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

A couple of friends made me laugh last week in telling about a Jewish class they took. Read More ›
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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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Motivated Irrationality: Why Even Smart People Swallow Crackpot Ideas

A critic will just fling out an objection, intelligent design thinkers will reply, and the reply is totally ignored. Read More ›
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The Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God

The “Laws of Nature” are those truths about reality that all well-formed human beings have access to through observation, reason, and conscience. Read More ›
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Faith and Science Before Modern Science

Winston Ewert offers a surprising look at how Christians debated science theories in the ancient and medieval world. Read More ›
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Merry Christmas! No. 8 Story of 2024: Reagan’s Personal Argument for Intelligent Design

An untold story from the final year of Reagan’s Presidency about science, faith, and intelligent design. Read More ›
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Herding Chromosomes in the Mitosis Corral

The molecules of life do much more than convey information. They combine and impose physical forces on each other in intricate, functional ways. Read More ›
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On Ronald Reagan’s Birthday, Let’s Appreciate His Debt — and Ours — to Intelligent Design

President Reagan wrung a startling spiritual concession from his Communist counterpart — with an argument for intelligent design. Read More ›
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Ronald Reagan’s Deeply Personal Argument for Intelligent Design

An untold story from the final year of Reagan’s Presidency about science, faith, and intelligent design. Read More ›
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Wallace’s Frenemies: A Lesson from Phillip Johnson

We can add Andrew Berry to the list of those quick to praise Alfred Wallace on certain matters but equally quick to condemn him on others. Read More ›

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