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Can Science Find God? Stephen Meyer vs. Michael Shermer

Humans seem to be drawn in a certain direction toward truth and beauty. Is that an accident of nature? Read More ›
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Intelligent Design in Action: DNA Cryptography

Cryptography itself is an example of ID in action within the sciences. How much more when it involves coded genetic information? Read More ›
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Origin of Life Challenge: $10 Million, Just Lying Around

This is an obvious way to judge such theories. If someone claims to know how to make something, the natural response is, “Let’s see it, then.” Read More ›
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Conservation of Information: The History of an Idea

Conservation of information” is a term that appears in both the physics and the computer science literature. Read More ›
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Meyer: Can There Be a Theory of Everything?

Philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer discusses two of the crucial arguments of his latest book. Read More ›
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Intelligent Design and Aquinas’ Fifth Way

Saint Thomas did not have examples of specified complexity as in molecular biology, but it is possible to find a text that suggests he would favor of ID. Read More ›
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Physicist Eric Hedin on Entropy and the Origin of Life

Physics tells us pretty clearly that mindless nature degrades information; it doesn’t create it. Are there workarounds? Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer: Did Belief in God Make Modern Science Possible?

Dr. Meyer explains the difference between mathematical information, or Shannon information, and specified information, a more meaningful type of information. Read More ›
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Biological Information in Static Electricity

The influence of static charge in pollination is one demonstrable case — not only for bees, but for moths and hummingbirds as well. Read More ›
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New Study Triggers Key Origin of Life Questions

The leap from non-life to life represents a huge jump in complexity and information, one that cannot be explained by reference to a stepwise, gradual process. Read More ›

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