Tag: Foundation for Thought and Ethics

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Author
Stephen C. Meyer

Date
October 13, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Arthur M. Shapiro, C. S. Lewis Society, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Thaxton, Christian Leadership Ministries, Darwin on Trial, Darwinism, Darwinism: Scientific Inference or Philosophical Preference?, Darwinists, David L. Wilcox, David Raup, Discovery Institute, Douglas Axe, Earl Warren, evolution, Field Museum, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, Frederick Grinnell, Jesuit Campion Center, Jon Buell, Jonathan Wells, K. John Morrow Jr., Leslie K. Johnson, McLean v. Arkansas, Michael Behe, Michael Ruse, Owen Gingerich, Pajaro Dunes, Paul Nelson, Peter van Inwagen, Phillip E. Johnson, Southern Methodist University, Spring Systematics Symposium, Stephen Jay Gould, Stephen Meyer, Stephen Sternberg, Tacoma, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, The Sources of Information Content in DNA, Thomas E. Woodward, UC Berkeley, University of Chicago, Will Provine, William A. Dembski}

Darwinism: Scientific Inference or Philosophical Preference?

_{Stephen C. Meyer and William A. Dembski
October 13, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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On March 26–28, 1992, scientists and philosophers assembled at Southern Methodist University for an event whose title posed a provocative question. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
September 27, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, A. E. Wilder-Smith, Biochemical Predestination, biochemistry, cassette tapes, Charles Thaxton, chemistry, Dean Kenyon, Energy, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, Gary Steinman, information, intelligent design, Jon Buell, Lake Thun, Man’s Origin — Man’s Destiny, mathematics, My Personal History with Information (series), Of Pandas and People, origin of life, Philosophical Library, Roger Olsen, San Francisco State University, Switzerland, technology, The Creation of Life, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, University of Chicago, University of Helsinki, Walter Bradley}

Discovering a Design Argument Based on Biological Information

_{William A. Dembski
September 27, 2026

Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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Charles Thaxton, along with Walter Bradley and Roger Olsen, wrote what arguably was the first official book of the intelligent design movement. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
February 5, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Tagged
, Baylor University, C. W. Howell, climate, climate change, Conference on Engineering and Living Systems, creationism, Dan Ariely, Designer Science, dial-up internet, Duke University, evolutionary informatics, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, intelligent design, John E. Jones, Kenneth Miller, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Michael Polanyi Center, Michael Shermer, NYU Press, Of Pandas and People, peer-reviewed literature, review committee, Robert J. Marks, Roman Catholics, scholarship, skepticism, Summer Seminars, technology, Thomas More Law Center, Vaccines}

Revisiting the Dover Case in Light of C. W. Howell’s Recent Book

_{William A. Dembski
February 5, 2026

Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence)

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I am widely quoted (from my public writings), but often Howell misses the mark even when an email to me could have cleared up his confusion. Read More ›

Stack of educational journals and research articles High quality images

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 18, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, BioLogos, Cambridge University Press, Discovery Institute, Dover trial, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, Francis Collins, intelligent design, Iowa State University, John Angus Campbell, Judge John E. Jones, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Michael Behe, mutations, Nobel Prize, Of Pandas and People, Origin of Species, peer-reviewed journals, peer-reviewed publications, peer-reviewed research, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, protein science, Scott Minnich, Stephen Meyer, Supreme Court, Ten Myths About Dover, The Design Inference, type III secretion system}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 3, “Intelligent Design Has No Peer-Reviewed Publications”

_{Casey Luskin
December 18, 2025

Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Scientific Reasoning

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Unfortunately, Judge Jones got this simple question exactly wrong, giving life to a myth. This alone speaks volumes about his ruling. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
December 14, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, Cambridge University Press, Darwin lobby, Discovery Institute, Dover, Dover School Board, education, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, intelligent design, Judge John E. Jones, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Michael Behe, Of Pandas and People, parents, Pennsylvania, plaintiffs, Scopes trial, Scott Minnich, Seth Cooper, Ten Myths About Dover}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 9, “The ID Movement Had Its Day in Court”

_{Sarah Chaffee
December 14, 2025

Intelligent Design, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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Judge Jones lumped Dover’s policy with the intelligent design movement, as if they were inextricably linked. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
July 23, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Baylor University, Brian Miller, Charles Thaxton, Christianity Today, coconuts, Dallas, David Klinghoffer, evolution, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, James Tour, Jon Buell, Jonathan Wells, Michael Ruse, origin of life, Phillip E. Johnson, professors, Richard Dawkins, Robert J. Marks II, Robert Shapiro, Roger Olsen, Southern Methodist University, Stephen Meyer, Texas, Texas A&M, The Blind Watchmaker, They Mystery of Life's Origin, University of Washington, Walter Bradley, Washington University}

Remembering Walter Bradley (1943–2025)

_{William A. Dembski
July 23, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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I’m going to describe some of my personal encounters with Walter that are not in his biography. These I hope will bring to light the man in a fresh way. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
November 6, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Arkansas, Cambridge University Press, Christianity, Dallas, Darwinism, Debating Design, evolution, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, intelligent design, Jon Buell, Michael Ruse, Phillip E. Johnson, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Subboor Ahmad, The God Delusion}

Remembering Michael Ruse

_{William A. Dembski
November 6, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

22}

Paradoxically, he was ardent in his Darwinism, mild in his atheism, and fair-minded to intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen C. Meyer

Date
August 11, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Science
Tagged
, Brian Miller, Cambridge University, Charles Thaxton, Czech Republic, Dallas, David Hume, DNA, Douglas Axe, England, Enlightenment, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, Guillermo Gonzalez, information, information theory, intelligent cause, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Paul Nelson, Phillip E. Johnson, Prague, Roger Olsen, Russell Doolittle, Stephen Meyer, Texas, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, thermodynamics, UC San Diego, Walter Bradley, William A. Dembski}

From Intelligent Cause to Intelligent Design: My Debt to Charles Thaxton

_{Stephen C. Meyer
August 11, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Science

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It is my privilege and honor to recommend this fascinating autobiography — which is also perhaps the least I can do to repay a friend and mentor. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
March 19, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, Alzheimer’s disease, Charles Thaxton, Dallas, Discovery Institute Press, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, intelligent design, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Of Pandas and People, Pam Bailey, Phillip E. Johnson, Roger Olsen, The Design of Life, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley}

The Passing of Jon Buell

_{William A. Dembski
March 19, 2020

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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That Jon was able to get The Mystery of Life’s Origin to see the light of day was a miracle. Read More ›

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Date
March 17, 2020

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Thaxton, Colorado School of Mines, Dallas, Darwin's Doubt, David Klinghoffer, Dean Kenyon, Discovery Institute, Discovery Institute Press, England, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, geochemistry, intelligent design, Jon Buell, marriage, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Paul Nelson, Phillip E. Johnson, Return of the God Hypothesis, Roger Olsen, San Francisco State University, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, University of Cambridge, Walter Bradley, William A. Dembski}

Remembering Our Friend Jon Buell, Intelligent Design’s “Matchmaker”

_{Science & Culture
March 17, 2020

Biology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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If others have been hailed as the “father of intelligent design” (Michael Behe) or the “godfather” (Phillip Johnson), then Jon Buell was the “matchmaker.” Read More ›