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Utah
Photo credit: David Coppedge.

In Explanations Reported by Mainstream Science, Design Inference Continues to Factor

Speaking of regularly spaced circles, I observed something similar in southern Utah from a helicopter in 2019 (see the photo at the top). Read More ›
Star trails from the International Space Station
Photo: Star trails from the International Space Station, by NASA/Don Pettit.

Local Fine-Tuning and Habitable Zones

In considering fine-tuning, physicists assume that the constants and initial conditions (and possibly the physical laws) could have been different. Read More ›
ocean
Photo source: Illustra Media.

Salt of the Earth Regulates Habitability

A planet needs more than location in a habitable zone. It needs the right ingredients, and salt has a surprising role. Read More ›
exoplanet
Image credit: M. Mizera / PTA / IAU100, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Search for Habitable Planets Is a Design Detection Exercise

The extent of habitable space within all space can serve as a determinant of the plausibility of naturalism vs intelligent design. Read More ›
Curiosity rover
Photo: Curiosity rover on Mars, by NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS.

Rare Earth: How Vital Minerals “Evolve”

It's intriguing that life as we know it depends on a seemingly un-natural distribution of minerals. Read More ›
Uranus
Photo: Uranus, by NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Casey Luskin: Questions Across the Cosmos

Following his wonderful talk at the Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, geologist Casey Luskin took questions from the audience. Read More ›
Maxwell Montes
Photo: Maxwell Montes, by NASA/JPL, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Astrobiology Points to the “Miracle of Man”

Scientists are making observations that add to Denton’s case, further constraining the requirements for habitability. Read More ›
rainbow
Photo credit: Todd Cravens, via Unsplash.

How Rainbows Unlocked the Universe

Rainbows have long been a rich and powerful symbol, from the Scriptural account of the aftermath of the flood to today’s progressive sexual agenda. Read More ›
cells
Image credit: Arek Socha via Pixabay.

Epiphany — Denton on Nature’s Fitness for Life

Biologists once wondered about a “life force,” but Michael Denton sees intelligence in the design of carbon, its unique properties, and its relation to water. Read More ›
Rare Earth

Rare Earth at Twenty — And My Connection

In principle, the conjoining of the many Rare Earth factors could overwhelm the available probabilistic resources and serve as evidence for Earth’s design. Read More ›

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