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comet
Photo credit: Guillermo Ferla, via Unsplash.

The Christmas Star — A Sign of Design

Part of the difficulty with arriving at a satisfactory theory for the Star stems from a compartmentalized approach. Read More ›
Orion Nebula
Photo: Orion Nebula, by ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Bally, M. Robberto.

Johannes Kepler on the Holy Work of Astronomy

Kepler rejected the idea that the enormous scale of the cosmos suggested that mankind is less important than in the cozier Aristotelian-Ptolemaic model. Read More ›
Cassini mission to Saturn
Image: Cassini Saturn orbiter via JPL/NASA.

NASA Persecution Case Reaches a Grim Anniversary

What happened to David Coppedge illustrates how the scientific “consensus” on intelligent design is enforced. Read More ›
ocean
Photo source: Illustra Media.

Salt of the Earth Regulates Habitability

A planet needs more than location in a habitable zone. It needs the right ingredients, and salt has a surprising role. Read More ›
Jet-Propulsion-Laboratory
Photo credit: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, via Flickr.

Theory in Crisis? Circling the Wagons

Philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn compared scientific revolutions to political revolutions. Read More ›
Saturn’s North Pole hexagon
Photo: Saturn’s North Pole hexagon, via NASA/JPL-Caltech, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons.

Applying the Design Filter to Hexagons

The hexagon on Saturn performs no function. Columnar basalt doesn’t say anything. Snowflakes don’t carry a message. They are mere emergent phenomena. Read More ›
Benjamin Franklin quote 1722
Photo: Benjamin Franklin quote, 1722, by k_donovan11, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Do Non-Scientists Have Freedom to Question Darwinism?

College professors are not the only targets in academia who face discrimination because of their skepticism of Darwinism. Students can be even more vulnerable. Read More ›
rings of Saturn
rings of Saturn
Photo: Rings of Saturn, by NASA / JPL / Public domain.

Mistakes Our Critics Make: Information In and Information About

Is there information actually in Saturn’s rings, or is that information produced by intelligent agents studying Saturn’s rings? Read More ›
Enceladus 2

From Cosmos: Possible Worlds — “Most Plausible” Creation Myths

Dr. Tyson’s imagination wanders from Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, to the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›
rare earth

Rare Earth Elements and Intelligent Design

Can we explain human technology merely by supernova explosions and blind chance? In rare earth elements, we find hints of a better explanation. Read More ›

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