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John West: How C. S. Lewis Anticipated Our Experience of Scientism

I was shocked during Covid by the way healthy respect for science shaded rapidly into cowering submission and unquestioning scientistic worship of authority. Read More ›
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Recovering the Right Brain in a Scientistic Culture

Science and technology were hailed as the saviors of mankind, but instead, they’ve helped to push out crucial aspects of the human experience.  Read More ›
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Photo: Supernova 1987A, by NASA, ESA, R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation), and M. Mutchler and R. Avila (STScI).

What Science Owes to Faith, Hope, and Love

It's a stretch to say that our ability to do realist science arose from a mindless process of evolution. Read More ›
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Is This a Paradigm Shift? 

Something is changing. Here are more thoughts on the “tipping point” in dissent from neo-Darwinism. Read More ›
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Three Types of Science: Fantasy Science

One example of fantasy science, according to biophysicist Kirk Durston, is the multiverse. Read More ›
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Herding Chromosomes in the Mitosis Corral

The molecules of life do much more than convey information. They combine and impose physical forces on each other in intricate, functional ways. Read More ›
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A Secular Gay Agnostic Talks with Stephen Meyer

Why, by the way, do I tick off Moulton’s identities in the headline? I hate putting people into simplistic categories. Read More ›
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Photo: C. S. Lewis, via Asar Studios/Alamy (Celestial Images).

C. S. Lewis on the Unique Gullibility of the Elites, and More: John West in Conversation with Eric Metaxas

A theme in the interview is the dubious role of elites, who stand out for their readiness to surrender their critical faculties when Science Says to do so. Read More ›
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Sunset on the red rocks of the Garden of the Gods State Park in Colorado Springs
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Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design Are FREE but the Application DEADLINE Approaches

In the shadow of 14,000-foot Pikes Peak, we’ll meet and learn from the top scientists and scholars in the ID community. Read More ›
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C. S. Lewis on Science Abuse: Join Eric Metaxas and John West for Socrates in the City, Feb. 8 in Seattle

Lewis was a critic of the growing power of scientism, the effort to apply science to areas outside its bounds. His writing on this couldn't be timelier. Read More ›

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