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I Want to Write a Book About Intelligent Design. What Should I Do?

The books that filled these shelves, arranged in no special order, came from anywhere and everywhere around the globe. Read More ›
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Applying Scientific Method to the Origin of Life Yields Shaky Results

Scientists are not, or should not be, tabloid headline writers. They should only make claims that are strongly supported by evidence. Read More ›
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If You Think Intelligent Design Is “Combative,” You Need to See The Story of Everything

Consider Stephen Meyer’s recent debate with Phil Halper over whether God is the best explanation for the origin and fine-tuning of the universe. Read More ›
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The Story of the Discovery of the Beginning of All Things

When I talk about worldview, one point I try to hammer on is that “Everything starts with origins.” Read More ›
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Because of Hannah: A Story of Faith Lost and Regained

The next morning on his way to work, Aaron drove past the accident site. Something stirred in him, and he found himself crying intensely. Read More ›
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After K–T Extinction Event, Life’s Unexpected Rebound Was “Ridiculously Fast”

Although the welfare of plankton may not be at the very top of most people’s minds, these tiny organisms fill an important ecological niche. Read More ›
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Geneticist W. E. Lönnig on Human-Chimp DNA Similarity, and Much More

"The same people who admit that they are unable to create a single blade of grass tell you that they are absolutely sure they know how it came about." Read More ›
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Requiem for an Artificial Superintelligence

On the morning of his upload, he signed transfer papers, redundancy protocols, continuity covenants, and one handwritten page that no lawyer saw. Read More ›
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Active Matter: How Function Determines Structure

As always, the approach of naturalism is to reduce the complexity of natural phenomena to basic physical laws. Read More ›
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Evolution: What Is in a Word? (Hint: Not Much)

Since the entire non-living universe contains far less information content than a single living cell, life presents an enigma to materialism. Read More ›

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