Tag: scientific materialism

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
August 6, 2026

Categories
Biochemistry
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Alfred North Whitehead, biochemistry, C. H. Waddington, calculus, Christopher Hitchens, complexity, Daniel Dennett, Darwin’s Black Box, E. O. Wilson, Ernst Mayr, Erwin Schrödinger, Eugene Wigner, Irreducible Complexity, Isaac Newton, Joseph Woodger, M.-P. Schützenberger, mechanism, Michael Behe, Michael Polanyi, Michael Ruse, Neo-Darwinism, Nicolas Rashevsky, Richard Dawkins, Robert Rosen, scientific materialism, UC Berkeley, UCSF, UT MD Anderson}

Restoring Our Vision: Michael Behe and Darwin’s Black Box

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
August 6, 2026

Biochemistry, Intelligent Design

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What has always stirred me with a deep set of conflicting emotions is his reference to the “elephant in the room.” Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 31, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atheism, Christianity, Eastern spirituality, eX-skeptic Podcast, faith, family, human beings, human dignity, ID the Future, interviews, Jana Harmon, Love Thy Body, marriage, morality, Nancy Pearcey, podcast, reality, relativism, religion, scientific materialism, society, The Toxic War on Masculinity, Total Truth, truth, worldview}

When Nancy Pearcey Walked Away from Christianity

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 31, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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On a new episode of ID the Future, we’re sharing a conversation with author, speaker, and professor Nancy Pearcey that originally aired on the eX-skeptic Podcast. Read More ›

A close-up of a purple water droplet creating a splash in a shallow pool of purple liquid. The background is blurred, emphasizing the droplet's shape and color.

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
May 13, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A. N. Whitehead, active matter, agency, biomolecular condensates, biosphere, cellular biology, central dogma, cytoplasm, DNA, droplets, function, goal-directedness, Life Itself, liquid-liquid phase separations, machines, mechanism, membrane-less organelles, molecular agency, molecular biology, organelles, proteins, rigidity, RNA, science of purpose, scientific materialism, self-organization, soft matter, specified irreducible complexity, structure-function relationship, Stuart Kauffman, telos, Thomistic-Aristotelian ontology}

Studies on Active Matter: Potency into Act

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
May 13, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

8}

Amorphous and dynamic as they are, the LLPS droplets support numerous crucial cellular functions, devoid of a permanent scaffolding structure. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
April 5, 2026

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, cultural timing, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, Discovery Institute Press, Europe, evolution, False Messiah, ID the Future, interviews, life, mythology, Neil Thomas, philosophical appeal, scientific demonstration, scientific materialism, storytelling, Taking Leave of Darwin}

Myth and Legend in Darwin’s Famous Origins Story

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 5, 2026

Evolution, History of Science

3}

Neil Thomas makes a case that the rise of Darwin’s theory owes much to cultural timing, philosophical appeal, and persuasive storytelling. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 7, 2025

Categories
Ethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, C.S. Lewis, humanity, ID the Future, intelligent design, John West, material processes, podcasts, science, scientific materialism, scientism, The Magician's Twin}

Thus Saith the Science: C. S. Lewis on the Dangers of Scientism

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 7, 2025

Ethics, Faith & Science

3}

Progress is an appealing idea, but what happens when we do not all desire the same things? Read More ›

Charles Robert Darwin bust sculpture, English naturalist, geologist, and biologist. Generative AI

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 29, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, atomism, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, deification, Enlightenment, Erasmus Darwin, evolution, faith and science, False Messiah, ID the Future, materialistic philosophy, natural selection, Neil Thomas, podcast, scientific materialism, Sir Charles Lyell, uniformitarianism}

Neil Thomas on the Internal Flaws and Historical Roots of Darwinism

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 29, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science

3}

It might surprise you to learn that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection did not triumph on scientific grounds alone. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 5, 2025

Categories
Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaptation, Andrew McDiarmid, Charles Darwin, culture, evolution, family, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four: First Steps, Grok, intelligent design, Marvel Cinematic Universe, multiverse, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, scientific materialism, social media, subscription, The Daily Wire, universe}

Fantastic Four and a Walk-On for Darwin

_{David Klinghoffer
August 5, 2025

Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design

4}

Great tensions fuel engaging drama, always. If there’s a conflict, it has to be stark and serious, and the stakes have to be high. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 7, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, Bible, BioLogos Foundation, Charles Darwin, debate, disagreement, Evangelical Christians, faith and science, Francis Collins, ID the Future, ideology, John West, podcast, scientific enterprise, scientific materialism, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, The Language of God, theistic evolution, theology, United States}

How Stockholm Syndrome Christianity Hinders Scientific Progress

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 7, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science, Scientific Freedom

2}

In a nutshell, theistic evolution is the attempt to reconcile belief in God with the standard evolutionary account of life’s origins. Read More ›

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Date
January 6, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Bible, C.S. Lewis, Center for Science and Culture, Christianity, churches, Darwinism, Discovery Institute Press, Eric Metaxas, John West, leaders, materialism, poverty, race, religious liberty, scientific materialism, sex, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, Stockholm Syndrome Christians, The Magician's Twin}

How Science Has Been Misused to Corrupt Churches

_{Science & Culture
January 6, 2025

Bioethics, Evolution, Faith & Science

4}

“Sadly, these ‘Stockholm Syndrome Christians’ have played a crucial role in creating our current cultural mess,” argues John West. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
December 30, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Alvin Plantinga, atheism, Bible, C.S. Lewis, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Christopher Hitchens, cultural Christianity, Daniel Dennett, documentary, education, ENCODE, Europe, faith and science, Gary Habermas, Islam, James Shapiro, john lennox, Lawrence Krauss, mathematician, natural selection, New Atheism, North America, Old Testament, Oxford University, Pandora’s box, philosophers, Richard Dawkins, River Out of Eden, Sam Harris, Satan, scientific materialism, Scripture, The Design Inference, The God Delusion, Vaccines, William Graham, woke ideology}

No. 3 Story of 2024: Richard Dawkins the New Cultural Christian

_{William A. Dembski
December 30, 2024

Evolution, Faith & Science

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What Richard Dawkins seems not to have realized — or perhaps now is realizing too late — is that scientific materialism is the suicide of reason. Read More ›