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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 4, 2021

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Fine-tuning
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", Allison Hopper, alt-right, Arizona, atheism, bedtime story, Big Bang, Brian Miller, Charles Darwin, Dan Falk, Darwinism, earth, Elizabeth Whatley, evolution, fiction, Human Zoos, intelligent agents, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, James Croft, John West, Kirk Durston, meaning, multiverse, purpose, Racism, Return of the God Hypothesis, Scientific American, scientific evidence, Stephen Meyer, Steven Weinberg, Thomas Nagel, universe}

From Scientific American, Another Bedtime Story for Atheists

_{David Klinghoffer
August 4, 2021

Biology, Cosmology, Fine-tuning, Physical Sciences, Physics

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The upshot of the best modern biology and cosmology can be epitomized by changing just one word in physicist Steven Weinberg’s famous comment. Read More ›

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Author
Elizabeth Whately

Date
July 29, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Metaphysics
Physical Sciences
Physics
Psychology
Tagged
, atheism, Big Bang, God Hypothesis, Jordan Peterson, Lawrence Krauss, Macbeth, religion, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dawkins, Santa Claus, scientists, secular humanism, Stephen Meyer, supernatural, universe}

Jordan Peterson, Lawrence Krauss, and the God Hypothesis

_{Elizabeth Whately
July 29, 2021

Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Physical Sciences, Physics, Psychology

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Stephen Meyer opens his new book with a memorable anecdote about debating Krauss live while battling a fierce migraine. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 20, 2021

Categories
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, aliens, Aristotle, Arthur C. Clarke, atheism, extraterrestrials, Lawrence Krauss, magic, New York Post, nuclear fusion, panspermia, Paul Nelson, Quillette, spacecraft, Stephen Meyer, UFOs, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}

Meyer, Krauss, Nelson: UAPs, UFOs, and Panspermia

_{David Klinghoffer
July 20, 2021

Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics

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The fact that we can't identify the UAPs, in light of our own "limited scientific imagination," should not be permitted to manipulate us into a false dilemma. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 15, 2021

Categories
Cosmology
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, experts, laymen, Return of the God Hypothesis, scientists, specialists, Stephen Meyer, The Stream, Tom Gilson, weddings, Yiddish}

In Writing for Lay and Scientific Readers, Stephen Meyer Dances at Two Weddings

_{David Klinghoffer
July 15, 2021

Cosmology, Physical Sciences, Physics

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If the experts "have an objection," says Tom Gilson, Meyer "knows it already, and he answers it." Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 15, 2021

Categories
Cosmology
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Big Bang, black holes, causal closure, causes, David Papineau, dualism, electrons, G.K. Chesterton, general relativity, materialism, materialists, neuroscience, quantum entanglement, quantum mechanics, singularities, space-time, Thomas Aquinas, universe}

Is the Universe Causally Closed?

_{Michael Egnor
July 15, 2021

Cosmology, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Materialists argue that dualism of mind and brain is not possible because of causal closure — by which they mean that all physical effects have physical causes. Read More ›

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Date
July 14, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", Arizona State University, astrobiologists, information, intelligence, intelligent design, Lee Cronin, Lex Fridman, physicists, reality, Santa Fe Institute, Sara Walker}

Sara Walker: Intelligent Design without Intelligent Design

_{Science and Culture
July 14, 2021

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

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We’ll be watching Walker’s publications to see how much farther she can move in the direction of ID. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
July 1, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, Canceled Science, Discovery Institute Press, entropy, Eric Anderson, Eric Hedin, ID the Future, information, Second Law of Thermodynamics}

Information, Entropy, and the First Life

_{Jonathan Witt
July 1, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics

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Physicist Eric Hedin talks about the challenge the second law of thermodynamics poses for naturalistic scenarios for the origin of the first living organism. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
July 1, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, Arizona State University, biological information, chemicals, Inference (journal), intelligent agents, intelligent design, Jeremy England, Justin Brierley, mainstream science, MIT, molecules, Paul Davies, religions, scientific materialism, self-replicating machines, Unbelievable}

England, Davies: Honesty, if Not Agreement, on the Origin of Life

_{Brian Miller
July 1, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics

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Jeremey England explained his conjecture that the flow of energy through a chemical system could cause it to self-organize in such a way as to move toward life. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
June 30, 2021

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, biochemical systems, biosignatures, chiral centers, information, intelligent design, living systems, molecules, Nature Communications, organic molecules}

Just Down the Street from ID: “Molecular Assembly Index”

_{Paul Nelson
June 30, 2021

Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physics

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"The selection of one such possibility out of the combinatorically large number of possibilities is a process that requires information." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 24, 2021

Categories
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, atheism, Brian Keating, faith, multiverse, personal God, religious believers, Return of the God Hypothesis, scientists, Stephen Meyer, UC San Diego}

Keating: Blind Faith in the Multiverse

_{David Klinghoffer
June 24, 2021

Physical Sciences, Physics

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The multiverse is nothing but unsupported belief, adopted as a defense against an inference to theism. Read More ›