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Stephen Hawking
Photo: Stephen Hawking, by NASA HQ Photo, via Flickr (cropped).

“Anti-Hagiography”: A Critical Look at Stephen Hawking

Would he have achieved anything like the scientific renown and celebrity he did if he had been healthy, without the disability for which he was known? Read More ›
Voyager Golden Record
Photo: Voyager Golden Record, by NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Three Tough Existential Questions for Steve Meyer

Brian Keating asks what Meyer would put in a space-bound time capsule like the Voyager Golden Record, as Carl Sagan had the opportunity to do. Read More ›
Stephen Meyer
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Stephen Meyer Defends His New Book to Cosmologist Brian Keating

Do the laws of cosmology, physics, and biology exhibit dispositive evidence of a cosmic designer? Read More ›
Meyer Robinson
Photo: Peter Robinson and Stephen Meyer, via Uncommon Knowledge (screen shot).

Meyer, Robinson: Yes, Reason and Materialism CAN Be Separated

The great question behind Steve Meyer's new book is whether world-views can be objectively tested. Read More ›
Brian Keating
Photo: Brian Keating, by Brucelieberman, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Brian Keating: Getting Nervous About “Follow the Science”

These are EXCELLENT. I would say the themes of all three have to do with the importance of not worshipping scientists or imagining that science is infallible. Read More ›
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Meyer: “Is the Designer an Alien or God?”

"The fine-tuning of the universe is better explained by an intelligent agent that transcends the universe, with attributes that we associate with God." Read More ›
Stephen Meyer
Photo: Stephen Meyer, via En Arche Foundation.

Prager, Meyer: Evidence for a Personal God Behind the Cosmos

Why does the universe have to be on so grand a scale of space and time? Why does God require such an imposing canvas? Read More ›
Brian Keating
Photo: Brian Keating, by Brucelieberman, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Meyer, Keating: Why Was the Object of Creation So Long in Coming? And Other Good Questions

I listened in the car on my way to and from a funeral. Obviously, the end of life, like its beginning, is an occasion for pondering ultimate questions. Read More ›
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Today: With a New Book, Stephen Meyer and Intelligent Design Go on Super-Offense

Take a look at what Brian Keating, a Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Physics at U.C. San Diego, has to say. Read More ›
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Photo: A humpback whale, by Whit Welles Wwelles14 / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0).

Human Engineers Can’t Top These Biological Intelligent Designs

In labs around the world, scientists are fascinated by living designs. Here are just a few examples of what is being reported on a weekly basis. Read More ›

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