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Doug Axe
Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Carl Linnaeus
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

Topic

C.S. Lewis

Satan
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Author
Neil Thomas
Date
October 27, 2021
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Bioethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
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Darwin and Milton: From Paradise Lost to the Origin of Species

Neil Thomas
October 27, 2021
Bioethics, Evolution, Faith & Science
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Literary critic William Empson, in a famous study, described Satan as the de facto hero of the epic in a cosmic revolt against divine repression. Read More ›
C. S. Lewis
Photo: C. S. Lewis, by Asar Studios/Alamy (Photo by Hans Wild/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images).
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Jay W. Richards
Date
October 26, 2021
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Bioethics
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Scientific Reasoning
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C. S. Lewis and the Argument from Reason

Jay W. Richards
October 26, 2021
Bioethics, Faith & Science, Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning
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Naturalists, like everyone else, generally trust their reason to lead them to truth. Read More ›
C. S. Lewis
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John G. West
Date
October 25, 2021
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Why C. S. Lewis Doubted the Creative Power of Natural Selection

John G. West
October 25, 2021
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Lewis first read Bergson in France during World War I while recovering from shrapnel wounds from the front-lines, and the experience on Lewis was profound. Read More ›
Max McLean as C. S. Lewis
Photo: Max McLean as C. S. Lewis, via The Most Reluctant Convert.
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David Klinghoffer
Date
October 19, 2021
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Bioethics
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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Listen, or Watch: West and McLean on Science, C. S. Lewis’s Journey, and More

David Klinghoffer
October 19, 2021
Bioethics, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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Actor Max McLean points out an insight from Lewis on the role of apologetic and other arguments in maintaining faith. Read More ›
Max McLean as C. S. Lewis
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John G. West
Date
October 15, 2021
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Bioethics
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Spend an Evening with C. S. Lewis on November 3

John G. West
October 15, 2021
Bioethics, Faith & Science
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The movie opens with Lewis as an outspoken scientific atheist, whose view of science reinforces his bleak materialistic view of the universe. Read More ›
spiral galaxy NGC 5037
spiral galaxy NGC 5037
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Author
Mike Keas
Date
October 12, 2021
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Astronomy
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Planetology
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The Big Myth: Big Universe Is a Problem for Religion  

Mike Keas
October 12, 2021
Astronomy, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Planetology
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Self-appointed spokesmen for science often use the enormous size of the cosmos, with its billions of galaxies, as a club to beat up Christianity. Read More ›
Martin Luther King Jr.
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John G. West
Date
August 10, 2021
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Bioethics
Evolution
Technology
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Martin Luther King’s Powerful Critique of Scientific Racism, Scientific Materialism

John G. West
August 10, 2021
Bioethics, Evolution, Technology
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Dr. King was critical of the misuse of science to promote racial discrimination, and he spoke against the idea that humans are the products of a blind process. Read More ›
genie
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July 6, 2021
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Biology
Evolution
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Darwin’s Genie: Misapplied Natural Selection Continues

Science and Culture
July 6, 2021
Biology, Evolution
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“Natural selection” is like a Swiss Army knife that researchers in widely different disciplines use to solve their problems. Read More ›
hedgehog
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Michael Flannery
Date
March 6, 2021
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Evolution
Faith & Science
Philosophy of Science
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Michael Ruse on Purpose: A Conflicted Response

Michael Flannery
March 6, 2021
Evolution, Faith & Science, Philosophy of Science
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Whatever else might be said of Ruse and his work, like all his books this one is worth having on the shelf. Read More ›
flies in amber
Photo: Flies in amber, by Manukyan Andranik, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Michael Flannery
Date
March 5, 2021
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Arts
Evolution
Faith & Science
Human Exceptionalism
Mathematics
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Michael Ruse on Purpose: The Flies in the Ointment

Michael Flannery
March 5, 2021
Arts, Evolution, Faith & Science, Human Exceptionalism, Mathematics
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Ruse’s chronological snobbery might be forgiven if the claims he makes for Darwinism can be unequivocally substantiated. Read More ›

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