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Natural Selection: The God that Failed

The god-of-the-gaps objection does have some merit to it, but it does not rule out ID. The progress of science has dethroned a multitude of false gods. Read More ›
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A Catholic Case for Intelligent Design

For too long now, Catholic scholars and many of the faithful have felt compelled to align themselves with a Darwinian account of life’s origins. Read More ›
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New Book Makes the Catholic Case for Intelligent Design

Fr. Martin Hilbert explains why the theory of intelligent design, rightly understood, harmonizes perfectly with the Catholic theological tradition. Read More ›
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At What Point In Its Development Can a Human Being Feel Pain?

Logic isn’t a sufficient answer to the question I raised, however. For a scientific answer, we need evidence. Read More ›
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Why Should a Baby Live?

My title is adapted from a 2012 article by two philosophers, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva. Read More ›
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Science, Faith, and Einstein

Einstein’s dictum about thinking for yourself therefore holds for faith as much as for science. It must come before commitment and obedience. Read More ›
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Ann Gauger on EWTN, and Intelligent Design’s Universality

I find this openness and lack of dogmatism uplifting, and an indicator that ID is trying to follow the evidence. Read More ›
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Bioethicists Want to Rule the World!

It seems to me that the best approach to the policy opinions of mainstream bioethicists is to consider the source, shrug, and carry on. Read More ›
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PNAS Paper: “Scientific Censorship Appears to Be Increasing”

The intelligent design community is well aware of the problem. One section in the paper that categorizes types of persecution sounds alarmingly familiar. Read More ›
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Darwinism as Fact? The Waning of an Historical Myth 

Historically the unfathomable subtleties of our terrestrial environment have been viewed as in and of themselves empirical markers for design. Read More ›

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