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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
July 9, 2024

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, cells, devolution, earth, evolution, Fire-Maker, fossil record, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jonathan Witt, Michael Denton, scientific discovery, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, The Privileged Planet}

Earth Left “A Path of Tools” to Scientific Discovery

_{Granville Sewell
July 9, 2024

Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

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The fine-tunings for scientific discovery and technological progress are very interesting to me and not just because they defeat the anthropic principle. Read More ›

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Author
Tova Levengood

Date
June 24, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atoms, C.S. Lewis, cancer, Center for Science and Culture, Darwinists, David Klinghoffer, evil, evolution, Ferrari, Frans de Waal, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, John West, Jonathan Witt, laws of nature, molecules, morality, natural evil, Nicholas Wade, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, trade-offs}

To Address the Problem of Evil, Intelligent Design Is Better Situated than Darwinism

_{Tova Levengood
June 24, 2024

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The questions I see coming into the Center for Science and Culture from our readers, friends, and supporters are thought-provoking. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
June 19, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Geology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrobiologists, cancer, Darwinism, Discovery Institute Press, earthquakes, factories, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, novels, problem of pain, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, The Privileged Planet, trade-offs, young adults}

Novel for Young Adults Highlights the Problem of Pain

_{Granville Sewell
June 19, 2024

Faith & Science, Geology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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For most people, the main issue in the debate pitting design versus Darwinism is not scientific, but the problem of pain. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 29, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, animals, chickens, eggs, evolution, Guillermo Gonzalez, ID the Future, intelligent design, interview, Jonathan Witt, novels, podcast, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, young adults}

Debating Darwinism at the Center of the Universe: Reading from a New Young Adult Novel

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 29, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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On a weekend visit to his grandparents’ farm, Isaac is caught between two very different worldviews. He must choose for himself which makes the most sense. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 23, 2024

Categories
Cosmology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute Press, fiction, Guillermo Gonzalez, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, novels, podcast, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, The Privileged Planet, young adults}

New Novel Invites Teens to Ponder our Privileged Planet

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 23, 2024

Cosmology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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There’s a wealth of books covering the arguments for intelligent design, and yet one type of book has so far been missing — a young adult novel. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
May 22, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, cancer, Discovery Institute Press, evolution, fiction, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, Minneapolis, novels, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, young adults}

Eat or Be Eaten: Excerpt from New DI Press Novel for Young Adults

_{Guillermo Gonzalez and Jonathan Witt
May 22, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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In science class, Mr. Charlie (as Isaac had to call him at school) preached Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection — survival of the fittest. Read More ›

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Date
May 21, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Amazon, Book of Nature, cosmos, Discovery Institute Press, fiction, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, Kindle, life, nature, novels, Richard Dawkins, teenagers, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, young adults}

Intelligent Design Made Relatable: New Young Adult Novel from Discovery Institute Press

_{Science & Culture
May 21, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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The novel tells the story of Isaac, whose father died young. Why did he die? Isaac’s older cousin Charlie — a science teacher — says he knows why. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
January 10, 2024

Categories
Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Meaningful World, DNA, Euclid, genius, Hamlet, intelligence, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, nature, protein machines, sciences, William Shakespeare}

Arts and Sciences Reveal the Genius of Nature

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 10, 2024

Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Jonathan Witt describes four characteristics common in all works of human genius and provides examples, from Shakespeare’s Hamlet to Euclid’s geometry. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
January 8, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Meaningful World, cosmos, Darwinism, elegance, evolution, faith, genius, humans, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, mystery, podcast}

Nature Reveals Not Just Design but Genius

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 8, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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After studying the hallmarks of genius in humans, Witt and Wiker looked for the same characteristics in nature. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 1, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, Discovery Institute Press, faith and science, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, ID the Future, Jonathan Witt, Judeo-Christian tradition, materialists, Matti Leisola, neo-Darwinian theory, podcast, scientific discoveries}

How Modern Science Strengthens Claims of Theism

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 1, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Jonathan Witt reviews discoveries of the last century that are causing even committed materialists to question or reject the neo-Darwinian explanation. Read More ›