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The Divide Between Science and Non-Science

The most commonly heard charge against ID is that it “isn’t science” and therefore can’t even be evaluated as a scientific alternative to Darwinian evolution. Read More ›
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Learning About Biological Design from Human Art

How does an intelligent agent go from idea to artifact? What can the process of art teach us about the evidence of design in the natural world? Read More ›
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A “Right to Flow”: River Rights for the Seine?

Even nonessential activities could be blocked by pretending that the Seine is a person. Read More ›
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Richard Sternberg’s Immaterial Genome Is Darwinism’s Silver Bullet

This may sound spooky, but as Dr. Brian Miller explains, it is chiefly the application of advanced mathematics that dictates Dr. Sternberg’s conclusion. Read More ›
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Photo credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Gullieuszik and the GASP team.

For Christmas, Reading St. Athanasius on the Beauty of the Universe

Besides the prose itself being so pleasing to read, these thoughts reaffirm some of my main reasons for believing this universe is the product of a Mind. Read More ›
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Father Martin Hilbert on Darwinism’s Fatal Flaws

Fr. Hilbert reveals that one of Darwin’s motives for conjuring his theory of natural selection was removing God from the picture. Read More ›
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Review Article Explores Design Patterns in Biological Cells

Living cells are strong candidates for being seen as aspects of the natural world resulting from design by an intelligent agent. Read More ›
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Meyer and Klavan: The Tradition of British Natural Theology 

As luck would have it, Dr. Meyer joined the conversation from a very special city. Read More ›
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Transformative: “Mary,” a PhD Biochemistry Student, on the Summer Seminars on ID

Why does she use a pseudonym in the interview? You may be able to guess, but listen in to hear her explanation. Read More ›
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Photo credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Gullieuszik and the GASP team.

For Advent, Reading St. Athanasius on the Beauty of the Universe 

Besides the prose itself being so pleasing to read, these thoughts reaffirm some of my main reasons for believing this universe is the product of a Mind. Read More ›

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