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Andromeda Galaxy
Photo: Andromeda Galaxy, via NASA-JPL/Caltech.

Our Universe Works … Yet Doesn’t Make Sense; How Could That Be?

How can so much uncertainty lie placidly at the basis of our universe but disrupt nothing in particular? We even build better computers because of it. Read More ›
John Lennox
Photo: John Lennox on Unbelievable, talking with Dave Rubin (screenshot).

Against the Tide: John Lennox and Stephen Meyer

Can one person push back against the strong currents of atheism, materialism, and naturalism so evident in academia and the public square today? Read More ›
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Photo: Steven Weinberg (third from left) with Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, by Croes, Rob C. / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 NL <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/nl/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons.

John Horgan on the Madness of “Scientific Omniscience”

“As for life, Dawkins’s claim that it is no longer a mystery is absurd. We still don’t have a clue how life began." Read More ›
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Photo: A medium exuding "ectoplasm," by Harvey Metcalfe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Why Words Matter: Sense and Nonsense in Science

One might, with Darwin, theorize that the development of the biosphere was simply down to that empirically unattested variant of chance, "natural selection." Read More ›
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Photo credit: Jannik - JWDShots on Unsplash.

How I Came to Take Leave of Darwin 

I had once assumed that any opposition to Darwin must necessarily be confined to the ranks of such as Biblical fundamentalists. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Daniele Levis Pelusi via Unsplash.

How Materialism Proves Unbounded Scientific Ignorance

There is an infinite number of things that are true that we cannot prove scientifically and never will. 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 on the New Atheism

The movie will be in theaters for three nights only in November, and will feature a conversation between Dr. Lennox and Stephen Meyer following the screening. Read More ›
Jonathan McLatchie
Jonathan McLatchie
Photo: Jonathan McClatchie (r.) debating Oxford University physical chemist Peter Atkins (l.) in January 2020 (screenshot).

Welcome Back, Jonathan McLatchie, and Congratulations!

As of January 2020, Jonathan M. is now Dr. Jonathan McLatchie. He earned a PhD in evolutionary biology from the Biosciences Institute at Newcastle University. Read More ›
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Can Science Answer All the “Big” Questions?

Peter Atkins is right that science can answer the biggest question we can ask. His problem is that he doesn’t like the answer science provides. Read More ›

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