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With Scopes Trial Anniversary Approaching, We Need Science, Not Just Feelings

At best, Christian commitment without a reasonable basis is only shifting sand under believers’ feet. At worst, it invites disdain. Read More ›
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The Very “Nature of the Universe” Puzzles Physicists

The more physicists know about the universe, the larger loom some questions about ultimate realities. Read More ›
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Interview: New Book Advances Skepticism as a Solution to Materialist Ideology

"The book's cover features Friedrich Nietzsche and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn holding opposite ends of a rope as they play tug of war for the soul of the West." Read More ›
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A “Quantum Miracle” that Leads to Life

To eventually form stars, planets, and life, neutral atoms are a definite prerequisite. Read More ›
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Plato’s Revenge: Intelligent Design in Real Time

David Klinghoffer engages Richard Sternberg’s big questions, and a number of his own, on philosophical, scientific, and even highly personal planes. Read More ›
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On Evolution, Pope Francis Spoke and the Media Got it Wrong

According to Pope Francis, evolution per se still requires a Creator and cannot be the result of purely physical causes. Read More ›
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Why the “Universe from Nothing” Model Points to Intelligent Design

Did our universe come from nothing, as some physicists have proposed? This episode is built around a suggestion I recently received from a listener. Read More ›
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Revenge of the Turtle Lady 

You’ve probably heard the story about the old lady who tells a Famous Professor that the world is actually sitting on the back of giant turtle.  Read More ›
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Can Science Find God? Stephen Meyer vs. Michael Shermer

Humans seem to be drawn in a certain direction toward truth and beauty. Is that an accident of nature? Read More ›
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The Singularity that Atheists Try To Evade

The singularity isn’t the supposed future singularity imagined by transhumanists, but the well-supported singularity at the foundation of the Big Bang. Read More ›

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