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Author
Melissa Cain Travis

Date
February 8, 2023

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astronomers, Christianity, cosmos, creator, crocodiles, earth, elephants, faith, Galileo Galilei, heliocentrism, history, intelligent design, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, natural theology, Nicolaus Copernicus, prayer, Saturn, sun}

Johannes Kepler on the Holy Work of Astronomy

_{Melissa Cain Travis
February 8, 2023

Astronomy, Cosmology, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

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Kepler rejected the idea that the enormous scale of the cosmos suggested that mankind is less important than in the cozier Aristotelian-Ptolemaic model. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 19, 2022

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Rare Earth
Tagged
, A Fortunate Universe, Cosmic Habitable Age, dark energy, earth, Freeman Dyson, Guillermo Gonzalez, Jay Richards, Michael Denton, Moon, Privileged Species, solar system, sun, The Anthropic Cosmological Principle, The Privileged Planet, universe}

Intelligent Design and Cosmic Fine-Tuning

_{David Coppedge
October 19, 2022

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Rare Earth

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In combination, the factors mentioned here and in my last two posts constrain the “cosmic habitable age” to narrower dimensions. Read More ›

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Date
August 29, 2022

Categories
Biology
Culture
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, aesthetics, evolution, faith, ID the Future, intelligent design, Michael Behe, Moon, natural laws, nature, Pat Flynn, Philosophy for the People, Roman Catholic, scientists, stars, sun, theology}

Michael Behe: It’s Not a Scientist’s Job to Be Led by Aesthetics

_{Science & Culture
August 29, 2022

Biology, Culture, Faith & Science, Philosophy

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While the sun, moon, and stars move according to natural laws, it doesn’t follow that the complex forms we find in biology arose purely through natural laws. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
August 1, 2022

Categories
Culture
Faith & Science
Mathematics
Metaphysics
Tagged
, atheism, Big Bang, Edward Feser, eternity, God Hypothesis, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, infinity, Jerry Coyne, numbers, Plato, Platonic forms, solar system, St. Augustine, sun, theism, universals}

Mathematics and the God Hypothesis

_{Michael Egnor
August 1, 2022

Culture, Faith & Science, Mathematics, Metaphysics

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There is a classical proof of God’s existence that uses universal concepts such as mathematics, proposed most prominently by St. Augustine. Read More ›

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Author
Rob Stadler

Date
July 27, 2022

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, ADP, ATP, ATP synthase, batteries, biopolymers, Energy, energy harnessing, evolution, homeostasis, hydrothermal vents, intelligent design, lightning, Long Story Short, membranes, natural selection, promissory note, protons, RNA, self-replication, solar panels, sun, sunlight, volcanoes}

High Energy: Long Story Short Addresses “Energy Harnessing” and Life’s Origin

_{Rob Stadler
July 27, 2022

Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Everyone knows that maintaining life requires energy, but most do not appreciate the intricate steps required to harness it. Read More ›

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Date
June 1, 2022

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bioengineering, blood, breathing, circulatory system, earth, Eric Anderson, Günter Bechly, humans, ID the Future, intelligent design, lungs, Michael Denton, paleontologists, podcast, respiratory system, sun, The Miracle of Man}

Miracle of Man: Fine-Tuning for Blood and Breath

_{Science & Culture
June 1, 2022

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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“Denton provides a scientific underpinning for a theistic humanism far beyond the nihilistic implications of so-called secular humanism,” writes Günter Bechly. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
May 17, 2022

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atmosphere, atmospheric gases, carbon dioxide, Carl Sagan, earth, extraterrestrial life, greenhouse effect, Homo sapiens, infrared radiation, intelligent design, light-eaters, metabolism, NASA, nitrogen, oxygen, ozone, photosynthesis, sun, sunlight, The Miracle of Man, Venus}

Earth’s Atmosphere Demonstrates Stunning Biocentric Fine-Tuning

_{Michael Denton
May 17, 2022

Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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For photosynthesis to proceed on a planet like Earth, sunlight (visual light) must penetrate the atmosphere all the way to the ground. Read More ›

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Date
May 12, 2022

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, bipedalism, carbon, earth, Henry F. (Fritz) Schaefer, ID the Future, intelligent design, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, podcast, prior fitness, sun, The Miracle of Man, transition metals, University of Georgia, water}

Miracle of Man: Denton’s Prior Fitness Argument

_{Science & Culture
May 12, 2022

Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Technology

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One or two examples are interesting. But where the argument gains dramatic force is in the accumulation of many examples. Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Reeves

Date
February 15, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atmosphere, cosmos, earth, Elon Musk, intelligent design, Internet, life, New York Times, privilege, SpaceX, sun, The Privileged Planet, University of Southampton}

Solar Activity Reveals a Different Kind of “Privilege”

_{Daniel Reeves
February 15, 2022

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Like you, I was blissfully unaware that our atmosphere was being bombarded, and only stumbled upon the fact a few days ago. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
January 4, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, atoms, automobiles, BIO-Complexity, Biological Information: New Perspectives, civilization, computers, duplication errors, earth, events, evolution, intelligent design, materialists, natural forces, open system, Physics Essays, Second Law of Thermodynamics, sun, tornado, William A. Dembski}

The Underlying Principle Behind the Second Law

_{Granville Sewell
January 4, 2022

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Extremely improbable events must be macroscopically (simply) describable to be forbidden. Read More ›