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The Privileged Planet

Meyer Metaxas
Dallas Conference
Photo: Stephen Meyer and Eric Metaxas at the Union League Club, New York City.

Preview Stephen Meyer’s Next Book: Register for Dallas Conference Before It Sells Out

There will be walk-up tickets available, provided that the conference is not sold out, and it is headed in that direction now. Read More ›
Apollo 8 crew
intelligent design
Photo: Crew of Apollo 8, James A. Lovell Jr., William A. Anders, Frank Borman, by NASA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. 

Intelligent Design from Space: Guillermo Gonzalez, Stephen Meyer on the Apollo 8 Anniversary

Much as the world appreciated the “noble and poetic moment,” at the time it could be waved away as mere poetry — more sentiment than science. Read More ›
Socrates in the City

Meyer and Metaxas — Socrates in the City Comes to Dallas; Early Bird Special Ends Friday!

The purpose of the conference is to explore the evidence of cosmology and biology, weighing the strength of what Stephen Meyer calls the God Hypothesis.  Read More ›
Berlin Wall
science & faith
Photo: Berlin Wall, Potsdamer Platz, in 1989 via U.S. Department of Defense.

Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, January 18-19: “Tear Down This Wall!”

One view, favored in the media and academia, says that faith stands separate from science, or that science has displaced faith. Read More ›
Kepler spacecraft
Denton
Image: Kepler spacecraft, by NASA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Uncommon Earth: Kepler Supports Denton

It sound like an anachronistic political endorsement, but it’s true: the Kepler spacecraft is supporting Michael Denton’s fine-tuning campaign with large contributions of data. Read More ›
Omega Centauri
Photo: Large Omega Centauri cluster, by NASA, ESA, and Hubble SM4 ERO, via U.C. Riverside.

From Micro to Macro Scales, Intelligent Design Is in the Details

From the molecular nanomachines within a tiny cell to the large-scale structure of the universe, design is everywhere to be found. Read More ›
mountain climber
Photo credit: TheDigitalArtist, via Pixabay.

You Can’t Climb a Mountain with Ostrich Legs

Compromises are driven by the limitations of a material world, but also by the vision that lies behind the design. Read More ›
astonished
Image credit: prettysleepy, via Pixabay.

Astonished and Amused by Lamoureux’s (Mis)Take on Intelligent Design

It’s always unfortunate when people misconstrue or misrepresent other people. Read More ›
Earth
Photo credit: Earth as seen from the International Space Station, by Chris Meaney, NASA Goddard's Conceptual Image Lab.

A Panicked Scientist, a Privileged Planet

Our planet’s view of the sun is critical to life, obviously, but equally critical is that it’s a shielded view. Read More ›
ocean
Photo source: StockSnap, via Pixabay.

New Geochemical Discoveries Reaffirm Earth as a Privileged Planet

Remember CHONPS — the acronym you learned in high school to remember the elements most important for life? Read More ›

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