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Photo: Peter Singer, by TimVickers, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Contradiction in Peter Singer’s Worldview

He never provides any reason why rationality, self-consciousness, and the ability to plan the future have any value. Read More ›
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When an Atheist Professor’s Worldview Imploded

For 25 years, John D. Wise considered Darwinian evolution the most plausible explanation for life’s origin and development. Read More ›
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Photo: Galápagos finch, by Mike's Birds from Riverside, CA, US, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

On the Origin of Darwin’s Worldview

Michael Flannery tells of Darwin’s involvement in the Plinian Society, a “freethinkers” group at Edinburgh University in Scotland. Read More ›
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Photo: Stephen Meyer and Piers Morgan, via YouTube (screenshot).

Stephen Meyer and Piers Morgan: Design, Atheism, and God

There’s a major disconnect between the messaging of popular atheists like Richard Dawkins and reality. Read More ›
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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 ›
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Photo: Stephen Meyer, by Nathan Jacobson.

Summer Seminars Create the Next Generation of Intelligent Design

Jacob Butschek, one of our 2023 international seminar students, shared his story with me. “Theism gets hammered by society and universities,” he says. Read More ›
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A New Look at Three Deep Questions

Delving into the implications of materialistic determinism, and even quantum uncertainty, Coody provides a fresh look at the subject. Read More ›
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Image credit: William Dembski.

Artificial General Intelligence: The Oracle Problem

Our most advanced artificial intelligence systems, which I’m writing about in this series, require input of external information to keep them from collapsing. Read More ›
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A Philosopher Defends Intelligent Design

Peter S. Williams explains the deceptively simple test he uses to silence claims that intelligent design is not a scientific pursuit. Read More ›
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Image: Thomas Doughty, "Fanciful Landscape."

Stephen Meyer: Evidence of Mind in the Natural World

Can we scientifically detect the activity of a mind behind the universe? Philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer answers this question and more. Read More ›

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