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What’s an Explainaway? Here Is an Example from the Debate on Near-Death Experiences

Explainaways, whether possum tales or optical illusions, exist to protect a system from unwanted evidence by ignoring or dismissing it. Read More ›
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Aboard the Lifeboat — or Cruise Ship — of Intelligent Design

It takes persistence to remain on board. Not everyone is cut out for the life of a maligned academic. Read More ›
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In the Sweep of History, Two Great Competing Stories

We are on the threshold of greater discovery and flourishing than ever because of a quiet, but growing reconciliation between trust in science and trust in God. Read More ›
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On Natural Selection, Popper’s Posthumous Gift

If philosopher of science Karl Popper wanted to leave a gift for those who came after to puzzle over and discuss, he couldn’t have chosen more astutely. Read More ›
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Ten Myths About Dover: No. 8, “Behe Admitted that ID Is No More Scientific than Astrology”

Yes, that’s Michael Behe’s definition of science. In its entirety. Do you see anything about astrology or the supernatural there? I don't. Read More ›
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Science Before the Rise of Modern Science

An interview with Winston Ewert about his fascinating new book on the interaction between science and faith before Copernicus. Read More ›
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Maturing Toward God: Update from Charles Murray

Why there is something rather than nothing is the question posed in our video, "Proof of God in 3 Minutes," about the law of conservation of matter and energy. Read More ›
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Benoît B. Mandelbrot: A Maverick Who Broke the Consensus

The Mandelbrot set reminds me of the Fibonacci series that, in a similar way, gives rise to aesthetically pleasing patterns in a wide variety of natural phenomena. Read More ›
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New Book: God Hypothesis, European Style; Events at Princeton, Berkeley

In the faith context, the popular picture in America of what Europe is like — the land that God forgot — may need to be revised. Read More ›
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Examining the Legacy of Baruch Spinoza in the History of Science

Join host and geologist Casey Luskin and historian of science Michael Keas for a lively conversation puncturing a series of anti-Christian myths. Read More ›

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