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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
February 6, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, atoms, BIO-Complexity, civilization, computers, Darwinists, disorder, earth, encyclopedias, entropy, equations, evolution, information, intelligence, intelligent design, iPhones, machines, order, physics, probability, Science and Culture Today, Second Law of Thermodynamics, solar energy, sun, tautology, tornado}

A Friend Asks: For Darwin Skeptics, What Does the Second Law Argument Accomplish?

_{Granville Sewell
February 6, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics

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The only law of science that the development of civilization on a barren planet could violate is the (generalized) second law of thermodynamics. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
January 26, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Physics
Tagged
, Alan H. Guth, Alexander Vilenkin, Arvind Borde, Battle of the Big Bang, Big Bang, cosmology, designer substitute, galaxies, general relativity, gravity, hydrogen, Isaac Newton, mathematics, Michael G Strauss, mind, natural laws, Niayesh Afshordi, Phil Halper, physicists, physics, Planck time, quantum gravity, quantum mechanics, Schrödinger equation, Singularity, stars, universe}

Can Equations Serve as a Designer Substitute?

_{Eric Hedin
January 26, 2026

Cosmology, Physics

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To achieve “something rather than nothing” requires more than an equation, more than mathematics. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
January 14, 2026

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, Bayesian inference, Bayesian reasoning, causal ramification, chance, cosmic design, fine-tuning, fine-tuning arguments, improbability, intelligent design, Journal for General Philosophy of Science, King’s College London, multiverse, observation biases, philosophy, physical laws, physicists, physics, probability, Roberto Fumagalli, theism, universe}

New Peer-Reviewed Paper Defends Cosmic Fine-Tuning Argument

_{Jonathan McLatchie
January 14, 2026

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physics

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Fumagalli does not in the end state whether he himself lands on the multiverse hypothesis, cosmic design, or unknown physics as the best explanation. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
January 9, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Abraham, Aristotle, biology, Chance and Necessity, chemistry, Christianity, Darwinism, evolution, God Hypothesis, intelligent design, Jaques Monod, Kansas, laws of nature, Mariusz Tabaczek, materialism, Modern Synthesis, molecular biology, natural processes, naturalism, Neo-Darwinism, Nobel laureates, paradigm, physics, purpose, René Descartes, science of purpose, scientific atheism, scientism, St. Thomas Aquinas, teleology, telos, theistic evolution, Thomistic Aristotelianism, Thomists}

In Biology, Replacing Chance with Purpose Is the New Paradigm

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
January 9, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The history of science begins largely in Western Europe with the overthrow of Thomistic Aristotelianism by René Descartes. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
January 6, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, automobiles, chemical processes, Christianity for Doubters, computers, evolution, George Gaylord Simpson, humans, intelligence, intelligent design, jet airplanes, natural selection, nuclear power plants, physics, power plants, skulls, smart phones, software, technology, The Big Bang Revolutionaries, unintelligent forces}

The Strongest Argument for Intelligent Design Is Also the Simplest

_{Granville Sewell
January 6, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology

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“Those are just the skulls,” I protested. “The outside of my 1980s PC looks pretty similar to the frame of my new HP computer." Read More ›

The concept of control and dictatorship over people

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 3, 2026

Categories
Ethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Alain Aspect, Anton Zeilinger, atheists, Benjamin Libet, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, free will, J. D. Vance, John F. Clauser, logic, meat puppets, Michael Egnor, Minority Report, neuroscience, neuroscientists, physics, readiness potential, Robert Sapolsky, Sam Harris, Soviet Union, Stanford University, The Immortal Mind, totalitarianism, United States, Wilder Penfield, Yuval Noah Harari}

Free Will vs. the Totalitarian Temptation

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 3, 2026

Ethics, Neuroscience & Mind

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If our thoughts and choices really are wholly determined, well then what follows? Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
January 2, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, beach, berries, black hole, carbon dioxide, chance, electromagnetic force, forces of nature, fundamental forces, fusion, gravity, hemoglobin, house of cards, matter, mineral salts, oxygen, particles, Periodic Table, physical limitations, physical resources, physics, protostar, stars, statistical interference, strong nuclear force, trajectory, universe, water, weak force}

What the Forces of Nature Can Do — And What They Can’t

_{Eric Hedin
January 2, 2026

Intelligent Design, Physics

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Our universe not only has limited physical resources, but also informational limits, and the only way to overcome these is by intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 16, 2025

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, articles, beginning, Big Bang, books, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Murray, earthquake, Elon Musk, floods, intelligent design, John West, Larry Sanger, machinery, physics, pumps, Research, Return of the God Hypothesis, scientists, Seattle, social media, Stephen Meyer, Steve Buri, universe, Wikipedia, writing}

Charles Murray, Among Others, Shows the Impact of Our Work

_{David Klinghoffer
December 16, 2025

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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As Stephen Meyer, John West, Steve Buri, and others got up and spoke, there was an odd shaking in the floor and windows. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
December 15, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, atomic nucleus, Cambridge University, earth, electron, evolutionary process, fundamental forces, fundamental forces (series), gravity, intelligent design, New York City, nutrients, particle physics, physicists, physics, Standard Model, weak force}

The Weak Force: “Most Intricate and Subtle” of All

_{Eric Hedin
December 15, 2025

Intelligent Design, Physics

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The existence of the weak force wasn’t even suspected until about a hundred years ago, and now we find that we can’t live without it! Read More ›

Horse and Zebra Intently Staring at Each Other on Black Background

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Author
Giuseppe Sermonti

Date
December 10, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, animals, chemistry, chimpanzees, chromosomes, DNA, Drosophila, evolution, ferns, fruit flies, genes, humans, junk DNA, Lego blocks, Ninth Symphony, nucleotides, physics, plants, proteins, roundworm, wheat, zebras}

The Eclipse of the Organism: No Longer Biology’s Central Interest

_{Giuseppe Sermonti
December 10, 2025

Evolution, Genetics

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Organisms have disappeared below the horizon. In many papers on DNA the organism is barely mentioned. Read More ›