Tag: astronomy

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Author
Kyle Dillon

Date
July 21, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaequatio intellectus ad pulchrum, adaequatio intellectus ad rem, Alvin Plantinga, Artemis II, astronomers, astronomy, beauty, Emmanuel Kant, First Law of Planetary Motion, geocentric model, Harmonice Mundi, Harmonies of the World, heliocentric model, Henri Poincaré, Holy Grail, Johannes Kepler, Justice Potter Stewart, mathematical formulas, Mortimer Adler, NASA, Nicolaus Copernicus, science, Science and Beauty (series), scientific revolution, Supreme Court, theology, Thomas Aquinas, universe, Where the Conflict Really Lies}

Beauty and Science: Canvas of the Great Creator

_{Rev. Kyle A. Dillon
July 21, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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When Johannes Kepler discovered that his mathematical formula perfectly matched his experimental observations, he was euphoric. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
May 1, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Allan Sandage, Angelika Film Center, astronomy, audience, Bijan Nemati, creator, Dean Kenyon, Design Inference, design theorists, documentary, geophysicists, inference to the best explanation, materialism, New York Times, physicists, physics, premiere, Return of the God Hypothesis, Rotary Club, scientific arguments, scientific reasoning, scientists, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, theaters, theism, universe, University of Cambridge, William Dembski}

Dispatch from Dallas: Documentary Premieres Where It All Started

_{Jonathan Witt
May 1, 2026

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

3}

There is something fitting, even story-like, about Meyer's presence at the Dallas premiere. Read More ›

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Author
Scott Powell

Date
April 22, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, astronomy, biology, Charles Darwin, Cicero, computer code, cosmology, creator, digital symbols, discovery, DNA, fine-tuning, Florence, galactic habitable zone, Galileo Galilei, history, intelligence, Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, Karl Marx, living cell, Medicis, mind, Nicolaus Copernicus, Periclean Athens, physics, programmer, progress, Robert Boyle, self-destruction, The Story of Everything, theism, Thomas Huxley, war, William Shakespeare, written language}

In the Sweep of History, Two Great Competing Stories

_{Scott Powell
April 22, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

7}

We are on the threshold of greater discovery and flourishing than ever because of a quiet, but growing reconciliation between trust in science and trust in God. Read More ›

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Author
Walter Myers III

Date
April 16, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Physics
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, astronomers, astronomy, Big Bang, Bijan Nemati, carbon, Carl Sagan, Catholic priests, civil engineers, documentary, earth, Edwin Hubble, Energy, explosion, Frank Tipler, Georges Lemaître, heavy elements, iron, Jay Richards, john lennox, mathematical laws, matter, Mount Wilson, oxygen, physicists, physics, planetary science, scientific establishment, solar system, space, stars, stellar evolution, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Meyer, The Grand Design, The Story of Everything, tolerances, universe, universe-creating machine, Voyager 1}

Are We at Another Lemaître Moment? Cosmological Evidence Suggests So

_{Walter Myers III
April 16, 2026

Cosmology, Physics

10}

The universe is not large in spite of us — it is large, in part, because of what it takes to produce us. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 29, 2016

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, Anthropic Principle, anthropocentrism, astronomer, astronomy, science}

Harvard Astronomer: “We Seem to Be Cosmically Special, Perhaps Even Unique”

_{David Klinghoffer
November 29, 2016

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

5}

Howard Smith blunts Stephen Hawking's assertion that "The human race is just a chemical scum on a moderate-sized planet." Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
October 27, 2016

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, astronomy, galaxies, Science}

New Research Finds Two Trillion Galaxies

_{Sarah Chaffee
October 27, 2016

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

3}

Not one of these myriad galaxies would exist without fantastically precise cosmological fine-tuning. Read More ›

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post

Date
October 21, 2016

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, astronomy, Design Inference, Science, stars}

Strange Signals from the Stars — Another Case Study of the Design Inference

_{Science & Culture
October 21, 2016

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

2}

The point here is not to decide the merits of specific theories or conclusions. Read More ›

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post

Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 7, 2016

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, astronomy, fine-tuning argument, science, solar eclipse, The Privileged Planet}

Solar Eclipse: By Design or “Happy Celestial Circumstance”?

_{David Klinghoffer
September 7, 2016

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

3}

Speaking of fire and intelligent design, our colleague Sarah Chaffee had an excellent post the other day. Read More ›

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post

Author
Kirk Durston

Date
August 25, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, astronomy, cosmology, evolution, fine-tuning, intelligent design, origin of life, Science}

Is the Earth the Most Special Planet in the Universe, After All?

_{Kirk Durston
August 25, 2016

Evolution, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

7}

As a small boy, I thought the earth was flat...and it ended ten miles away behind the tall wooden fence at Sticky's Drive-in. Read More ›

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post

Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 8, 2016

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, astronomy, Fire-Maker, intelligent design, science, space}

Objection to Intelligent Design — Universe Is Too Big, with Too Much “Wasted Space”

_{David Klinghoffer
June 8, 2016

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

4}

Is it like going to the mall and looking for a pair of pants with the right waist and inseam measurements? Read More ›