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Eric Hedin on Free Will and Morality in an Intelligently Designed World

As Hedin puts it, “The universe reveals who we are by allowing us to make free choices.” In other words, the ball is in our court. Read More ›
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Halloween Edition: A Look at Frightening Science with Wesley J. Smith

Biotechnology is advancing faster than our ethical considerations, including synthetic human embryos, genetic engineering, and fetal farming. Read More ›
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From Hamas, a Moment of Clarity about Darwinism and More

The real test of a worldview is not merely what it explains, but what it makes us deny. Atheism makes us deny objective moral law. Read More ›
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Scientists Are Close to Creating Human Embryos from Stem Cells

Once again, biotechnology is racing ahead of our capacity to intellectually digest what is happening. Read More ›
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The Toxic Assumptions of Evolutionary Psychology about Men

As Darwinism is discredited scientifically, we should challenge the way it has shaped the secular code for masculinity. Read More ›
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God’s Grandeur: Some Resources to Explore

How many people are willing to give up morality, rationality, free will, truth, beauty, and goodness as valuable concepts based on reality? Read More ›
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Michael D. Aeschliman on C. S. Lewis and Scientism

Scientism claims that science alone dictates the truth, although this system of thought depends on non-scientific reasons to come to such a conclusion. Read More ›
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The Cruel Legacy of Social Darwinism in Nigeria

Social Darwinism rests like a tiger moth on Darwinism, its mother theory; when challenged with facts, it just flits to a slightly different position. Read More ›
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Humans Have Limits. Transhumanists Want to Overcome Them

Transhumanism, arguably an offshoot of neo-Darwinism, is set on envisioning the next grand step of human evolution. Read More ›
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Can Animals Be Held Criminally Responsible?

While the idea is handled provocatively in philosophy literature, in practice, animals are envisioned as plaintiffs, not defendants, in animal rights cases. Read More ›

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