Multiverse but Embraces Mythology

Ascribing sentience or cosmic purpose to forces or the particles on which they act is to step out of the realm of science into the realm of myth-making. Read More ›

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