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Watch: Stephen Meyer in Cambridge, at the Doors of the Cavendish Lab

Even these atheist scientists recognized that beauty was a marker that pointed to truth in their field, in which they too could take pleasure. Read More ›
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When Should Mysterious Signals from Space Be Attributed to Alien Intelligence?

Intelligent design advocates agree that you don’t infer intelligence until there is sufficient reason to reject chance and natural law. Read More ›
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Oldest Ancestor of Modern Sea Turtles Was — A Sea Turtle

There are seven species of sea turtles in the world today, all beautifully designed and, sadly, all endangered. Read More ›
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Watch: Brian Miller on Evolution’s Circular Logic

Dr. Miller poignantly describes being a freshman at MIT, looking up at the ceiling of his dorm room, and making a bargain with God. Read More ›
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New God Proofs Episode: Making Logic Adorable

The series for young and old, with its two recurring characters (the smart blue one, the red doubter), develops three foundational truths. Read More ›
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Oxford Conference on Evolution: Heresies and New Ideas Every Day

Michael Lynch, Jerry Coyne, and Richard Dawkins would have split themselves in two, like Rumpelstiltskin in a wild rage, if they had attended. Read More ›
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Sex: A Masterpiece of Intelligent Design

“If any of these aspects…were different or non-existent, then sexual reproduction couldn’t take place." Read More ›
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For Roe’s Anniversary, Renew Your Awe of Reproduction

How do those cells “know” what to become? Where does the information reside that shapes a human in the womb? Read More ›
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Michael Levin and the Philosophy of Intelligent Design

Levin is not a reflexive Darwinian materialist. Moreover, he touches on many themes that intelligent design theorists touch on. Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: Have We Overlooked Common Sense?

Take bats, for example. Many types eat upside down, yet they flip to eliminate wastes. Read More ›

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