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New Review Series — Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens

Earlier this year an ID-friendly scientist contacted me to ask my opinion of the book. He mentioned a former Christian who had lost his faith after reading it. Read More ›
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Can LSD Help Us Understand the Mind–Brain Relationship?

Aldous Huxley noted that LSD “lowers the efficiency of the brain as an instrument for focusing the mind on the problems of life.” Read More ›
Stephen Meyer
Photo: Stephen Meyer, by Nathan Jacobson.

C. S. Lewis Society Webinars with Meyer (Tonight!), Behe, Wells, and Ferrer

Earlier this month, the society’s Executive Director, Tom Woodward, interviewed Oxford mathematician John Lennox. That was as wonderful as you would expect. Read More ›
Lennox Against the Tide
Photo: John Lennox in Against the Tide.

Webinar with John Lennox: The “Brilliant Design” of Our Universe

“Is it plausible any longer to view our cosmos as coming from chance interactions of matter and energy — from ‘pure dumb luck’?” Read More ›
Tom Bethell
Tom Bethell
Photo: Tom Bethell, via Discovery Institute.

Iconoclast: Farewell to Tom Bethell

I remember having an exchange with Tom about the meaning of his last name, which seems to correspond to the Biblical place name Beth El, meaning "House of God." Read More ›
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Excerpt: Darwinism and Design

Much of the difficulty here arises in the differing standards that different disciplines have for what constitutes an “explanation.” Read More ›
John Lennox
Photo: John Lennox on Unbelievable, talking with Dave Rubin (screenshot).

Against the Tide: John Lennox on Discussions with Dave Rubin, Peter Atkins

"I was pitched to debate Sam Harris. That didn’t come off. I’m a bit sorry that didn’t happen." Read More ›
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Against the Tide: John Lennox’s Next Book Will Be His Own Story

"I’ve resisted it. But the bit [about being] behind the Iron Curtain — there’s virtually no one alive that knows about that many details." Read More ›
Meyer Berlinski Gelernter
Photo: Stephen Meyer, David Berlinski, and David Gelernter (l to r).

Intelligent Design — Join the Resistance While There’s Still Time

We may be in a precious window when ID scientists can still reach any interested reader, anywhere in the world, any day of the year. Read More ›
Hawking zero gravity
Hawking zero gravity
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From Isaac Newton to Stephen Hawking in Three Catastrophic Steps

Nothing is more poisonous, for the young and the old alike, than the perception that the smart money is all on atheism. Of course, it’s not. Read More ›

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