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Quantum Mechanics Has Destroyed Classical Materialism

Whatever this fundamental level of reality that combines mind and matter is, it is — by definition — deeper than human thought can reach. Read More ›
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The Story, and the Meaning, of Everything

The “nerve of the thing” — telling this story based on scientific evidence — would have barely raised an eyebrow among the founders of science. Read More ›
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Nature’s Missing Law of Information

Conservation of information is not just an idea or concept that sits blithely in a world of mathematical abstraction. Read More ›
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Deism and the Afterlife: Cosmologist Paul Davies Outlines His Views

Paul Davies argues that we’re not at the center of the attention of a God who is specifically concerned with us. Read More ›
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Is Assembling Life Like Assembling LEGOs?

Unfortunately, Sara Walker provides no clue as to what process does all the “constraining,” “funneling,” and “scaffolding.” Read More ›
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Listen: Justin Brierley and a “Mind Behind Matter”

Brierley talks with thinkers whom you don’t regularly see in direct dialogue, from Stephen Meyer to Denis Noble to Roger Penrose to Paul Davies. Read More ›
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The Conviction that ET Is Out There Survives Every Setback

The usual practice in science would rule out mundane explanations first. But clearly, that is a road not taken. Read More ›
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Specified Complexity Made Simple: The Historical Backdrop

What happened to change the fortunes of specified complexity in the mainstream scientific community? The intelligent design movement happened. Read More ›
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Dembski and Ruse Look Back on 20 Years of Debate — And a Special Anniversary

The protest about the “spectre of intelligent design” was telling. When critics start talking that way, you can’t help wondering if ID is onto something. Read More ›
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A Philosopher Defends Intelligent Design

Peter S. Williams explains the deceptively simple test he uses to silence claims that intelligent design is not a scientific pursuit. Read More ›

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