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The Privileged Planet

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Another “Earth-Like” Planet Found? Or More Fake Science News?

Despite the hype about K2-18b, Discovery Institute astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez concludes, “This is definitely not a habitable planet.” Read More ›
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New Engineering Textbook, Hacking the Cosmos, Argues for Intelligent Design

According to Halsmer, engineering involves “the creative use of resources and ingenuity to accomplish a purpose or solve a problem.” It does so by creating “affordances.” Read More ›

Perfect Eclipses: Coincidence or Conspiracy?

Today we celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the solar eclipse that, on May 29, 1919, physicist Arthur Eddington observed, seeking to test the General Theory of Relativity. Read More ›
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Richards, Gonzalez: Privileged Planet Evidence Mounts

The bias in favor of science, you might say, tells you something about the mind behind the cosmic design. Read More ›
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Gonzalez: “Worlds Like This Are Hard to Come By”

How special the Earth is has become ever more apparent, in ways that allow life to flourish, but more than that. Read More ›
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How Black Holes Figure in the Argument for Cosmic Intelligent Design

This month the world thrilled at the first ever image of a black hole, this one in the galaxy M87. Read More ›
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Richards: “Designed for Life, Designed for Discovery”

Imagine a scenario where you don’t know the ancient age of the cosmos, but rather, only that it has an age, whatever that might be. Read More ›

Your Last Weekend to Work on Summer Seminars Application

The Summer Seminars on ID are not only cost free — including air travel as needed — they are the only opportunity most university students will have to study the evidence for design in nature. Read More ›
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On the 15th Anniversary of The Privileged Planet: An Update

The basic thesis of TPP is that the best places for intelligent observers are also the best places for observing. Read More ›
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Rare Earth Elements and Intelligent Design

Can we explain human technology merely by supernova explosions and blind chance? In rare earth elements, we find hints of a better explanation. Read More ›

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