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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
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David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
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Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

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inference to the best explanation

Harvard Museum of Natural History
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Author
Jonathan McLatchie
Date
March 20, 2023
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Epistemology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
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Let’s Help Harvard Understand Intelligent Design

Jonathan McLatchie
March 20, 2023
Epistemology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science
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It was disappointing to see the inaccurate representation of ID, along with the poor scientific epistemology. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
November 22, 2022
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Bioethics
Epistemology
Intelligent Design
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Meyer’s God Hypothesis — Christmas Selection from Aleo Review of Books

David Klinghoffer
November 22, 2022
Bioethics, Epistemology, Intelligent Design
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There’s no discernible agenda other than enjoying good books. They promise “Reviews shorter than books.” That’s a concept. Read More ›
4x4 truck
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Casey Luskin
Date
April 26, 2022
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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What Is the Positive Case for Intelligent Design?

Casey Luskin
April 26, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Imagine that you took your 4x4 truck off-roading and you returned home with the truck covered in mud. Read More ›
human brain
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Michael Egnor
Date
November 16, 2021
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Biology
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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Dualism and Materialism in Modern Neuroscience

Michael Egnor
November 16, 2021
Biology, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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Wilder Penfield concluded that free will is not in the brain — it is an immaterial power of the mind.  Read More ›
alien life
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Bethel McGrew
Date
August 16, 2021
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Faith & Science
Philosophy
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Croft, Continued: I’m Not Saying It’s Aliens

Bethel McGrew
August 16, 2021
Faith & Science, Philosophy
6
Philosopher James Croft happens to think that absent background knowledge, “Aliens!” would be a weakly justified hypothesis. Read More ›
car break-in
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Bethel McGrew
Date
August 13, 2021
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Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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Croft, Continued: More Thoughts on Meyer’s Debate with a Skeptic

Bethel McGrew
August 13, 2021
Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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I think he’s mistaken my emphasis in the specific car break-in examples I gave, namely that the burglars’ behavior was odd and unpredictable. Read More ›
baby and puppy
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Bethel McGrew
Date
August 6, 2021
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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God Hypothesis: The Problem of Background Knowledge

Bethel McGrew
August 6, 2021
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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The wet-washcloth sensation of puppy tongue on baby cheeks is part of the baby’s evidence that Puppy exists. Read More ›
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molo
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Author
Bethel McGrew
Date
August 2, 2021
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Philosophy
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Stephen Meyer, James Croft: Philosophers Battle Over the God Hypothesis

Bethel McGrew
August 2, 2021
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Philosophy
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Croft ultimately had the worse of the argument on substance, as I intend to show over several forthcoming posts. Read More ›
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William A. Dembski
Date
April 24, 2021
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Neuroscience & Mind
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Why Computers Will Likely Never Perform Abductive Inferences

William A. Dembski
April 24, 2021
Neuroscience & Mind
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If you are going to get a computer to achieve anything like understanding in some subject area, it needs a lot of knowledge. Read More ›
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Date
March 14, 2020
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Evolution
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Biophysicist and Philosopher Kirk Durston on Experimental, Inferential, and Fantasy Science

Science & Culture
March 14, 2020
Evolution
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In a conversation with host Andrew McDiarmid, Dr. Durston describes how abductive reasoning can be used as we consider the best explanation for the origin of biological information. Read More ›

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