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Beowulf
Photo: Old English letters specifying the first sentences of Beowulf.

Specified Complexity Made Simple: The Historical Backdrop

What happened to change the fortunes of specified complexity in the mainstream scientific community? The intelligent design movement happened. Read More ›
Great Blue Heron
Photo: Great Blue Heron, by NASA / Ben Smegelsky.

Astrophysicist: “We Do Not Yet Know How, Where, or Why Life First Appeared”

It’s good to find another scientist — with no connections to intelligent design — who sees the issue so clearly. Read More ›
dragonfly
dragonfly
Photo credit: Dustin Humes, via Unsplash.

Dembski and Ruse Look Back on 20 Years of Debate — And a Special Anniversary

The protest about the “spectre of intelligent design” was telling. When critics start talking that way, you can’t help wondering if ID is onto something. Read More ›
pocket watch
Photo: Pocket watch, an image Wikipedia links with intelligent design because it’s meant to suggest an association with William Paley and the antiquated “watchmaker analogy”; by Hannes Grobe (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

On ID, Myth Persists that Wikipedia Is Reliable, though Co-Founder Has Called It “Appallingly Biased”

I was reminded of this by an exchange today on Twitter, or X, or however somebody “rebrands” it tomorrow. Read More ›
Ide Trotter
Photo: Ide Trotter, PhD, Princeton-trained chemical engineer and Darwin skeptic, delivers testimony before the Texas State Board of Education.

In Appreciation of Ide Trotter

A memory stands out. It was the evening he was honored by family, friends, ID scholars Stephen Meyer, William Dembski, and Walter Bradley along with James Tour. Read More ›
atmosphere
Photo credit: NASA.

Will AI “Own the World”? Robert J. Marks Talks with Laura Ingraham

In response to those who believe AI will take over the world, Marks says, "Look at history." Read More ›
Small Magellanic Cloud
Photo: Small Magellanic Cloud, by NASA, ESA and A. Nota (STScI/ESA).

Intelligent Design’s Founding Father

Emily Nordhagen Sandico describes the origins of Thaxton’s book, which had such an influence on Stephen Meyer, William Dembski, Phillip Johnson, and others. Read More ›
DNA
Image credit: Geralt, via Pixabay.

An Optimistic Solution to the Mystery of Life’s Origin

Consider what five prestigious origin-of-life thinkers say about the current status of origin-of-life research. Read More ›
RNA
Image: RNA, via Illustra Media’s documentary Origin.

Origin of the First Self-Replicating Molecules

For some theorists, the origin of life is defined as the natural origin of a self-replicating system capable of undergoing Darwinian evolution. Read More ›
Meyer Thaxton
Photo: Stephen Meyer and Charles Thaxton, by Chris Morgan.

From Intelligent Cause to Intelligent Design: My Debt to Charles Thaxton

It is my privilege and honor to recommend this fascinating autobiography — which is also perhaps the least I can do to repay a friend and mentor. Read More ›

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