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Author
Melissa Cain Travis

Date
January 18, 2024

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, cosmos, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, intellectual history, intelligent design, intelligibility, Johannes Kepler, natural theology, nature, transparency}

In Dallas, Learn About Uncanny Synchronicity Behind the Comprehensibility of the Cosmos

_{Melissa Cain Travis
January 18, 2024

Astronomy, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics

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The idea that the rational transparency of our cosmos has design implications came to fruition with the natural theology and astronomy of Johannes Kepler. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
January 10, 2024

Categories
Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Meaningful World, Denison Forum, DNA, Euclid, genius, Hamlet, intelligence, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, Mark Turman, nature, protein machines, sciences, William Shakespeare}

Arts and Sciences Reveal the Genius of Nature

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 10, 2024

Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Jonathan Witt describes four characteristics common in all works of human genius and provides examples, from Shakespeare’s Hamlet to Euclid’s geometry. Read More ›

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Author
Nancy Pearcey

Date
January 4, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Ancient Rome, Bible, Christ, Cicero, design intuition, Finding Truth, history of id, intelligence, intelligent design, machinery, mind, nature, universe}

Cicero on Intelligent Design — Sound Familiar?

_{Nancy Pearcey
January 4, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning

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Yesterday was Cicero's birthday. To celebrate, here's my favorite quote from the Roman philosopher. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 6, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, causal agents, Christianity, Greco-Roman world, history, humanity, ID the Future, intelligent agents, knowledge, Medieval Europe, methodological naturalism, methodological pluralism, Michael Keas, natural causes, nature, podcast, scientism, scientists, unintelligent causes, universe}

When Natural and Super-Natural Explanations Work Hand in Hand

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 6, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Methodological naturalism is the idea that scientists may only invoke unintelligent causes for nature’s history. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen Dilley

Date
December 6, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, An Introduction to Systems Biology, beauty, biography, Brazil, Brian Miller, Charles Darwin, Discovery Institute, Emily Reeves, evolution, intelligent design, intelligibility, John Milton, natural selection, nature, purposiveness, Scientific Dissent From Darwinism, Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design, Systems Biology, Texas A&M, The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, understanding, Uri Alon, William Shakespeare, wonder}

Nature’s Wonder — A Tale of Two Scientists

_{Stephen Dilley
December 6, 2023

Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Charles Darwin described an atrophied sensitivity to “grandeur” that he noted in himself. Read More ›

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Date
November 30, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, agnostics, Alfred Russel Wallace, angels, beauty, cells, Charles Darwin, Darwinians, evolution, gods, human race, intelligence, intelligent beings, intelligent design, materialism, materialists, Michael Flannery, mind, nature, Nature's Prophet, power, purpose, spirits, universe, veins, Victorians}

New Thoughts on Evolution: Views of Professor Alfred Russel Wallace, O.M., F.R.S.

_{Science and Culture
November 30, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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"The scales on the wings of a moth," he said quietly, "have no explanation in Evolution. They belong to Beauty, and Beauty is a spiritual mystery." Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 21, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bayes’s theorem, Bayesian reasoning, Big Bang, biological information, biosphere, cells, environmental fitness, evolution, ID the Future, information, information processing, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jonathan McLatchie, likelihood, Lydia McGrew, nature, Thomas Bayes}

Bayesian Probability and Intelligent Design: A Beginner’s Guide

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 21, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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If the phrase “Bayesian calculus” makes you want to run for the hills, you’re not alone! Bayesian logic can sound intimidating at first. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 23, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, anthropology, atheism, atoms, atrocities, baboons, Big Bang, cognitive dissonance, determinism, facts, free will, Hamas, innocents, Jerry Coyne, Kenya, libertarian free will, Moral Law, murder, nature, neurotransmitters, Raoul Wallenberg, Robert Sapolsky, soul, Stanford University, tornado, war, Why Evolution Is True}

Evolutionist Jerry Coyne Has a Puzzling View on Hamas

_{Michael Egnor
October 23, 2023

Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution, Faith & Science

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The moral atrocity committed by Hamas seems not to have diminished Professor Coyne’s passion for atheism, determinism, and free will denial. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 10, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Alaska, copper, COVID-19, Earth’s surface, electricity, electronic technology, insulators, intelligent design, isolation, logic gates, materials, nature, oxygen, radios, rubber, semiconductors, silicon, television, voltage, Zoom}

Electronic Technology Shows Foresight in Nature

_{Eric Hedin
October 10, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The principal semiconductors are silicon and germanium; silicon’s abundance in the Earth’s crust is second only to oxygen. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
July 23, 2023

Categories
Applied Sciences
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, beauty, C.S. Lewis, computation, computers, economy, insight, John Horgan, magic, mathematician, nature, science, The Abolition of Man}

Science for Insight or Science for Power?

_{Peter Biles
July 23, 2023

Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology

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What are the core purposes of science and math? Evaluating the idea of "knowledge as power" in the computer age. Read More ›