Tag: scientific theory

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
January 20, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, AI Overview, archaeology, art, Bas van Fraassen, biology, ChatGPT, complex specified information, computation, computer science, Conservation of Information, control, cryptography, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute, Ernest Nagel, experiment, fecundity, Forensics, function, gnana yoga, Grok, Hinduism, ID 3.0 Research Program, Imre Lakatos, information, intelligent design, James Tour, James Woodward, Karl Popper, large language models, Larry Laudan, law, Lex Fridman, living things, materialism, mathematics, mechanism, methodological naturalism, Michael Levin, Nancy Cartwright, naturalism, ontology, origin of life, patterns, Paul Feyerabend, philosophy, Pierre Duhem, Plato, Platonic space, pseudoscience, Richard Dawkins, Sandra Mitchell, scientific theory, SETI, steganography, Stephen Meyer, testability, testing, thermostats, Thomas Kuhn, Tufts University, Willard Van Orman Quine}

Michael Levin and the Philosophy of Intelligent Design

_{William A. Dembski
January 20, 2026

Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science

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Levin is not a reflexive Darwinian materialist. Moreover, he touches on many themes that intelligent design theorists touch on. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
March 5, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
History of Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Charles Darwin, Darwin’s Bluff, Darwinism, earth, epicycles, evolution, Galileo Galilei, geocentric model, hydrogen, Louis Pasteur, natural selection, nature, Nicolaus Copernicus, predictions, Ptolemy, quantum mechanics, reality, Richard Feynman, Robert Shedinger, scientific theory, solar system, spontaneous generation}

Does Darwinism Meet the Tests of a True Theory?

_{Eric Hedin
March 5, 2024

Biology, Evolution, History of Science, Physical Sciences, Physics

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An example of a now-discarded theory is that of spontaneous generation, a hypothetical process of living organisms developing from nonliving matter. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Sandico

Date
February 5, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Brian Miller, consciousness, culture, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, front-loaded design, intelligent design, Jay Richards, John West, registration, scientific discovery, scientific theory, Stephen Meyer, technological advancement, theism}

Dallas Conference: Stephen Meyer on Why the “Front-Loaded” Design Explanation Fails, and More

_{Emily Sandico
February 5, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

1}

Do note that some presentations will be livestreamed but others — including Dr. Meyer on “Intelligent Design as a Scientific Theory” — will be in-person only! Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 8, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, Georgia Tech, James Tour, Journal of Molecular Biology, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, mystery, Nature Communications, prebiotic chemistry, Rice University, Science Uprising, scientific theory}

It’s the Severity or the Nature of the Mystery of Life’s Origin that Is Unacknowledged

_{David Klinghoffer
July 8, 2019

Evolution, Origin of Life

5}

Matthew Herron tweets, “Tell me more about this unacknowledged mystery!” and offers cases where scientists seemingly admitted the mystery of OOL. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 8, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, Georgia Tech, James Tour, Journal of Molecular Biology, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, mystery, Nature Communications, prebiotic chemistry, Rice University, Science Uprising, scientific theory}

It’s the Severity or the Nature of the Mystery of Life’s Origin that Is Unacknowledged

_{David Klinghoffer
July 8, 2019

Evolution, Origin of Life

5}

Matthew Herron tweets, “Tell me more about this unacknowledged mystery!” and offers cases where scientists seemingly admitted the mystery of OOL. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
September 22, 2014

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, a priori, BioLogos, Bradley Monton, Cambrian Explosion, causation, closed-mindedness, creationists, curiosity, Darwin's Doubt, design hypothesis, empiricism, evolution, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, methodological naturalism, methodological pluralism, On the Origin of Species, replicability, Robert Boyle, science, scientific reasoning, scientific revolution, scientific theory, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, testability, theology}

Methodological Naturalism: A Rule That No One Needs or Obeys

_{Paul Nelson
September 22, 2014

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science

1}

The only real motivation for holding to MN is to keep the bad guys at bay, as an all-purpose "Press Button in Case of Emergency" defeater for ideas like intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
April 2, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __nedited, Alvin Plantinga, Asa Gray, BioLogos, Christianity, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, defining science, defining terms, Elliott Sober, equivocation, evidence, evolution, explanations, flagellum, integration, intelligent design, material cause, Michael Behe, mutations, naturalism, Normal Science, random, randomness, reductio ad absurdum, scientific theory, teleology, theism, Thomas Kuhn, Where the Conflict Really Lies}

What’s in a Word? “Randomness” in Darwinism and the Scientific Theory of Evolution

_{Jay W. Richards
April 2, 2012

Evolution, Faith & Science

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This is the third in a series of reviews of Alvin Plantinga's important new book, Where the Conflict Really Lies. Read More ›

Digital seamless mathematical formulas. Abstract digital futuristic background with math, physics symbols and mesh network grid. 3D illustration in 4K science concept

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 14, 2011

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, defining terms, demarcation criteria, evidence for id, experimental science, hypothesis, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, NAS, National Academy of Sciences, observations, positive case for design, scientific theory, specified information, theory}

How Do We Know Intelligent Design Is a Scientific “Theory”?

_{Casey Luskin
October 14, 2011

Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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Let's take the definition of "theory" given by ID's most eminent scientific critics, and if ID meets that definition then there's a good bet ID may properly be considered a scientific theory. Read More ›

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Date
October 12, 2011

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, butterflies, Illustra Media, intelligent design, Lad Allen, Metamorphosis, metamorphosis, National Academy of Sciences, scientific theory}

The Caterpillars Who Came to Dinner (and Lunch and Breakfast): An Interview with Lad Allen, Director of Metamorphosis

_{Science and Culture
October 12, 2011

Intelligent Design

1}

"Joni shed a tear as 'Billy' flew away. I have to admit that I got a little misty-eyed. I never imagined I could become emotionally attached to an insect." Read More ›