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Watch: Stephen Meyer in Cambridge, at the Doors of the Cavendish Lab

Even these atheist scientists recognized that beauty was a marker that pointed to truth in their field, in which they too could take pleasure. Read More ›
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Solzhenitsyn and the Demon of Evil: Peter Robinson, Ignat Solzhenitsyn in Conversation

The demon of evil circles, sometimes uncloaked, other times cloaked in various guises, including the guise of faith. Read More ›
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Michael Levin and the Philosophy of Intelligent Design

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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The Human Body’s “Ultimate Engineering”: New Book Available for Pre-Order Now

Evolution prompts us to expect in our bodies a grab bag of botched experiments conducted by blind, purposeless natural groping.  Read More ›
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Experts, Non-Experts, and the Wrong Experts

Philosopher of science Elay Shech gives RFK Jr. grief for a statement back in August that “Science is always evolving.” Read More ›
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Hidden or Revealed? Two New Guides for the Perplexed

As many already know, the beloved podcaster Scott Adams, beset by cancer, is wavering on death’s portal. Read More ›
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No. 4 Story for 2025: Farewell to Günter Bechly

I told Richard Sternberg a story from own experience. I learned about more than paleontology from Bechly. Read More ›
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No. 5 Story for 2025: Richard Dawkins Says Intelligent Design Is a Scientific Hypothesis

"I think that the hypothesis of theism is the most exciting scientific hypothesis you could possibly hold." Read More ›
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No. 6 Story for 2025: When Charlie Kirk Talked About Intelligent Design

People will be talking about Charlie Kirk’s legacy for a long time. You could start anywhere. Read More ›
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No. 10 Story for 2025: Wikipedia Co-Founder on Arguments for God

I was impressed by a lecture by philosopher of science Stephen Meyer, who presented versions of the cosmological argument and the fine-tuning argument. Read More ›

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