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John Lennox: The Irony of Stephen Hawking’s Atheism

A universe from nothing, for materialists, may be the single largest problem, among a variety of others. Read More ›
Jupiter
Photo credit: Jupiter, south pole, by NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt.

The Universe Reflects a Mind

Philosopher Phillip Goff is, intriguingly, on the right track but he errs in his subsequent inference to cosmopsychism. Read More ›
Sean Carroll
Photo: Sean Carroll, by Sgerbic (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Sean Carroll’s Preposterous Universe

The material universe must be caused, and it cannot be the cause of its own existence. Read More ›
Earth
Photo: "Earth as Viewed From 10,000 Miles," via NASA.

“The Ultimate Bootstrap”

Caleb Scharf explores the degrees of magnitude separating the immensity of the universe from the smallest particle of matter. Read More ›
Jovian Tempest
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Image: "Jovian Tempest," by NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt/Seán Doran.

Physicist Brian Miller on Information as the Basis of the Universe

Increasingly, the direction of research points away from a materialist view in which information is seen as a byproduct of matter. Read More ›
Big Bang
Image source: spirit111, via Pixabay.

ID’s Top Six — The Fine-Tuning of the Universe

Some scientists respond, “Well, there must be an enormous number of universes and each one is a little different. This one just happened to turn out right.” Read More ›
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Photo: Georges Lemaître, about 1933, via Wikicommons.

ID’s Top Six — The Origin of the Universe

In 1927, Belgian astronomer Georges Lemaître theorized that the universe began with a single explosion from a densely compacted state. Read More ›
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Image credit: phsymyst, via Pixabay.

“Great” Minds Think Universe Is a Computer Program

The Matrix, the first episode, was a fun movie. But as a description for reality? Please. Read More ›
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Photo: Center for Science & Culture Senior Fellow and Privileged Planetco-author Jay W. Richards takes in the total eclipse of the sun; pictured here five minutes after totality.

I Saw the Eclipse, and I Want More! Now What?

The beauty of the night sky can be as inspirational and uplifting as a total solar eclipse. Read More ›

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