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Selective focus on a tall, dark lamp post during a snow storm in the pacific northwest woodland
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C. S. Lewis Helps Us See Design in Three Dimensions

Just for a little while turn off the PBS science narrator in your head. Why should there be beauty? What is it for? Read More ›
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Information as Matter’s “Fifth State” — A Physicist’s Contortion

Dark matter is the unknown substance thought to make up some 27 percent of the universe. It can’t be observed but only theorized. Read More ›
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Science as a Jealous God — Free Weekend Conference in Seattle for College Students

January 30 is the deadline to apply for this important, enlightening, and fun event, organized by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) and held in Discovery Institute’s offices. Read More ›
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Eberlin: But Is Intelligent Design “Science”?

“Science,” says chemist Marcos Eberlin, “should appeal only to causes that are supported by data, supported by evidence.” Read More ›
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Photo credit: Silvestri Matteo via Unsplash.

“Ecocide” Would Criminalize Resource Development

Note that “peaceful enjoyment by the inhabitants” is a very broad term that is not limited to human beings. Rather, it includes everything from grass, fish, and insects, to mice, snakes, and people. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Joel Penner, via Flickr (cropped).

Melissa Cain Travis Introduces the “Maker Thesis”

Science reveals a transcendent mind, and mind enables science.  Read More ›
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The 12th Summer Seminar on Intelligent Design — I Will Remember the Faces

Unfortunately, the pictures we have of the Seminar need to be severely cropped, so as to protect the students’ identities. Read More ›

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