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Earth — The Mystery of Our Colorful Home

Certainly, there is no logical reason why life should be wedded to the transcendental value of beauty. Read More ›
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How Butterflies “Evolve” by Design

Biologists have wondered how the patterns on butterfly wings change.  Read More ›
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Photo source: “Why Our Sun and Atmosphere Appear Intelligently Designed,” via Discovery Institute.

Springtime Is High Season for Intelligent Design

What complexity there is in our water cycle, which brings life to many organisms and at the same time replenishes and renews itself. Read More ›
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Photo courtesy of The Village Forum, Saratoga, CA. 

A Debate in California; a Piece of Business

Dr. S. Joshua Swamidass and I spoke on the topic of God and Evolution. Read More ›
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Image credit: Johannes Vermeer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Listen: Why Scientific Materialism Is No Match for Truth, Beauty, and Goodness

These abstract concepts don’t derive from the material world, yet we feel impoverished without them; they’re foundations of a life worth living. Read More ›
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Mission Impossible: Darwinizing Beauty

The ease of ascribing beauty to intelligent design contrasts with the impossibility of explaining its origin by material causes. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Егор Камелев via Unsplash.

Here’s How to Tell if Scientists Are Exaggerating

Here’s the simple test to tell if scientists are exaggerating wildly. Let’s call it: “The Principle of Comparative Difficulty.” Read More ›
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Photo: Chengjiang fossil site, courtesy of Illustra Media.

Early Cambrian Complexity and Other News

Stephen Meyer’s case for intelligent design in Darwin’s Doubt keeps getting vindicated by new fossils. Read More ›
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Image: Girl with a Pearl Earring, by Johannes Vermeer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Transcendental Treasury of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness 

Truth, beauty, and goodness are abstract concepts that correspond to our deepest desires. They are not likely to have evolved by a neo-Darwinian process. Read More ›
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Photo: Molly Wagner, Swan Lake, by KCBalletMedia [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Chin Enigma

A scientific theory that on principle refuses to see the obvious is an achievement of which only humans are capable. Read More ›

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