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No. 10 Story for 2025: Wikipedia Co-Founder on Arguments for God

I was impressed by a lecture by philosopher of science Stephen Meyer, who presented versions of the cosmological argument and the fine-tuning argument. Read More ›
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Trailer: Secrets of the Human Body

“The human body. Nothing we know of is as complex or finely tuned. How did humans reach this level of sophistication?" Read More ›
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Reading Behe in Prison

With Darwin’s disciples preaching at him adamantly in the culture, Jeff felt no accountability to a seemingly hands-off God, if one existed at all. Read More ›
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Molecular Animations Reveal Exquisite Design

It is hard to watch these animations and not come away with the strong sense that these systems are the product of a conscious mind. Read More ›
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Does Cosmic Fine-Tuning Suggest Theism or Deism?

Casey Luskin continues his conversation with astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez about the many ways Earth’s place in the cosmos is finely tuned for life. Read More ›
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Re-Examining the Arguments for the Existence of God

I was impressed by a lecture by philosopher of science and well-known apologist Stephen Meyer. Read More ›
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Bret Weinstein on the Joe Rogan Podcast: Darwinism Is “Broken,” Intelligent Design Is “Catching Up”

Dr. Weinstein alludes to another Darwinian mechanism operating on top of the standard one of random mutation and natural selection. Read More ›
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Photo: Darwin in 1868, by Julia Margaret Cameron, via Wikimedia Commons.

Is It a Myth That Darwin Rejected Design?

Deism is the idea that God created the cosmos and its natural laws, but thereafter did not intervene with miraculous events. Read More ›
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Ignorance of Evolutionary Theory as a “Superpower”

Early in her career, Celeste Nelson tried to publish a paper on chicken lung development. The reviewers were not very interested in her findings. Read More ›
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Does a Suboptimal Panda’s Thumb Fit Better with Evolution than with Intelligent Design?

Just how much does evolution expect suboptimal structures? And just how much does intelligent design expect optimal ones? Read More ›

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