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The Combinatorial Abyss: Why the Genetic Code Defies Chance

It is highly improbable that the genetic code could have evolved by gradual trial and error. Read More ›
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Photo: Owl moth, by Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Extraordinary Genetic Convergent Evolution in Moths and Butterflies

The practice of re-usage of functional parts in different systems is “ubiquitous” in human-designed technology just as convergence is “ubiquitous” in biology. Read More ›
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Credit: All photos by Nathan Jacobson.

The Story from Seattle: West Coast Premiere of Documentary Shines

The oldest girl said about the irreducibly complex motor of the bacterial flagellum, “We just learned about bacteria in school, but we didn’t learn that!” Read More ›
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Meyer on Mind Pump: Intelligent Design for the Fitness Crowd

Dr. Meyer is talking about Albert Einstein’s greatest error with a huge “podcast that is dedicated to providing truthful fitness and health information.” Read More ›
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Four Major Questions for Materialists

Let’s look at the long, complicated counterargument of the materialists to see if we can find the errors or unverified points. Read More ›
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The Story of Everything Dazzled Me: I Wasn’t Prepared

I’ve worked on successful documentary films, including a 2014 feature-length film that won multiple prizes; I’m not easily impressed. Read More ›
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Humans as “Beloved”: A Signature of Intelligent Design

A few minor shifts in how light interacts with matter and our sense of sight would be dulled to most of the visual beauty that we most appreciate in nature. Read More ›
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Deriving Intelligent Design from the Existence of Beauty

Philosopher Timothy McGrew is someone I was not fully acquainted with but he’s one of the stars of the film. Read More ›
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Luskin: If Aliens Exist, They Were Designed Just Like We Were

I’m an agnostic on these purported technologically super-advanced creatures with their physics-defying crafts. Read More ›
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Photo: Matt Fradd and Stephen Meyer, via Pints with Aquinas (screenshot).

Meyer, Fradd: Atheist Evolutionists Reason as if They Were Theists

Only a loving Deity who endowed us with reason — a highly unnatural gift! — can explain why we are able to think rationally, including about science. Read More ›

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