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Darwin and the Swinging 1860s

The threat which such thinking posed to theistic beliefs was not lost on the Roman Catholic Church when Pope Pius IX convened the First Vatican Council of 1869. Read More ›
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Literary Footnotes to the Book of Job

Of immediate relevance to Darwin’s generation were writers who can be traced in a fairly direct line from the beginning of the 19th century. Read More ›
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Darwin and the Victorian Culture Wars

As Alec Ryrie pointed out in his history of Doubt, “intellectuals and philosophers may think they make the weather, but they are more often driven by it.” Read More ›
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Darwin and the Victorian Crisis of Faith 

Fleeming Jenkin (the distinguished Scottish scientist who with Lord Kelvin spearheaded the laying of the transatlantic cable) was particularly scathing. Read More ›
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Meyer, Wallace: Return of the God Hypothesis — The Book…and the Movie!

Actually, now that you mention it, says Stephen Meyer, “a theatrical release documentary is being made about the book." Read More ›
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Muslims Should Be Natural Allies of Intelligent Design 

I have been invited to speak at many Islamic Centers throughout the United States and Canada over the last ten years. Read More ›
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In a Historic Moment, Many Religious Leaders Fail the Test of COVID-19

Both David French and Robert Jeffress seem certain that their fellow believers’ religious objections can’t be sincere. Read More ›
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For Darwin, Timing Was Everything

Charles Darwin, as we saw yesterday, pulled off an intellectual coup against the major thinkers of the Western tradition. How did he do it? Read More ›
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When Physicists Clash: Brian Keating on the Atheism of Steven Weinberg

“Almost a designer”? Interesting choice of words. It’s remarkable to hear such a frank discussion. Read More ›
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Theists vs. Atheists: Who Has the Burden of Proof?

Because Dillahunty refuses to debate me again, I’ll address his claim that atheists have no burden of proof in the debate over God’s existence in this post. Read More ›

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