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Lucretius
Lucretius' De Rerum Natura, in the Cambridge University Library, by LegesRomanorum via Wikimedia Commons.

Science Versus the Oldest Anti-Intelligent-Design Argument 

Translation: Everything that exists was made not by intelligent design, but rather by the random arrangement and rearrangement of atoms. Read More ›
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Photo: A scene from Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, via YouTube (screenshot).

An Ape with Evolution on His Mind

“Are you familiar with the concept of evolution?” asks the ape leader who is bent on raising himself to the level of the human. Read More ›
Big Bang Revolutionaries
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Big Bang: While the West Reeled

While the West reeled from America’s stock market crash of 1929, another crisis was brewing in the field of cosmology. Read More ›
Galaxy Cluster SDSS J1531+3414
Photo: Galaxy Cluster SDSS J1531+3414, by NASA Hubble, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The “Hubble Tension” and the Big Bang

One thing I am fairly certain about: overthrowing the Big Bang theory is not in the offing. Read More ›
agriculture
Photo credit: Larsz/Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

How Earth is Designed for Human Technology

Is all this a coincidence? We think that’s a stretch. One or two fortunate parameters might be called a fluke. Read More ›
cells
Image credit: Arek Socha via Pixabay.

Mind, Matter, and Intelligent Design

Let’s extend our speculations about the nature of spirit and its interactive ability with this material universe to considerations on the origin of life. Read More ›
solar eclipse 2024
Photo credit: Osunpokeh, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

To Understand the Meaning of a Solar Eclipse

The rare places where observers can exist are also the best places for observing. The universe seems to be designed not just for life but also for discovery. Read More ›
Ghost Nebula
Ghost Nebula
Photo: Ghost Nebula, by NASA, ESA, and STScI/Acknowledgment: H. Arab (University of Strasbourg).

Intelligent Design Beyond Physics — How Would a Designer Interact with the Universe?

If our minds are “other” than the matter composing our brains, then there must be a means by which the immaterial mind can affect our brains.  Read More ›
soda lake
Photo: A soda lake, by Zachary R. Cohen, via EurekAlert! (no restrictions on usage).

From Scientists and Science Media, a Flood of Disinformation

Spending time perusing popular science media outlets can give one the impression that much of science is on the verge of being overturned. Read More ›
Multiverse
Image credit: Silver Spoon, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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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