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Papers: Argumentation and Surprise Are Best Ways to Do Good Science

I’m sure the authors of these papers didn’t mean to pay ID any compliments, but everything we’ve seen here closely tracks with intelligent design literature. Read More ›
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Endowed with Spontaneity: Celebrating Human Freedom

That’s 1930s-German-philosopher-speak for the power and freedom human beings have to know themselves, be known to others, and be active agents in the world. Read More ›
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A Note on the “Compensation” Argument

This debate is not really too complicated for the layman to understand, though it seems to be too simple for many scientists. Read More ›
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Why Meaning Overcomes the Materialist View

The quasi-scientific abstraction that glibly asserts our being “nothing more” than particle interactions is as wrong as it is right. Read More ›
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The Physics of Alien Life Would Necessitate Intelligent Design

Anyone imagining alien biology, anywhere across the universe, even if it takes unexpected forms, would have to include this expectation. Read More ›
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A Surprise Conversation About, Well, Everything

As I walked out of the theater after the movie, I heard a familiar voice. I smiled as I realized it was our colleague Jay Richards. Read More ›
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John West: Our National Creed Rests on Propositions About Reality

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, what “story” we hold to be true matters as much as it has always done. Read More ›
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A Big Deal: In Wall Street Journal, Peter Robinson Welcomes Story of Everything

My colleague asked, “Has that happened before?” Not that I recall. Is something changing? Perhaps. Read More ›
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Between Life and the Cosmos, Which Provides Better Evidence for Design?

Caught on video in the back of a car, in which he was riding with pastor Doug Wilson, Christopher Hitchens said this about himself and his fellow atheists. Read More ›
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Myth and Legend in Darwin’s Famous Origins Story

Neil Thomas makes a case that the rise of Darwin’s theory owes much to cultural timing, philosophical appeal, and persuasive storytelling. Read More ›

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