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Stephen Meyer Interview with Piers Morgan: Science, God, and the Loss of a Parent

Meyer discusses the recent loss of his mother to dementia. Talking about grief leads to a powerful point, that may be unfamiliar to many viewers. Read More ›
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Photo credit: AWeith, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Closer Look at Natural Law 

The property of a keen sense of smell allows a polar bear to smell a seal miles away under the ice. Read More ›
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Mind, Matter, and Intelligent Design

Let’s extend our speculations about the nature of spirit and its interactive ability with this material universe to considerations on the origin of life. Read More ›
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Photo: Joe and Hadassah Lieberman in 2011, by Shirley Li/Medill DC, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Joe Lieberman, the Sabbath, and Intelligent Design

In simplest terms, the Biblical institution of a Sabbath is intended as a weekly reminder of intelligent design. Read More ›
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Astrobiologists Offer an “Information-Based View of the Biosphere”

Even if their estimates need to be revised by a terabase or two someday, they have made it clear that our biosphere is awash in information. Read More ›
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Secrets of Active Transport Become Visible

TSA workers at airports could never boast of this much quality control in their authentication protocols. Read More ›
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Orgelian Specified Complexity

I have presented Orgel’s account of specified complexity so readers can decide which they prefer, Orgel’s or the one described in this series. Read More ›
Miracle of the Cell
Miracle of the Cell
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What Is the Essence of Life? 

The strength of the intelligent design explanation for life lies in its full-orbed ability to address all aspects of life. Read More ›
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Were Neanderthals Religious?

We can’t poll long-dead Neanderthals on life, death, and the hereafter but the evidence we’ve dug up suggests they were thinking about that kind of thing. Read More ›
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From Astrophysicist Paul Sutter — Multiverse Madness!

I’ve argued that “multiverse thinking” destroys scientific logic. My argument involves a hypothetical “cancer cluster” in a town with a chemical plant. Read More ›

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