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Our View of Nature Matters; Here’s Why

I was standing amidst the ruins of the Berghof, Hitler’s retreat near the German-Austrian border, where some of the worst atrocities in history were planned. Read More ›
Darwin's finch
Photo: Darwin's finch, by Victor Gleim, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Jonathan Wells Evaluates Darwinian Evolution in New Online Course

How strong is the evidence for Darwinian evolution? What are the limits of the Darwinian mechanism? Read More ›
Claudius Ptolemy
Image: Claudius Ptolemy, by Joos van Ghent and Pedro Berruguete (1476), via Wikimedia Commons.

Let’s Explore How Cosmology Influenced Christianity

Many centuries prior to the rise of modern science, the philosophers of antiquity recognized the inherent rationality of the natural word. Read More ›
Galileo Facing the Roman Inquisition
Image: Galileo Facing the Roman Inquisition, by Cristiano Banti / Public domain.

Coming Soon to DiscoveryU: Live Courses on Science and Christianity

The pilot course, Science and Christianity I: A Historical Exploration, begins on July 10 and will be the first in a three-part module taught by yours truly. Read More ›
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New Course on Evolution Challenges Group-Think with Scientific Skepticism

Consider spending the time — 40 lessons with accompanying quizzes to check your progress — to weigh the evidence for yourself. Read More ›
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New DiscoveryU Course: Jonathan Wells Takes an Objective Look at the Evidence for Evolution

The notion that knowledge must reject mind as a casual factor in origins studies is a materialist presumption — not science. Read More ›
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Study Evolution’s Information Problem with Engineer Robert Marks — and Save Over 50 Percent!

How does information theory challenge Darwinian evolution? And how can the methods of probability be used to assess key evolutionary claims? Read More ›
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Meyer: “Can Natural Selection Explain the Origin of Life?”

So there’s this absented-minded philosopher of science walking down the street, head in the clouds, not looking where he’s going. Read More ›
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Meyer: Did a Student’s Challenging Question to Dean Kenyon Spark the Modern ID Movement?

Stephen Meyer discusses theories, like Kenyon’s, that seek to account for the information in DNA by reference to chemical forces alone. Read More ›
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Understanding “Information” — A Key to the Intelligent Design Debate

With reading assignments and quizzes, this course is a great way to polish your skills in explaining ID without suffering a spade-shoveling mishap of your own. Read More ›

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