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In Explicating the “Greatest Sentence,” New Book Falls Short

No naturalistic account of human life, rooted in Darwin’s purposeless evolution, has reason to account humans as special in nature. Read More ›
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Photo: Thomas Jefferson Building, detail, by Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

John West: The Science Underlying the American Founding

Notice that Jefferson held this “without appeal to revelation.” That is, the study of nature alone was sufficient to produce “a conviction of design.” Read More ›
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Can Formless Matter Exist? A Pitfall in Reading Biblical Texts

The solution is to go back to the source and follow the text to see what it actually says. Read More ›
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Why Are We Going Crazy? New Book Has a Diagnosis

“So-called neutrality is really bad-faith authoritarianism. Whatever view succeeds in passing itself off as neutral wins without making a case for itself.” Read More ›
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Darwin’s Doubts, and Their Philosophical Implications

Charles Darwin thus appears to us more modern than his present-day disciples, whose unbending materialism comes closer to that of Erasmus Darwin. Read More ›
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Watch: Catholics in Conversation on Intelligent Design

Fr. Michael is doing what many a member of a faith community probably wishes his own clergyman could do, given the importance of the subject. Read More ›
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Image: Saint Augustine, by Philippe de Champaigne, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Science Before the Scientific Revolution: What Can We Learn from It?

Ancient and medieval thinkers possessed impressive reasoning powers despite lacking modern technology and data. Read More ›
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God Hypothesis Comes to Theaters Nationally in April!

The film features a diverse range of scientists, some familiar to those who follow the work of the Center for Science and Culture, but others very much not. Read More ›
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Capture the essence of collective consciousness through digital connectivity by visualizing it in a dynamic and visually striking manner from a worms-eye view Create a design that symbolizes
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Conscious AI, You Say? Here Are Six Models of Consciousness

Integrated Information Theory (IIT) is a mathematically founded emergence model. Michael Egnor and I recently published a paper critiquing IIT. Read More ›
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Image: Declaration of Independence, by John Trumbull.

Science, the Bible, and America’s Creed

When a wrong turn has been made, sometimes going back is the best way forward. If we want to restore America to health, we need to relearn the creed. Read More ›

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