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Photo: San Francisco earthquake, 1906, via WIkimedia Commons.

Eric Hedin on Suffering in a Designed World

First, Dr. Hedin discusses the problem of natural evils like earthquakes, hurricanes, droughts, and other natural disasters. Read More ›
lions hunting
Photo: Lions hunting, by Corinata, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Ecosystems — A Tribute to Intelligent Design, or to Chance and Adaptation?

Thinking about all the species of animals, birds, and fishes, it becomes apparent that each one requires a certain type of food, suitable for its anatomy. Read More ›
Lee Cronin
Photo: Lee Cronin, by Alfienoakes, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

On Origin of Life, Stephen Meyer and James Tour Debunk Researcher Lee Cronin’s Claims

Have prebiotic chemists made any progress on the sequence specificity problem? None whatsoever, says Dr. Tour. Read More ›
Glen Eyrie castle
Photos: All by Emily Nordhagen Sandico.

Glorious — My First Summer Seminar on ID

For unnumbered hours we basked in the shared light of the pursuit of truth through good science and sound philosophy. Read More ›
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Photo: Lee Cronin, by Alfienoakes, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Meet Intelligent Design’s Naturalistic Cousin: Assembly Theory

When one notices conceptual similarities and parallels, it would be remiss for us not to highlight them. Read More ›
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Photo: Plant cells, by Hermann Schachner, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Do Present Proposals on Chemical Evolutionary Mechanisms Point Toward the First Life?

Abiogenesis is the prebiotic process wherein life, such as a cell, arises from non-living materials such as simple organic compounds. Read More ›
acid mine drainage
Photo: Acid mine drainage, a home for archaea, by Jakec, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Elephant in the Science Lab

I have been seeking to describe the science of purpose. Now it is worth getting down to the basics of what science actually is and how it works. Read More ›
Aquinas
Image: Thomas Aquinas, via Aquinas.Design.

Notre Dame Hosts a Conference on Creation, Including Intelligent Design

The organizers accepted my abstract for a talk about “The Return of Teleology to the Natural Sciences.” Read More ›
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lightning
Photo credit: http://www.cgpgrey.com / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).

The Electric Cell: More Synergy with Physics Found in Cellular Coding

Imaging techniques down to the picometer scale are permitting detection of previously unknown alliances of cellular software with electrostatics and mechanics. Read More ›
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Researchers Overlook Toxic Products in Origin-of-Life Experiments

They stop reactions at optimal times, and scan through products of their reactions with high-tech equipment to find trace amounts of the product they seek. Read More ›

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