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Descartes’s Blunder

What is it that we are most sure of? It’s a fundamental question, the object of philosophical analysis for millennia. Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer Debunks the “God of the Gaps” Objection

May I add a further observation? If you don’t mind, ID is not an “apologetic tool,” as BioLogos puts it. Read More ›
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Science Is Not Simply “What Scientists Do”

I was alarmed to see physicist Sabine Hossenfelder accept as a definition of ”science,” not a method, but merely “what scientists do.” Read More ›
Will Universities Embrace Freedom, or Censor Ideas?
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Will Universities Embrace Freedom, or Censor Ideas?

A teacher’s assistant at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada was chastised after she showed a video of two professors from the University of Toronto debating. Read More ›
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A Former Astronaut and Scientism

Scientism is the belief that science explains literally everything. Read More ›
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Can Science Survive Long in a Post-Modern World?

It’s not clear. Metaphysical naturalism insists that there is no design in nature and that nature is all there is. Read More ›
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The Pursuit of Veritas

As the new school year begins, a group of Ivy League educators (among them, Robert P. George) urge college students to “think for yourself.” Read More ›

Evolution May Obscure Reality, Says a Cognitive Scientist and Evolutionist

Purely naturalistic neo-Darwinism is self-defeating in its illogic. The consequences of this truth are far-reaching. Read More ›
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Stone steps cut into a grassy bank lead up the hillside to the summit.
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Big Announcement, and Reflections on a Great Decade

With mixed sadness and excitement, I write this to announce that I am leaving Discovery Institute and moving on to a new adventure. Read More ›
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Darwin’s Robots: When Evolutionary Materialists Admit that Their Own Worldview Fails

One section in materialist Edward Slingerland's book is titled "We Are Robots Designed Not to Believe That We Are Robots." Read More ›

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