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High Bird Intelligence Is Consistent with Design, Not Evolution

A discussion of animal intelligence that refuses to acknowledge human exceptionalism becomes a script for suppressing discussions we need to have. Read More ›
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Richard Sternberg on the Information Beyond the Genome

There’s “something phenomenal” going on inside the cell, says Dr. Sternberg. Probing and elucidating this mystery has been a focus of his research. Read More ›
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Human Evolution by the Numbers: Chatbot Weighs In

The Darwinian story of human evolution from an ape-like creature is probably the most powerful modern secular myth. Read More ›
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The Metaphysics of Irreducible Complexity

The vastness of life’s complexity is no longer unfathomable when seen through the light of purpose. Read More ›
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Science Paper: Use Artificial Intelligence to Challenge Evolution

The authors conclude, "It seems remote that AI would conclude that it is ‘turtles all the way down’.” Read More ›
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Consciousness Observes Different Laws from Physics

Keith Ward explains how we can know that the mind is not simply what the brain does. Read More ›
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Freethinking Cannot Be Darwinized

An otherwise good essay on the human right to freedom of thought falls into a Darwinian trap of illogical causation. Read More ›
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Understanding the Genius of The Design Inference

Being dealt four poker hands that were all royal flushes would be a very rare and special pattern, pointing to someone cheating. Read More ›
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Dembski Won the Argument with His Critics; New Edition of The Design Inference Shows How

The expanded edition represents the culmination of decades of thought. Esteemed Princeton University mathematician Sergiu Klainerman has welcomed the book. Read More ›

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