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Free Will: What Are the Reasons to Believe in It?

Some say that free will might be a useful delusion but neuroscience provides sound reasons to believe that it is real. Read More ›
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What Is Intelligent Design and How Should We Defend It?

Intelligent design is a scientific theory that holds that many features of the universe and living things are best explained by an intelligent cause. Read More ›
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Intelligent Design, Ahead of Its Time: More on W. E. Lönnig’s 1971 Thesis

In his youth, Dr. Lönnig bravely opposed dogma that was almost universally accepted and perilous to question. Read More ›
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The Search for Terrestrial Intelligence – An Exercise in Intelligent Design

Let’s turn the SETI telescope around. Would extraterrestrials be justified in inferring ID from patterns on the earth? Read More ›

Free Energy and the Origin of Life: Natural Engines to the Rescue

A fundamental hurdle facing all origin-of-life theories is the fact that the first cell must have had a free energy far greater than its chemical precursors. Read More ›

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