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Muslims Should Be Natural Allies of Intelligent Design 

I have been invited to speak at many Islamic Centers throughout the United States and Canada over the last ten years. Read More ›
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The Enlightenment (Re)turn to Atomism

What distinguished thinkers had long called out for its manifest absurdity was now, Phoenix-like, rising from the ashes. Read More ›
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Nothing New Under the Sun

The inference to a First Cause has begun to percolate down to people who hold no prior allegiance to any of the world’s accredited religions. Read More ›
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How I Came to Take Leave of Darwin: A Coda

After seeing my recent book through to publication, I began to experience a certain gnawing feeling. Read More ›
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Humanity: Natural Selection’s Ultimate Challenge According to C. S. Lewis 

How could a blind material process produce man’s unique capabilities of reason and conscience?  Read More ›
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C. S. Lewis and the Argument from Reason

Naturalists, like everyone else, generally trust their reason to lead them to truth. Read More ›
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Sunday with the Devil’s Acolyte — Thomas Henry Huxley

Although the designation of Huxley as Darwin’s “bulldog” is well known, acolyte is a more appropriate term and here’s why. Read More ›
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Scott Turner Describes the Largely Forgotten History of Evolutionary Theory

The fatal flaw with metaphysical vitalism was that it invariably led to circular reasoning. Read More ›
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Scott Turner Explains Philosophical Traditions Shaping Biology

Turner classifies the intelligent design movement as a resurgence of Platonic idealism. Read More ›
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Michael Ruse: Darwin’s Hedgehog Searches for Purpose

For Ruse, “Darwin is like Moses” who “led his children [himself among them] to the Promised Land but never got there himself.” Read More ›

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