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cave-painting
Photo: “Tree of Life,” a cave painting from Borneo, Indonesia, by Lhfage at English Wikipedia [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Childhood in the Ice Age — What Was It Like?

Having reached a point now known as the “Sala dei Misteri,” they left signatures of their time there. Read More ›
Fanciful Landscape
Image: Thomas Doughty, "Fanciful Landscape."

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 ›
Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds
Image credit: Martin Johnson Heade, "Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds."

Stephen Meyer: Scientific Arguments for a Theistic Worldview

Are there strong scientific arguments for theism? Is there such a thing as objective morality? Read More ›
University of Chicago campus
University of Chicago
Photo: University of Chicago campus, by Leefon at en.wikipedia [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

In Science, How “Assumed Atheism” Harms Religious Students

For all practical purposes, there seems to be little daylight today between methodological and metaphysical naturalism, at least in graduate science classes. Read More ›
Darwin's shoes
Photo: Detail of Darwin statue, Natural History Museum, London, by Rept0n1x (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Darwinism as Fact? The Waning of an Historical Myth 

Historically the unfathomable subtleties of our terrestrial environment have been viewed as in and of themselves empirical markers for design. Read More ›
Hesperornis skeleton
Photo: Hesperornis skeleton, Ghedoghedo via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fossil Friday: New Evidence Against Dinosaur Ancestry of Birds

Few hypotheses in evolutionary biology have become as popular among lay people as the postulated ancestry of birds from bipedal dinosaurs. Read More ›
Cicero Denounces Catiline
Image: "Cicero Denounces Catiline," by Cesare Maccari, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Cicero on Intelligent Design — Sound Familiar?

Yesterday was Cicero's birthday. To celebrate, here's my favorite quote from the Roman philosopher. Read More ›
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Trapdoors in the Fitness Landscape: Scientists Revive Worries About an Evolutionary Metaphor            

What if the structure of the landscape is like a block of Swiss cheese, flat and riddled with holes? Read More ›
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Photo credit: Montsechia vidalii, an early flowering plant fossil from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain, by Luis Fernández García, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Could Laws of Nature Give Rise to Platonic Forms?

Biologist Michael Denton's structuralist view says that underlying structural principles govern the form of living things. Read More ›
HarvardUniversity_WidenerLibrary_MainDoor
Photo: Widener Library, Harvard University, by Will Hart from Fullerton, U.S.A. - flickr.com/photos/cthulhuwho1, cthulhuwho1.com, youtube.com/user/CthulhuWho1, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Harvard President Is Out Thanks to Design Filter

William Dembski explains in an excellent new podcast interview with Christopher Sernaque. Read More ›

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