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Children of Light

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Mathematics, Biology, and Awesome Wonder

“Infinite Patterns” starts with a simple triangle and builds to the most magnificent representations of human and nature’s designs. Read More ›
New view of the Pillars of Creation — infrared
Photo: Pillars of Creation, Eagle Nebula, by NASA, ESA/Hubble and the Hubble Heritage Team.

Are Cosmic and Planetary Fine-Tuning Constant?

The stability of atoms, stars, and people depends on finely tuned physical laws and constants in the local universe. But are they fixed throughout space and time? Read More ›
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Michael Denton Explores the Miracle of Air and Sun

“Whatever the cause and whatever the ultimate explanation, nature appears to be fine-tuned to an astonishing degree for beings of our biology.” Read More ›
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Remembering Phil Johnson: Visiting San Fran Will Never Be the Same

It pleased me to find out that his reading of my book was one of the major influences that motivated him to take up the fight. Read More ›
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On the 15th Anniversary of The Privileged Planet: An Update

The basic thesis of TPP is that the best places for intelligent observers are also the best places for observing. Read More ›
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Intelligent Design from Every Angle: Check Out These Fine Christmas Book Offerings!

Is there anything more relaxing and uplifting than settling in with a good book on a winter day? Read More ›
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NASA’s Parker Probe Kisses the Sun — And Rightly So

It’s thanks only to the fine-tuning of the laws and constants of nature that we live in a universe awash in radiation from this tiny swath of the electromagnetic spectrum — the life-permitting swath. Read More ›
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Listen: Berlinski on the Limits of Rational Discourse

I asked David Berlinski and Michael Denton what they thought was the nub of intellectual difference between a thoughtful Darwkin skeptic and a thoughtful Darwin loyalist. Read More ›
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Image: Carl Sagan lectures to school kids, in a scene from Cosmos (screen shot).

Denton Turns Sagan’s “Humdrum Star” on Its Head

“Flooded with the light of life”: What a beautiful way of putting it. This creates a double dilemma for materialists. Read More ›
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Photo: Richard Feynman in 1984, © Tamiko Thiel (OTRS communication from photographer) [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons.

Cosmic Fine-Tuning Would Be Hard to Believe if It Weren’t True

The dual wave and particulate aspects of light, essential to our ability to see, and so much else, must all be just right to within insanely precise parameters. Read More ›

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