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Jonathan Witt: Darwinism and Its “Pernicious Cultural Implications”

What are we to make of rationality and creativity, of our awareness of the moral order? In the Judeo-Christian tradition, these markers are elevated. Read More ›
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Dr. Luskin on Human/Chimp Genetic Differences and Why They Matter

I invited one of Discovery Institute’s premier scholars to discuss new findings and the meaning of it all. Read More ›
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Are We Just Animals? A Tempting Delusion

Some of my students argue that humans should be wiped off the face of the earth to make room for the other species. Read More ›
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The Source of Human Creativity Is Intelligent Design

Within the field of music, Beethoven’s compositions stand out not least because of his progressive loss of hearing. Read More ›
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Tortured, Contradictory: The Legacy of James Watson

"A noxious atheist, Watson unwittingly pointed the way toward scientific evidence of a creator." Read More ›
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“First Multi-Purpose ‘Swiss Army Knives’ Made by Hominins”

The tools date from about 2.75 through 2.44 million years ago (Pliocene). They underwent little change over the years, despite the changing environment. Read More ›
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In Study of Human Psychology, the Power of “Maybe”

This is not science and is not a good look for a psychology that purports to have some relationship with science. Read More ›
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Did Brian Kilmeade Actually Say That?

We have to always remember that people who are homeless have equal intrinsic dignity as all other human beings. Read More ›
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Darwinism’s “Simplest” and “Most Destructive Implication”

Imagine that: killing as a “cost-saving strategy.” I think of Canada more and more as the haunted twin of the United States, and a warning to us. Read More ›
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Physicist Eric Hedin: Information Processing as a Hallmark of Life

I begin a two-part conversation with Dr. Eric Hedin, a physicist and author who’s been asking bold questions about the hidden patterns of life. Read More ›

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