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Could Faith, Science, and Simulation Theory Be Mutually Reinforcing?

MIT-trained Rizwan Virk says something that is surprising: that his approach to cosmology is a branch of intelligent design. Read More ›
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In Debate with Meyer, Matt Dillahunty Brandishes His “Surveys”

Maybe Dillahunty had consulted some other survey that morning, but a “show of hands” is certainly no ground for adjudicating matters of this nature. Read More ›
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Brave, Brave, Brave, Brave Sir Richard

If I were an atheist, I would feel pretty discouraged about now by the New Atheist icon. Read More ›
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Three Replies to the “Who Designed the Designer?” Objection

Suppose scientists did formulate a viable materialistic explanation for the origin of life. Couldn’t someone ask for an account of the origin of matter itself? Read More ›
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“God of the Gaps,” and Other Old Friends: Responding to Critics in The Telegraph

There are a lot of commenters refuting arguments that Stephen Meyer never made. What he is offering is what philosophers of science call an abductive inference. Read More ›
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Meyer: Twenty Years Later, Debate with New Atheists Is Over

In the Philippine jungles after World War II, a few lonely Japanese soldiers carried on fighting for decades, not realizing the war was over. Read More ›
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Fine-Tuning — for the Universe or for Life? A Physicist Exercises His Imagination

Teetering on the brink of science fiction is the supposition that advanced civilizations would utilize black holes for energy sources. Read More ›
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New Light on Dark Energy Points to Our Privileged Space

Modern astronomy relies not only on bigger telescopes and more sophisticated instruments, but upon computational power. Read More ›
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A cheetah in full pursuit of a gazelle across the African savanna during a dust-filled chase at golden hour
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On the 30th Anniversary of the CSC, Let’s Take Stock of Intelligent Design

Third Way and EES thinking shows that mainstream science is moving on a compass heading that is right in the direction of intelligent design. Read More ›
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Papers: Argumentation and Surprise Are Best Ways to Do Good Science

I’m sure the authors of these papers didn’t mean to pay ID any compliments, but everything we’ve seen here closely tracks with intelligent design literature. Read More ›

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