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Berlinski: Life Shows a “Kind of Intelligence Evident Nowhere Else” in Nature

"There is the mystery of life itself. If scientists thought that its origin and nature would yield to scientific reductionism, they have been disappointed." Read More ›
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David Berlinski on Human-Chimp Differences, Human Origins, Origin of Life, and More

He challenges Stephen Jay Gould’s idea that the difference between humans and chimps is merely one of degree but not kind, calling this “utterly ridiculous.” Read More ›
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Materialistic Science Resembles a Tower of Babel

David Berlinski reflects on the seminal 1966 WISTAR symposium, which laid out some mathematical challenges to Darwinism. Read More ›
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Behe, Meyer, and Lennox: Evidence for Design Is Growing

Peter Robinson sits down with Michael Behe, John Lennox, and Stephen Meyer, three leading voices in science on the case for an intelligent designer. Read More ›
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The Mathematical Case Against Darwinian Evolution

The interview was inspired by Professor Gelernter’s essay “Giving Up Darwin: A Fond Farewell to a Brilliant and Beautiful Theory.” Read More ›
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Intelligent Design Is Not Just for Conservatives

After a decade of immersing myself in Darwin studies, evolutionary theory, and intelligent design, I find myself unexpectedly supportive of the iD position. Read More ›
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Why Evolution’s Selection/Mutation Mechanism Fails

Do random mutational processes have the power to generate new base or amino acid sequences for natural selection to act upon within the time available? Read More ›
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Hello, Stuart Kauffman

Kauffman is one of the more interesting participants in the debates about the nature of life. Read More ›
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“Doesn’t the Fossil Record Prove Darwinian Theory?”

You’ve heard that challenge a million times. But as paleontologist Günter Bechly explains, the opposite is true. Read More ›
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Meyer: Cambridge University’s Role in Advancing the Scientific God Hypothesis

Stephen Meyer was in Cambridge, England, and he gave an unusual “on the spot” presentation about Cambridge University itself. Read More ›

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