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New Video: “Proof of God in 3 Minutes” — Really? Here Are the Details

We will demonstrate that the video is accurate, well supported, and there is truly no serious argument against its conclusions. Read More ›
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What Drives All that “New Physics” Hype? Could It Be Fear of Intelligent Design?

Many thinkers are troubled by the massive evidence for fine-tuning of our universe. They want to believe that a multiverse just popped into existence. Read More ›
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Artificial Intelligences Promises to Level the Playing Field for Intelligent Design

To set the stage, I posed some questions about scientific testability in general and about the testability of the SETI research program. Read More ›
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Physicalism Versus the Practice of Science

The idea that science has somehow shown the irrelevance of the mind to explaining behavior is seriously confused. Read More ›
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“Miraculously” Fine-Tuned Universe? Evidence from the Large Hadron Collider

The continued spookiness of the fine-tuning of the interactions in the universe is a constant threat to materialism. Read More ›
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Farewell to Steven Weinberg, Visionary Physicist Who Appealed to the Multiverse

A sad note in Weinberg’s life was that his philosophical framework prevented him from seeing the design behind the physics he studied. Read More ›
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Post-Modern Physics: String Theory Gets Over the Need for Evidence

String theory, which took root in the 1970s, proposes that “all objects in our universe are composed of vibrating filaments (strings) and membranes (branes) of energy.” Read More ›
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Cosmology Is Naturalism’s Playground. But Does the Fun Mask a Science Decline?

Cosmology has become an art form. Stylish essays are decked out with a very brief skirt of science. Read More ›
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What Becomes of Science When the Evidence Does Not Matter?

Fine-tuning of the universe is so unpleasant a subject for materialists that it cannot really become a controversy. Read More ›

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