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Girl with a Pearl Earring
beauty
Image: Girl with a Pearl Earring, by Johannes Vermeer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Transcendental Treasury of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness 

Truth, beauty, and goodness are abstract concepts that correspond to our deepest desires. They are not likely to have evolved by a neo-Darwinian process. Read More ›
trilobite
Darwinism
Photo: Fossil of a trilobite, Olenoides serratus, an iconic Cambrian animal, by Smith609at English Wikipedia[GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0or CC BY 2.5]. 

Meyer, Metaxas: Darwinian Theory’s Worsening Cambrian Crisis

Stephen Meyer and Eric Metaxas whet your appetite for next month’s Socrates in the City conversation,  in Dallas. Read More ›
Claude Shannon
information theory
Photo: Claude Shannon, by DobriZheglov [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Trends in Philosophy of Science: What Does “Semantic Information” Mean?

Theorists hope to alleviate a deficiency in Shannon information theory, which dealt only with the structure of a communication, not its semantics. Read More ›
Heretic
Matti Leisola
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Greg Koukl on Heretic: The “Right Answer” or the “Right Kind of Answer”?

Heretic is the autobiographical story, co-written by Jonathan Witt, of distinguished Finnish bioengineer Matti Leisola. Read More ›
Christmas books
Discovery Institute
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Need Christmas Gift Ideas? Discovery Institute Book Authors Win End-of-Year Kudos

The editors of World Magazine announce their short lists for best books of the year. Read More ›
Stephen Meyer

#GivingTuesday Message from Stephen Meyer

Dr. Meyer recounts highlights of the past year and gives some hints as to what expect in the year coming. Read More ›
cheetah
Photo: On his visit to South Africa, Brian Miller took the opportunity to pet a friendly cheetah.

Intelligent Design in South Africa: Brian Miller and Ray Bohlin Report

South Africa is less infused with materialistic philosophy than Europe or America’s research universities. This means an open door for ID. Read More ›
hole
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No Escape from Theistic Evolution?

“TE thus represents a very deep sink or depression in the landscape of theological and scientific opinion.” Read More ›
chocolate sundae
Photo credit: Maksym Kozlenko [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

To Refute Materialism, Consider a Chocolate Sundae

Either a mind through free will alone may cause scientifically measurable change in the physical world, or we are forced back to embrace blather. Read More ›
illusion 2
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A Strange Way of Speaking About the Brain

A peculiar habit of disassociation is widespread among many who study the brain. Read More ›

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