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Evolving Rights? Darwinism’s Impact on American Life and Government

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John G. West
April 8, 2026
The Declaration of Independence is our nation’s founding creed, reminding us time and again that “we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights.” But for too long now, science has been misused to overturn the ideas found in our nation’s founding principles. Is there hope for recovering these truths anew? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid is joined again by Dr. John West to conclude a discussion about West’s latest book Endowed By Our Creator: The Bible, Science, and the Battle for America’s Soul. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation.

How Science Affirms America’s Founding Creed

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John G. West
April 6, 2026
For generations, the hallowed words of the Declaration of Independence that we are endowed by a Creator with certain unalienable rights has inspired not only Americans, but millions around the globe. Yet today, many Americans are skeptical or confused about the Declaration’s key claims. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes Dr. John West to the podcast to begin a discussion about his latest book Endowed By Our Creator: The Bible, Science, and the Battle for America’s Soul. In Part 1, West reviews key words and phrases from the Declaration of Independence to reveal what the founders really meant by them and how they the words were shaped by the philosophical, theological, and scientific consensus of the day.

Uncovering the Hidden Mathematical Structure of the Universe

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Melissa Cain Travis
April 3, 2026
Do humans project mathematical order onto nature? Or was it there all along? On this classic ID The Future from the vault, host Andrew McDiarmid concludes his three-part conversation with Dr. Melissa Cain Travis about her book Thinking God’s Thoughts: Johannes Kepler and the Miracle of Cosmic Comprehensibility. In Part 3, we look at how Kepler’s ideas and work can inform the scientific enterprise today. This is Part 3 of a 3-part discussion.

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America’s Founders and Intelligent Design

The Center for Science and Culture
March 30, 2026
In the Declaration of Independence, America’s Founders proclaimed that “all men are created equal” and “are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.” These were not idle words. They were supported by the Founders’ firm conviction that nature supplied objective evidence of a Creator. In this video, learn the untold story about the Founders’ belief that nature was intelligently designed. This video is adapted from the book Endowed by Our Creator: The Bible, Science, and the Battle for America’s Soul by John G. West. Find out more by reading the book: https://www.discovery.org/b/endowed-by-our-creator/ This video is hosted by Adam Nieri, who works as an AI Content Creator and Educator at Curious Refuge, runs the ‪@studiosonderhaus‬ YouTube

Endowed by Our Creator Trailer

The Center for Science and Culture
March 17, 2026
The Declaration of Independence proclaims that “all men are created equal” and “are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.” For generations, those hallowed words inspired not only Americans, but millions around the globe. Yet today many Americans are skeptical or confused about the Declaration’s key claims. Now comes a powerful defense of America’s founding: Endowed by Our Creator: The Bible, Science, and the Battle for America’s Soul by John G. West published by Discovery Institute Press. Find out more at https://www.discovery.org/b/endowed-by-our-creator/.

How High-Tech in Your Cells Points to God

The Center for Science and Culture
February 2, 2026
God Proofs

Do you know that the cells inside you are filled with high-tech features and devices? And that they point to God? A short animated video inspired by the graphic novel The God Proofs: How Science Points to YOUR Creator by Doug Ell for young teens and above.

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Yunxian Skulls Abruptly Reassigned

As Günter Bechly used to wryly observe, human evolution is a subject that is constantly being “rewritten,” often accompanied by much media fanfare.

Archaeology

The Joy of (Neanderthal) Cooking

The Darwinian account of the human race would be much easier to believe in good faith if scientists could point to a clearly inferior and clearly human being.

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Why AI Won’t Replace Us Spiritually

AI systems increasingly resemble human intelligence. But resemblance alone does not make them image bearers. It cannot. AI systems do not represent God.

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The Matters that Matter

I’ve built my professional career on twin pillars. The first is cognitive simulation, that is, artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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On the Origin of Our New Name

First, the conversation delves into the site’s launch in December 2004, when the modern intelligent design movement and the Internet were both relatively new.

Science Struggles with Reality

There seems to be little relationship between many science writers’ current concerns and the reasons that public trust in science has been steadily declining.

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