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ID by Another Name? Astronomer Says 50 Percent Chance We’re Living in Computer Simulation

Of course, an 80 percent chance that we live in an intelligently design world compares favorably with only a 50 percent chance. Read More ›
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Are Darwinists Backing Away from Falsification?

"If the rooster stands on the manure pile, as the folk saying goes, it will rain tomorrow or it will not rain tomorrow." Read More ›
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Evolutionary Theorizing Depends on Magic Words

If evolutionists had to describe major turning points in evolution rigorously, they would quickly give up. Read More ›
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Is Sex Binary?

The denial by mainstream scientists that sex is binary is of the same cloth as the denial that human life starts at conception and the denial that intelligent design is evident in living things. Read More ›
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In the “Mathematical Glory” of the Universe, Physicist Discovered the “Truly Divine”

As it happens, these are all themes that are developed with great rigor and depth in Center for Science & Culture director Stephen Meyer’s next book. Read More ›
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Darwin on Trial — As Fresh and Relevant as Ever

Because of Phillip Johnson’s leadership no informed person will ever again honestly say that Darwin’s theory flows straight from the data. Read More ›
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Professor James Tour: A “Liar for Jesus”?

Renowned scientist James Tour at Rice University is facing the wrath of Internet trolls because of his candid evaluation of origin of life research. Read More ›
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“Junk DNA” Suffers a Blow as Nature Papers Find “Global Function” for Introns in Budding Yeast

All of this calls to mind a comment from biologist John Mattick, a critic of the junk DNA paradigm. Read More ›
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Why Michael Shermer’s “Case for Scientific Humanism” Fails

Shermer tries to rewrite history by insisting that science is built on atheistic assumptions. Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer: Looking Forward to Highlights of 2019, a Big Year for ID

Even Richard Dawkins can’t quite shake the idea that a sublime world like ours doesn’t come about by chance, but by “intelligent design.” Read More ›

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