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From Fantastic Four to First Causes: Why Science Has Eclipsed Darwin

Scientific materialism continues to have a strong hold on our culture today, as does the atheism that it fuels. Read More ›
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Fantastic Four and a Walk-On for Darwin

Great tensions fuel engaging drama, always. If there’s a conflict, it has to be stark and serious, and the stakes have to be high.  Read More ›
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Is the Multiverse Real?

Despite its various iterations, few philosophers or scientists had taken the multiverse seriously — until 1998. Read More ›
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Meyer and Klavan: How the Multiverse Ruins Science…and Storytelling

"The multiversal Marvel Cinematic Universe is a world without narrative stakes, moral meaning, or tragedy, because it is a world without consequences." Read More ›
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The Multiverse: From Epicurus to Comic Books and Beyond

Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Andrew McDiarmid explores the roots of the idea that our universe is just one of many universes. Read More ›
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Infinity War, Human Exceptionalism, and the Ultimate Resource

For Labor Day weekend, we celebrate the human creative capacity, and analyze a blockbuster movie. Read More ›
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Avengers: Infinity War — The Culture of Death Goes Galactic

The archvillain's motivations are crystal clear, and very familiar if you know about the views on human population associated with Paul Ehrlich or, even more so, Eric Pianka. Read More ›

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