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Darwinism as Fact? The Waning of an Historical Myth 

Historically the unfathomable subtleties of our terrestrial environment have been viewed as in and of themselves empirical markers for design. Read More ›
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On the 15th Anniversary of The Privileged Planet: An Update

The basic thesis of TPP is that the best places for intelligent observers are also the best places for observing. Read More ›
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Homo sapiens, or Pan sapiens?

A snarky proposal, among others aimed at deflating the idea of humankind's exceptional place in nature, suggests that our species is really misnamed. Read More ›
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Solar Eclipses and Life

The basic idea is that meeting the requirements for the habitability of the Earth for observers makes it more likely that solar eclipses are possible. Read More ›

Professor Angry and the Argument from Probabilistic Resources

An anonymous professor at the University of Minnesota tries to knock down not an actual argument for intelligent design but the most simplistic parody. Read More ›

A Privileged Planet — with Space Aliens

Cosmologist John Gribbin cleverly inoculates himself against any suspicion -- which would naturally come up given his thesis -- of harboring thoughts of intelligent design. Read More ›

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