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Despite Scopes Effect, Intelligent Design Flourishes

As Casey Luskin notes, the intelligent design research project has gone from strength to strength in the last three decades. Read More ›
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Nobelist Thomas Cech on “Junk RNA” 

We can add this prominent biochemist to the ever-growing list of scientists who reject the “junk DNA” paradigm. Or, more pertinently, the junk RNA paradigm. Read More ›
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Evangelizing for Darwin: John West Reads from Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

As Exhibit A of an influential evangelical Christian that has been captivated by scientific materialism, West unpacks the legacy of Dr. Francis Collins. Read More ›
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Studying Biology with System Engineering Principles

As a biologist, I’ve often wondered what the best way is to integrate engineering ideas in biology research. Read More ›
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Thus Saith the Science: Recalling the Wisdom of C. S. Lewis on His 125th Birthday

Here, I conclude a conversation with Dr. John West about Lewis’s prophetic warnings to us about science and scientism. Read More ›
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C. S. Lewis’s Prophetic Legacy on Scientism

As an illustration, John West discusses the COVID pandemic and how that recent public health crisis revealed much of what Lewis warns against. Read More ›

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