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The Denial of Limited Government in the Name of Science

Charles Darwin was honored for showing that the truths preached by the political philosophers had been substantiated by biological science. Read More ›
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New Study: ERVs, Once Proclaimed as Ultimate Genetic “Junk,” Are Vital for Development

Endogenous retroviruses were at one time iconic for evolution activists. The debate has progressed a lot since then. Read More ›
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Thus Saith the Science: C. S. Lewis on the Dangers of Scientism

Progress is an appealing idea, but what happens when we do not all desire the same things? Read More ›
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Reading Behe in Prison

With Darwin’s disciples preaching at him adamantly in the culture, Jeff felt no accountability to a seemingly hands-off God, if one existed at all. Read More ›
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Egnor: The Central Mystery of Our Humanity Is Human Consciousness

The fate of the discipline of consciousness studies may depend on how committed researchers are to finding the facts. 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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Defending Human Exceptionalism in Munich

This matters tremendously because human exceptionalism is the necessary predicate to universal human rights. Read More ›
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We’ve Discovered “Covert Consciousness” — But Now What?

Creighton University Medical School prof Charles Camosy thinks it is time for something like a civil rights movement for people in this state. Read More ›
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Jay Richards: Toppling a Myth of Human Insignificance

It was 19th-century materialism that needed the so-called Copernican demotion, for ideological reasons, and the historians of the time obediently invented it. Read More ›
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Dehumanizing Skeptics of the “International Order”

The people’s loss of “belief” was the natural consequence of the international system’s failing and betraying those it was designed to serve. Read More ›

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