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New Book: God Hypothesis, European Style; Events at Princeton, Berkeley

In the faith context, the popular picture in America of what Europe is like — the land that God forgot — may need to be revised. Read More ›
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The Emergence of Freedom: A New Book by James Barham

Barham’s approach to teleology in nature is, if anything, Aristotelian. Indeed, Aristotle is the most cited person in the index of his book. Read More ›
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To Do His Real Job, ET Doesn’t Need to Exist

The only possible conclusion to draw is this: What gives humans importance is not found in our genes. Read More ›
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Extraterrestrial Life Would Demonstrate Human Exceptionalism

I hope we do find life elsewhere. It would be another step in our advancement as a species. Read More ›
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Photo: Copernicus, by Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Sorry, Dr. Coyne: There Is No Religion-Science Conflict

I dare say that Michael Behe has had a far greater influence on the field of evolutionary biology than Jerry Coyne has. Read More ›
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Jay Richards: Toppling a Myth of Human Insignificance

It was 19th-century materialism that needed the so-called Copernican demotion, for ideological reasons, and the historians of the time obediently invented it. Read More ›
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The Big Bang Simplified

Since very few people understand Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, for most of us the Big Bang seems very mysterious and counterintuitive. Read More ›
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Image: Nicholas Copernicus, via Toruń Regional Museum / Public domain.

Poland’s Intelligent Design Revolution

While Isaac Newton is universally regarded as the greatest physicist of all time, it is to the Pole Copernicus that we credit the rise of modern science. Read More ›
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Is Natural Law Irreducible?

Perhaps the most fundamental distinction between naturalism and intelligent design is where each metaphysical framework draws the line at irreducibility. Read More ›
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Photo: Darwin in 1868, by Julia Margaret Cameron, via Wikimedia Commons.

Does Darwinism Meet the Tests of a True Theory?

An example of a now-discarded theory is that of spontaneous generation, a hypothetical process of living organisms developing from nonliving matter. Read More ›

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