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Darwinism as Fact? The Waning of an Historical Myth 

Historically the unfathomable subtleties of our terrestrial environment have been viewed as in and of themselves empirical markers for design. Read More ›
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Understanding the Limits of Scientism

The great impasse in empirical science was reached early in the 20th century when quantum mechanics was first being developed.  Read More ›
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Darwin and the Loss of the Enlightenment Paradigm

As a plethora of books, articles, and TV programs have recently intoned, our almost complete ignorance of the nature of ultimate reality has been laid bare. Read More ›
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At the Bottom of the Glass, God Is Waiting

The German physicist Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976) is one of the fathers of quantum mechanics and ranks among the greatest scientists of the 20th century. Read More ›
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The Tip of a Larger Iceberg

Our profound ignorance of what Lucretius termed the nature of things has been revealed by the work of Planck, Einstein, Bohr, and Heisenberg. Read More ›
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Sunday with the Devil’s Acolyte — Thomas Henry Huxley

Although the designation of Huxley as Darwin’s “bulldog” is well known, acolyte is a more appropriate term and here’s why. Read More ›
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Introducing Aquinas’ Five Ways

In my ongoing debate with biologist Jerry Coyne, frequent reference is made to Aquinas’ Five Ways, particularly to his Prime Mover argument. Read More ›
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Yes, “Your Brain Is a Machine” — Wait, What?

One might add that this analysis applies to the world of life as a whole. Read More ›
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A Superb New Website: Introducing Aquinas.Design

There is an ongoing debate about intelligent design in the Thomist system. Read More ›
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The Neo-Darwinian Synthesis: A Fable Told by Ernst Mayr

Mayr worked tirelessly to establish a synthesis bearing the unmistakable stamp of positivism. Read More ›

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