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Near-Death Experiences Cannot Just Be Explained Away

In some cases, patients who had NDEs while in a state of clinical death report dates and numbers that are later found to be accurate, Read More ›
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Photo: Venus, by NASA/JPL, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Geometric Design in the Solar System

My favorite example of such geometric design arises from the mean orbits of our innermost two planets, Mercury and Venus. Read More ›
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We Are Children of Light and Water: Dr. Michael Denton

“In this vast range, there’s only one…infinitesimally small band which has the right energy for photosynthesis,” a prerequisite for human life. Coincidence? Read More ›
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How Light Sustains Human Life: Michael Denton Explains

“The atmosphere lets through just the light we need,” says Denton, “and the sun puts out just the light we need." Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: No Such Thing as a Coincidence

I find coincidences everywhere I look, all the time. Consider a simple blade of grass. One could write a long treatise about the simultaneous goings-on therein. Read More ›
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Photo: Geysers on Enceladus, via NASA.

Intelligent Design and Planetary Timing 

Enceladus is an especially fascinating case. Nearly 100 geysers of water ice are currently jetting out of its south pole at supersonic speed. Read More ›
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Origin of Life without Intelligent Design? Long Story Short Tackles the “Energy Harnessing” Problem

“Life’s energy harnessing process is one big paradox. You need it before you can have it, and you can’t make it until you’ve already made it." Read More ›
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Photo: Phosfate mine, Republic of Nauru, by Lorrie Graham/AusAID, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Miracle of Man: The Problem of Phosphorus

To complete the argument for prior fitness of the elements for our Privileged Species, we must deal with the availability of another essential element. Read More ›
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Remarkable Coincidences in Photosynthesis Shout “Intelligent Design”

From the specific energy of visible light to the unique properties of water, this degree of fine-tuning for life has a clear message. Read More ›
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Photo: Will this rooster stand on the manure pile? By Remi Jouan / CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).

Are Darwinists Backing Away from Falsification?

"If the rooster stands on the manure pile, as the folk saying goes, it will rain tomorrow or it will not rain tomorrow." Read More ›

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