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Panpsychist
Egnor
Image credit: Photo by Zoltan Tasi on Unsplash.

Egnor Considers the Confession of a Panpsychist

Durham University philosopher Philip Goff poses the question, “Could Electrons Be Conscious?” Read More ›
adult stem cell
gold standard
Photo: An adult stem cell, by Robert M. Hunt / CC BY.

Past Years of Hype Notwithstanding, Adult Stem Cells Are Now the “Gold Standard”

Remember this the next time ideologically driven scientists, bioethicists, and their media water carriers seek to drive public opinion. Read More ›
fairy circles
intelligent design
Photo: An aerial view of fairy circles in Western Australia, by Stephan Getzin/University of Göttingen, via EurkeAlert!

Fairy Circles, Spider Silk, Epigenetics, and More: Intelligent Design in the News

So-called “fairy circles” yielded to a natural explanation, according to a research team: they are abandoned termite mounds. Now, however, another natural theory is rising. Read More ›
Westminster Conference
Michael Behe

No Triangulation as Michael Behe Headlines 2019 Westminster Conference

As I’m writing this I’ve been reacquainting myself with physicist Marcelo Gleiser, who just won the year’s prestigious, $1.5 million Templeton Prize. Read More ›
classroom
intelligent design
Photo credit: Edwin Andrade on Unsplash.

Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design — A Note to Parents; And an Upcoming Deadline

Think of it: Wealthy parents are bribing their kids’ way into universities where the ultimate mystery of existence doesn’t even get a hearing. Read More ›
running
specified complexity
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Specified Complexity Is All Around Us

A key idea in the theory of ID is specification, or matching a pattern. Specified, complex information is a hallmark of intelligent activity. Read More ›
Manfred Eigen
catastrophe error
Photo: Manfred Eigen (second from the right) met with Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in 1983, by Rob Croes / Anefo [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Error Catastrophe: Manfred Eigen’s Show-Stopper Is Still Stopping the Origin-of-Life Show

We are nearing a half-century since Eigen wrote about this paradox, and it “still challenges theoretical biologists.” Read More ›
football
Kepler
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Kepler Versus Religion as a Football

Evolutionists play a game, and it’s a shallow one. So what’s the truth about science, and religion, and how they do or do not fit together? Read More ›
Froghopper
insect

Small Wonders: Scientists Reveal the Secrets of Amazing Little Insects and Crustaceans

It often seems that the closer you need to look, the greater the wonder. It’s as if someone set it there to hide, waiting for us. Read More ›

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