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A Forest, Not a Tree? Nelson Asks Why Universal Common Descent Needn’t “Pay” for Failures

Maybe life is not a tree but, as biologists are finding to be increasingly likely, a forest or an orchard. But then what are the consequences for strict naturalism? Read More ›
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No, Really? Scientists Find Anti-Christian Prejudice in the Science World

The statement that “scientists call” this group “fundamentalist and/or evangelical” makes it sounds as if that is an objective, scientific label. Read More ›
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Carnival of the Animals Delights Scientists

The graceful, pulsating moon jellyfish move in “a very efficient way,” say biologists at the University of Bonn. Read More ›
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Introducing Walter Bradley: Friend, Hero, and Coauthor of The Mystery of Life’s Origin

Through solid scientific analysis, Mystery showed there was no explanation for the origin of life. But that was 35 years ago. Has it held up? Read More ›
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Can Science Answer All the “Big” Questions?

Peter Atkins is right that science can answer the biggest question we can ask. His problem is that he doesn’t like the answer science provides. Read More ›
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Before Natural Selection There Was, and Remains, a Mystery

Bradley and Marks offer an uncommonly clear discussion of the problem of the early Earth’s atmosphere, and why materialist theories stumble on the ancient rocks. Read More ›
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Stars of ID Were Out for the Day: More Photos from the Dallas Science & Faith Conference

At one point a participant in a Q&A asked Douglas Axe, as a “celebrity lookalike,” which movie star he’s most often mistaken for! Read More ›
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Information as Matter’s “Fifth State” — A Physicist’s Contortion

Dark matter is the unknown substance thought to make up some 27 percent of the universe. It can’t be observed but only theorized. Read More ›
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Surprises in Cell Codes Reveal Information Goes Far Beyond DNA

Information is the stuff of life. Not limited to DNA, information is found in most biomolecules in living cells. Read More ›

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