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Photo: Copper alloy arrowheads from the Bronze Age, Leicestershire, England, by The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Discovery of Metals — A Double-Edged Sword

Why should the melting points of common metals be attainable in furnaces heated by burning carbon-based organic matter? Read More ›
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From a Theistic Evolutionist, Long-Ago Answered Critiques of Stephen Meyer’s Book

Scott Buchanan's review is now being recirculated because of the positive attention that Meyer has received from his recent Piers Morgan interview. Read More ›
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My Dinner with Steven and Louise Weinberg

Weinberg was holding court, going on about how much he knew about the origin of the universe and how atheism was the only intellectually viable option. Read More ›
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Is the Multiverse Scientific Fact or Mere Fancy?

Host Robert Lawrence Kuhn asked Professor of Christian Philosophy Nancey Murphy if, in her view, the universe is fine-tuned for consciousness. Read More ›
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Summer Seminars Create the Next Generation of Intelligent Design

Jacob Butschek, one of our 2023 international seminar students, shared his story with me. “Theism gets hammered by society and universities,” he says. Read More ›
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Image: Bacterial flagellar motor, from Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Illustra Media.

A Misguided Critique of Irreducible Complexity

Danaher’s critiques of irreducible complexity are poorly informed and based on misunderstandings of intelligent design and what its key defenders argue. Read More ›
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Atheist Philosopher Explains Why Intelligent Design Is Not a “God of the Gaps” Argument

Despite our many disagreements, I sincerely appreciate Lowder’s spirit and intellectual honesty. I hope the next generation of secular thinkers follow his lead. Read More ›
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Dallas Conference: Stephen Meyer on Why the “Front-Loaded” Design Explanation Fails, and More

Do note that some presentations will be livestreamed but others — including Dr. Meyer on “Intelligent Design as a Scientific Theory” — will be in-person only! Read More ›
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Andrew Klavan and Stephen Meyer Talk God and Science

Meyer and Klavan discuss a noted atheist philosopher who frankly admits that he doesn’t want theism to be true. Read More ›
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A Philosopher Defends Intelligent Design

Peter S. Williams explains the deceptively simple test he uses to silence claims that intelligent design is not a scientific pursuit. Read More ›

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