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Michael Denton

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Photo credit: David Vives via Unsplash.

How the Earth Operates Supply Chains for Life

It’s no help having essential elements in the Earth’s crust if they can’t get to the organisms that need them. Read More ›
Abraham Lincoln
Photo: Abraham Lincoln, by Alexander Gardner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln, and Intelligent Design

Given Lincoln’s acknowledgment of the evidence of design in nature, he would be banned from expressing his views on evolution in most public schools today. Read More ›
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On the Miracles of Physiological Design

The book under review is a splendid and uniquely well-informed contribution to the debate about what is by all indices a theory in possibly terminal crisis. Read More ›
Thalassiosira pseudonana
Photo: Thalassiosira pseudonana, by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Diatoms and the Mystery of Morphogenesis

From code to art: how does a linear set of instructions result in a beautifully crafted pattern? Diatoms do it, and scientists are struggling to figure out how. Read More ›
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Salt of the Earth Regulates Habitability

A planet needs more than location in a habitable zone. It needs the right ingredients, and salt has a surprising role. Read More ›
Dave Farina
Photo: Dave Farina, via YouTube.

Debunking “Professor Dave’s” Hit Piece Against Stephen Meyer

This YouTube video runs to about an hour and a quarter, so I will be answering him once again in a series, minute by minute. Read More ›
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Image credit: M. Mizera / PTA / IAU100, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Search for Habitable Planets Is a Design Detection Exercise

The extent of habitable space within all space can serve as a determinant of the plausibility of naturalism vs intelligent design. Read More ›
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Photo: Stargazers, by David Coppedge.

Intelligent Design and Cosmic Fine-Tuning

In combination, the factors mentioned here and in my last two posts constrain the “cosmic habitable age” to narrower dimensions. Read More ›
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Photo: Geysers on Enceladus, via NASA.

Intelligent Design and Planetary Timing 

Enceladus is an especially fascinating case. Nearly 100 geysers of water ice are currently jetting out of its south pole at supersonic speed. Read More ›
The Miracle of Man
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Rabbi Adam Jacobs Talks with Michael Denton about Intelligent Design

Rabbi Jacobs, with the worldwide Jewish outreach group Aish HaTorah, makes a very thoughtful conversation partner for Dr. Denton. Read More ›

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