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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 8, 2026

Categories
Physics
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Big Bang, creator, electromagnetic waves, experimental results, funding, honesty, humility, James Hartle, kingdom, Nobel Prize, philosophers, photoelectric effect, physics, Planck time, predictions, Roger Penrose, scientists, servants, Singularity, spacetime, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Meyer, technology, The Road to Reality, theism, transcendent cause, universe}

New Physics Is Always Tentative; Here’s Why

_{Eric Hedin
June 8, 2026

Physics, Scientific Reasoning

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The prime example of all difficulties for new theories in physics relates to the ultimate origin of everything. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
June 8, 2026

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Zoology
Tagged
, algorithms, Aristotle, artificial intelligence, automatons, bees, brains, Cartesianism, ChatGPT, consciousness, Greek, humans, hype, materialism, neuroscience, philosophers, rational faculty, rational minds, Science Daily, Singularity}

Of Bee Brains, ChatGPT, and Fists of Ham

_{Jonathan Witt
June 8, 2026

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Zoology

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Happily, a recent philosopher has provided some intellectual tools for avoiding the sort of ham-fisted either/or approach to consciousness. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
May 27, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Aquinas’ Fifth Way, Aristotle, C. W. Howell, capitalism, Casey Luskin, Christianity, Daniel Kuebler, Darwin and Doctrine, Designer Science, Edward Feser, faith and science, Fr. Michael Chaberek, Franciscan University of Steubenville, intelligence, intelligent causation, intelligent design, James R. Hofmann, Jerry Coyne, Karl Marx, Logan Gage, metaphysics, Michael Behe, philosophers, poor design, purpose, Robert Koons, theologians, theology, Thomas Aquinas, unintelligent entities, William Dembski}

Designer Science Repeats Common Misunderstandings of Thomas Aquinas

_{Brian Miller
May 27, 2026

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Aquinas argues that intelligence is recognized precisely because unintelligent entities achieve purposeful ends only when directed by an intelligence. Read More ›

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Author
Bethel McGrew

Date
May 13, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atheists, beauty, Chartres Cathedral, Christians, Christopher Hitchens, creator, David Berlinski, Discovery Institute, DNA, fine-tuning, fish, Francis Crick, God Is Not Great, gratuitous beauty, humans, intelligent design, James Joyce, ocean, philosophers, photography, quietness, religious believers, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Sternberg, Rod Dreher, Stephen Meyer, survival, The Story of Everything, theaters, universe, Whittaker Chambers, womb}

Under Aesthetic Arrest: Even an Atheist Might Stop and Think

_{Bethel McGrew
May 13, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Humans are the only creatures with a capacity for appreciating beauty beyond a rudimentary attraction to something eye-catching, shiny, or colorful. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 30, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, abduction, abductive inferences, abductive reasoning, Alvin Plantinga, Bible, Big Bang, Calvinism, causes, creator, Dinesh D’Souza, documentary, effects, evidence, heart, induction, inference to the best explanation, intelligent design, New Testament, philosophers, philosophy, Psalms, Romans, scientific reasoning, sensus divinitatis, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, theism, theology, wisdom}

Meyer, D’Souza: Is Knowledge of a Creator Innate?

_{David Klinghoffer
April 30, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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A couple of friends made me laugh last week in telling about a Jewish class they took. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 30, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, atheists, Bible, born-again Christians, causation, correlation, critics, human intelligence, inference to the best explanation, intelligent design, large language models, mind, model collapse, philosophers, quantum cosmology, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, TechSpective, The Story of Everything, Tony Bradley}

Atheist on The Story of Everything: “I’m Not Sold. But I Can’t Just Wave It Off Either.”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 30, 2026

Computational Sciences, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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"I came away with a much clearer picture of the actual argument....That’s enough of a reason to watch." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 24, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, beauty, documentary, evolution, faith and science, films, intelligent design, movies, philosophers, stars, theaters, tickets, Timothy McGrew, truth}

Deriving Intelligent Design from the Existence of Beauty

_{David Klinghoffer
April 24, 2026

Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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Philosopher Timothy McGrew is someone I was not fully acquainted with but he’s one of the stars of the film. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 22, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atheism, beginning, Bertrand Russell, Big Bang, Cambridge University, Christianity, cosmology, creator, designer, despair, faith and science, Hoover Institution, James Tour, john lennox, monotheism, Peter Robinson, philosophers, scientists, Singularity, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Meyer, theaters, theism, universe, Why I Am Not a Christian}

Lennox, Meyer, Tour, Robinson: The Science of Monotheism

_{David Klinghoffer
April 22, 2026

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The indefinite article is emphatically in the singular. In all those statements, there was only one beginning. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 28, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, antiboyism, antigirlism, authoritarianism, baby, bioethics, breasts, California, carefreeness, children, China, choice, coercion, discrimination, Ethics (journal), force, gestating, gestation, girls, medicine, mothering, peer-reviewed journals, philosophers, physical restraint, pregnancy, pro-abortion, pro-choice, pro-life, sedation, terminology, totalitarianism, transgender, University of British Columbia}

Ethics Journal Urges MANDATORY Abortion for Pregnant Minors

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 28, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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There is a word to describe “philosophy” like this: totalitarian. Indeed, it reminds me of China’s “one-child” policy. Read More ›

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Date
March 23, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, beauty, biologists, bit string, cellular life, Charles Darwin, cosmos, David Berlinski, digital information, DNA, Eric Esau, Fathom Entertainment, fine-tuning, Francis Crick, human interference, intelligent design, James Watson, laboratory equipment, living cell, mid-century modern, miracle, molecular machines, New York Times, origin of life, philosophers, proteins, Rice University, Richard Sternberg, scientific discoveries, scientists, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, theaters, tickets, Timothy McGrew, truth, universe, wonder}

The Information Enigma and Gratuitous Beauty: In Theaters on April 30

_{Science & Culture
March 23, 2026

Faith & Science, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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It's intelligent design as you've never seen it before. Find inspiration, and share it with friends and family. Read More ›