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Photo: C. S. Lewis, via Asar Studios/Alamy (Celestial Images).

The Magician’s Twin: A Conversation with Stephen Meyer, James Orr, and David Berlinski

Citing C. S. Lewis, Dr. Meyer calls the drama of materialism’s unravelling a kind “repentance.” Read More ›
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On Natural Theology and Natural Revelation

The nihilist sense of our having been involuntarily flung into the midst of some unchoreographed theatre of the absurd is swiftly offset, Read More ›
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Research: Our Brains Float Between Two Phases, Dodging Disorder

The good news, according to recent research, is that unsteadiness is the normal state of the human brain. Read More ›
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Design of the Elements Points to a Theistic Universe

An innumerable number of features of the natural world show evidence of purpose and intent. Read More ›
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The Remarkable Carbon Atom

This is another one of many countless features of our universe that have to be “just right” for life — in particular, advanced life — to exist. Read More ›
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An Astonishing Life-Friendly Coincidence: The Properties of the Nonmetal Atoms

It is well established that there are far more ways in which the universe might have been that are non-conducive to life than there are life-friendly ways. 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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Photo: Stephen Meyer and Piers Morgan, via YouTube (screenshot).

Stephen Meyer and Piers Morgan: Design, Atheism, and God

There’s a major disconnect between the messaging of popular atheists like Richard Dawkins and reality. Read More ›
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The Big Bang Simplified

Since very few people understand Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, for most of us the Big Bang seems very mysterious and counterintuitive. Read More ›
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Interstellar Travel: Fantasy or Destiny?

Borrowing from science fiction, one of the more intriguing possibilities for interstellar travel involves nullifying the inertia of the entire spaceship. Read More ›

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