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For Christmas, Reading St. Athanasius on the Beauty of the Universe

Besides the prose itself being so pleasing to read, these thoughts reaffirm some of my main reasons for believing this universe is the product of a Mind. Read More ›
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Father Martin Hilbert on Darwinism’s Fatal Flaws

Fr. Hilbert reveals that one of Darwin’s motives for conjuring his theory of natural selection was removing God from the picture. Read More ›
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A Catholic Case for Intelligent Design

For too long now, Catholic scholars and many of the faithful have felt compelled to align themselves with a Darwinian account of life’s origins. Read More ›
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New Book Makes the Catholic Case for Intelligent Design

Fr. Martin Hilbert explains why the theory of intelligent design, rightly understood, harmonizes perfectly with the Catholic theological tradition. Read More ›
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Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis?

What does it mean to say that a theory is “in crisis”? It’s not enough to point out that a theory is inconsistent with evidence. Read More ›
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Some Unintended Consequences of Atheist (and Theist) Discourse

This “law of unintended consequences” is an intriguing aspect of the whole Darwin/Dawkins affair that deserves further investigation. Read More ›
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On Fine-Tuning, Responding to an Atheist YouTuber

James Fodor is a neuroscience grad student at the University of Melbourne in Australia who identifies himself as an atheist. Read More ›
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The Panda’s Thumb: An Extraordinary Instance of Design?

Optimizing a structure can sometimes come at the cost of certain design constraints. Read More ›
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Gould’s Panda Argument Is a Problem for Atheistic and Agnostic Views

Contrary to conventional wisdom, then, Stephen Jay Gould’s panda argument does not provide evidence against intelligent design. Read More ›
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Does the Panda Argument Hurt the Case for Evolution?

Gould cannot have it both ways: either theology-laden arguments are legitimate within scientific discourse or not. Read More ›

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