Tag: Benjamin Wiker

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Author
John Zmirak

Date
August 5, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Adolf Hitler, Africa, apes, baboons, Benjamin Wiker, Bible, biology, Book of Nature, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, Creation or Evolution: A Catholic Dilemma, Douglas Axe, Edith Hamilton, faith and science, fundamentalists, Higher Criticism, Isaac Newton, jesus, Johannes Kepler, Kruger National Park, kudus, Louis Pasteur, Michael Behe, Michael Chabarek, Old Testament, pasta, Politicizing the Bible, Pope John Paul II, Pope Pius XII, Red Sea, Rube Goldberg, safari, Scott Hahn, South Africa, Stephen Meyer, Table Mountain, The Black Marlin, theology, Thomas Bulfinch, Undeniable (book), wild dogs, wildlife, Zimbabwe}

New Book by Chaberek, Greene Probes Evolution as a “Catholic Dilemma”

_{John Zmirak
August 5, 2026

Evolution, Faith & Science

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I recently returned from a safari through Zimbabwe and South Africa. The high point, I’ll confess, was one wildlife encounter in particular. Read More ›

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Author
Amanda Witt

Date
January 21, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Benjamin Kidd, Benjamin Wiker, Christianity, Christians, Darwin Comes to Africa, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, Darwinists, Europe, Flora Lugard, Frederick Lugard, Fulani, Galton Chair of Eugenics, Great Britain, Islam, John West, Karl Pearson, livestock, Lord Salisbury, Nazi Germany, New Testament, Nigeria, Nigerians, Northern Nigeria, Olufemi Oluniyi, Racism, Richard Weikart, scientific racisim, Scripture, Sir Charles Eliot, Social Darwinism, United States, University College London, William MacGregor, Yoruba}

The Nigerian Experiment: Social Darwinism in Practice

_{Amanda Witt
January 21, 2026

Evolution, Faith & Science

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In the late 19th century, Great Britain, the United States, and twelve European nations got together and divided Africa up among themselves. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
September 10, 2024

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, alchemy, ancient Greeks, Benjamin Wiker, compounds, elements, gold, human vision, hydrogen, ions, Jonathan Witt, matter, oxygen, reactions, sun, The Privileged Planet, water}

Weird Water and Its Role in the Rise of Chemistry

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
September 10, 2024

Chemistry, Intelligent Design

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Water has been crucial in the transition from alchemy to the science of chemistry. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
January 8, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Wiker, birth, Canceled Science, Charles Darwin, children, Christmas Eve, evolution, faith, future, history, intelligent design, Kentucky, materialism, Napoleon, newborn, pregnancy, providence, United States}

Design in the Grand Human Story

_{Eric Hedin
January 8, 2024

Biochemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Two famous individuals who share the birthdate of February 12, 1809, are Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
April 27, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", Benjamin Wiker, Christianity, Church Fathers, creation, defining id, designer, Douglas Axe, evolution, evolutionary biologists, God's Grandeur, intellectuals, intelligent cause, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, Logan Gage, Michael Denton, molecular machines, natural laws, Reductionism, Robin Collins, Roman Catholic, scientists, Scripture, theology, Thomas Aquinas, universal common descent, universe, William Lane Craig}

Here Is What We Mean by Intelligent Design (And What We Don’t)

_{Ann Gauger
April 27, 2023

Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science

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Some ID supporters agree with universal common descent, but many ID supporters argue against the idea that all life shares a common ancestor. Read More ›

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Author
Logan Paul Gage

Date
April 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Physics
Tagged
, Aristotle, atomists, Benjamin Wiker, Church Fathers, Democritus, Douglas Axe, Epicurus, evolution, God's Grandeur, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, New Atheists, Plato, Robin Collins, Roman Catholic, Scopes Monkey Trial, Scripture, Socrates, Stephen Meyer, stereotypes, William Lane Craig}

Understanding Design Arguments: An Introduction for Catholics

_{Logan Paul Gage
April 24, 2023

Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Physics

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What ID denies is that every feature of nature is the product of natural forces all the way down. This commitment is necessarily shared by Catholics. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
April 19, 2023

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, Anthony Esolen, Aristotle, beauty, Benjamin Wiker, Bible, Brian Miller, Bruce Chapman, Christianity, consciousness, creator, faith and science, Father Michael Chaberek, God's Grandeur, Günter Bechly, human origins, intelligent design, Jay Richards, Logan Gage, materialism, Michael Behe, Moral Law, natural law, paleontology, Richard Sternberg, Roman Catholic, Thomas Aquinas}

When Catholics Argue for Intelligent Design

_{Ann Gauger
April 19, 2023

Biology, Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The evidence from science is clear, but with the discussion of philosophical questions, the necessity of a Creator becomes overwhelming. Read More ›

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Date
April 17, 2023

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, Anthony Esolen, Benjamin Wiker, Bruce Chapman, Cambridge University Press, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Discovery Institute, evolution, faith and science, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, J. Budziszewski, Jay Richards, Michael Behe, Michael Chaberek, Michael Egnor, philosophers, Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic, theology, Thomas Aquinas}

New Book Offers the CATHOLIC Case for Intelligent Design

_{Science & Culture
April 17, 2023

Biology, Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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The world — indeed, the universe — is charged with grandeur. Everything speaks of its beauty, power, and purpose — of its exquisite and intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
January 12, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Science
Tagged
, Adrian Desmond, Alfred Russel Wallace, Benjamin Wiker, Darwin: Portrait of a Genius, eugenics, evolution, forced sterilization, From Darwin to Hitler, Germany, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Heidelberg University, history, Hitler’s Ethic, Jacques Barzun, James Moore, Janet Browne, Joseph Stalin, New Scientist, On the Origin of Species, Paul Johnson, Phillip E. Johnson, Racism, Richard Weikart, Slate, Social Darwinism, The Descent of Man, Thomas Malthus, United States, Victorian England}

Remembering Paul Johnson’s Assessment of Darwin

_{Michael Flannery
January 12, 2023

Evolution, Science

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The reviewers that insist this work is “ludicrous,” a “smear,” or a “hatchet job” are wrong; it is none of these. Read More ›

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Author
Bruce Chapman

Date
January 9, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Science Reporting
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, A Meaningful World, abstraction, Benjamin Wiker, cosmos, culture, earth, evolution, genius, intelligent design, irreducibly complex systems, Islam, Jesus Christ, Jonathan Witt, materialism, media, nature, Pope Benedict XVI, reality, Richard Dawkins, Roman Catholic, theology}

Pope Benedict on Intelligent Design and the Dangers of Darwinian Materialism

_{Bruce Chapman
January 9, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Science Reporting, Scientific Reasoning

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“We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution,” he said. “Each of us is the result of a thought of God.” Read More ›