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Larry Sanger at Discovery Institute's 2024 COSM Technology Summit
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Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger on Intelligent Design and His Conversion to Christianity

Sanger was content with his agnosticism until a student posed a question about the fine-tuning of the universe and whether it pointed to a mind behind nature. Read More ›
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Photo credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA, A. Nota, P. Massey, E. Sabbi, C. Murray, M. Zamani (ESA/Hubble).

Why the “Universe from Nothing” Model Points to Intelligent Design

Did our universe come from nothing, as some physicists have proposed? This episode is built around a suggestion I recently received from a listener. Read More ›
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Brian Miller: Circular Reasoning in Origin of Life Theories

Is origin of life research going round in circles, like the proverbial snake in pursuit of its own tail? Read More ›
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Photo: Alfred Russel Wallace, Westminster Abbey, by 14GTR, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Intelligent Design Is Not Just for Conservatives

After a decade of immersing myself in Darwin studies, evolutionary theory, and intelligent design, I find myself unexpectedly supportive of the iD position. Read More ›
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The Wonders of Intelligent Design in Chemistry

When we begin the study of protein synthesis, I show students a photograph of my necktie drawer before my wife spent an hour organizing it. Read More ›
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The Growing Evidence of Earth’s Privilege

Astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez begins a two-part conversation with host Casey Luskin. Read More ›
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Dembski, Ewert, and Intelligent Design in Polish: “A Game Changer”

Among our partners around the world, one of the finest, doing some of the most impressive work, is the En Arche Foundation in Poland. Read More ›
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Paul Nelson: My Adventures with Jonathan Wells

In this first half of the conversation, Dr. Nelson takes listeners back to a famous meeting in the history of the modern intelligent design movement. Read More ›
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Pointing to Design, Ross Douthat Makes the Case that Religious Belief Is Rational

He kicks off the book by talking about the evident design in nature and the fine-tuning of the universe. Read More ›
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Photo: Skull of "Mrs. Ples," by José Braga; Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Better Explanation for Human Origins

Casey Luskin describes his experiences in South Africa while earning a PhD in Geology from the University of Johannesburg. Read More ›

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