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Photo: Steven Weinberg in 2014, by Betsythedevine, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

My Dinner with Steven and Louise Weinberg

Weinberg was holding court, going on about how much he knew about the origin of the universe and how atheism was the only intellectually viable option. Read More ›
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Image: Bacterial flagellar motor, from Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Illustra Media.

Throwback Thursday: Meyer Asks, “What Is This Theory of Intelligent Design?”

"As the story goes, intelligent design is just creationism repackaged by religious fundamentalists in order to circumvent a 1987 Supreme Court prohibition." Read More ›
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Photo credit: “Beetles collected in the Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace” (cropped), ©Natural History Museum, London, via Flickr

Wallace’s Frenemies: A Lesson from Phillip Johnson

We can add Andrew Berry to the list of those quick to praise Alfred Wallace on certain matters but equally quick to condemn him on others. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Miyasige Tosikazu, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Thoughts of Goodness in an Evolutionary World

What you’d expect is humans more or less on the level of animals — not greatly exceeding them in evil, or greatly transcending them in good.  Read More ›
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Thoughts of Evil in a Designed World

Nowhere in the animal world do we see evil that comes anywhere close to comparing with the unfortunate depths of evil displayed by humanity. Read More ›
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The Toxic Assumptions of Evolutionary Psychology about Men

As Darwinism is discredited scientifically, we should challenge the way it has shaped the secular code for masculinity. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Carina Nebula, by James Webb Space Telescope via NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI.

A Living and Symphonic Order — Appreciating Anthony Esolen

I knew I wanted to choose someone who wrote beautifully. He, however, was someone I didn't know, and I could not predict his views on intelligent design. Read More ›
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Nautilus at S.E.A. Aquarium, Singapore
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Here Is What We Mean by Intelligent Design (And What We Don’t)

Some ID supporters agree with universal common descent, but many ID supporters argue against the idea that all life shares a common ancestor. Read More ›
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Understanding Design Arguments: An Introduction for Catholics

What ID denies is that every feature of nature is the product of natural forces all the way down. This commitment is necessarily shared by Catholics. Read More ›
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Image: Thomas Aquinas, via Aquinas.Design.

Shall We Baptize Darwin? A Catholic Biologist Reflects

Theistic evolutionists are baptizing a theory first composed by Darwin as a substitute for the doctrine of special Creation. Read More ›

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