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Artificial General Intelligence: An Idol for Destruction

Idols are always frauds because they substitute a lesser for a greater, demanding reverence for the lesser at the expense of the greater. Read More ›
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Words for Wednesday! Disentangling ID from Creationism

Yesterday on Stephen Meyer’s Facebook page we launched the new “Terminology Tuesday” feature, with a quick read about just what we mean by intelligent design. Read More ›
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Photo credit: “Beetles collected in the Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace” (cropped), ©Natural History Museum, London, via Flickr

Wallace’s Frenemies: A Lesson from Phillip Johnson

We can add Andrew Berry to the list of those quick to praise Alfred Wallace on certain matters but equally quick to condemn him on others. Read More ›
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Photo: A ancient Roman woman, by Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Women and the Image of God

In this historical context, the Christian view of marriage was nothing short of revolutionary. Read More ›
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The Meaning of the Image of God

In the ancient world, it was rulers and emperors who were sometimes said to be “the image of God.” Read More ›
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Photo: Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum, a peace lily, by JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

In Some Science Contexts, “Emergence” Really Means “We Don’t Know How”

The word often permits the improbable to be considered probable for the purposes of sounding like science without providing any. Read More ›
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Watch: Jay Richards on the Catholic Case for Intelligent Design

Eric Sammons is a personable interlocutor who realizes, by the end of the interview, that he was an intelligent design proponent all along without realizing it. Read More ›
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Photo: A trail in the North Cascades, by Leaf Petersen, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Complementary Design: Nature and Gardens

Evidence of intelligent design shines forth when we consider how the complementarity of human need and tended earth enhances the well-being of both. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Carina Nebula, by James Webb Space Telescope via NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI.

A Living and Symphonic Order — Appreciating Anthony Esolen

I knew I wanted to choose someone who wrote beautifully. He, however, was someone I didn't know, and I could not predict his views on intelligent design. Read More ›
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Photo: The Sun, by NASA/SDO (AIA) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Thank God for Quantum Mechanics

An example of how quantum effects permit life as we know it operates in the nuclear furnace of the Sun. Read More ›

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