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From Scientists and Science Media, a Flood of Disinformation

Spending time perusing popular science media outlets can give one the impression that much of science is on the verge of being overturned. Read More ›
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A Few Thoughts on the Cronin-Tour Debate

Under the theory of an unguided process of chemical and biological evolution, should a threshold of complexity, clearly identifying life, be expected? Read More ›
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Despite Fine-Tuning, Roger Penrose Is “Agnostic” About Intelligent Design

The slightest changes in almost any of the basic parameters of nature would have led to a universe without stable stars or without stars at all. Read More ›
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Understanding the Mind: A Neuroscientist and a Psychiatrist Walk into a…

What’s most interesting about this discussion is how well the life of the intellect, engaged by science, gets on without guidance from eliminative materialism. Read More ›
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Kudos: Saleem Ali, ID Critic, Agrees to Talk with an ID Proponent

Dr. Ali’s comments in his discussion with Meyer and Brierley are a little bit of a word salad, but never mind. Read More ›
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Luskin, Shapiro: Has Intelligent Design Waned?

Shapiro suggests that ID often amounts to a presenter highlighting an amazing feature in biology and then giving glory to God. Read More ›
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Listen: Luskin and Shapiro on Using, and Abusing, the Term “Intelligent Design”

Geologist Casey Luskin and science historian Adam Shapiro debate the meaning and prospects of ID. Read More ›
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“Is Intelligent Design Advancing?” Watch the Debate with Casey Luskin and Adam Shapiro Now

At about 54 minutes in, Shapiro delivers a highly caricatured portrait of intelligent design, as an argument from amazement. Read More ›
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Debate: “Is Intelligent Design Advancing?”

You can watch the premiere of the debate between Casey Luskin and Adam Shapiro on Friday, March 25, at 11 am Pacific time. Read More ›
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Physicist Brian Miller: Nanotech, Origin of Life, and Area 51

Dr. Miller offers an illustrative story: Imagine that what looks for all the world like an alien spaceship is discovered in the desert. Read More ›

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