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Scopes Revisited: An Interview with Historian Jefrey Breshears

Promoted as a battle royale between science and religion — evolutionary theory versus biblical creation — in its actual content the trial was underwhelming. Read More ›
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Ann and Walter Bradley at Baylor University in 2004, via Baylor University.

Remembering Walter Bradley: A Trailblazer in Intelligent Design with a Legacy to Inspire

It is with deep reverence that I learned of the passing of my hero. Walter was a man of extraordinary intellect, boundless compassion, and unwavering faith. Read More ›
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Larry Sanger at Discovery Institute's 2024 COSM Technology Summit
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Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger on Intelligent Design and His Conversion to Christianity

Sanger was content with his agnosticism until a student posed a question about the fine-tuning of the universe and whether it pointed to a mind behind nature. Read More ›
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Luskin: Why Intelligent Design Is the Truly Scientific Method

That codicil, a matter of personal or philosophical preference, binds and blinds the scientist in a way that is NOT scientific. Read More ›
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Richard Dawkins and the Law of Unintended Consequences

The New Atheists’ failure to understand the nuanced way that “ordinary people” think was a profound strategic error. Read More ›
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C. S. Lewis on Science Abuse: Join Eric Metaxas and John West for Socrates in the City, Feb. 8 in Seattle

Lewis was a critic of the growing power of scientism, the effort to apply science to areas outside its bounds. His writing on this couldn't be timelier. Read More ›
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An Argument from C. S. Lewis for Intelligent Design

According to Lewis, “universal evolutionism” has schooled us to think complicated functional things naturally arise from cruder and less complicated things. Read More ›
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John West: C. S. Lewis and the “Human Fallibility of Science”

The spirt or psychology of the day gives us the science we wished for. This makes it highly fallible, and potentially dangerous. Read More ›
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Muslims Should Be Natural Allies of Intelligent Design 

I have been invited to speak at many Islamic Centers throughout the United States and Canada over the last ten years. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin: Why Intelligent Design Is Worth Defending

Is intelligent design true? And is it worth expending the energy to defend it against powerful opposition? Read More ›

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