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The Missing Two Decades! What C. W. Howell Left Out of His “History” of ID

I conclude my conversation with Dr. Casey Luskin about his critique of a recent book from New York University Press, by C. W. Howell. Read More ›
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Fact-Checking Designer Science: Casey Luskin on ID History Errors

I welcome Dr. Casey Luskin to a new and improved podcast studio for a sit-down, in-person conversation! Read More ›
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Steady and Consistent Growth: The Real Story of Intelligent Design

Snowballs start small. But they grow steadily over time, and after a while they really start to get large and pick up speed. Read More ›
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A Note on the “Compensation” Argument

This debate is not really too complicated for the layman to understand, though it seems to be too simple for many scientists. Read More ›
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Meyer: Time Is the Archenemy of an Unguided Origin of Life

A video claims to show how the unguided origin of life is easy to envision, involving random chemical “blobs” forming into a replicator, given enough time. Read More ›
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The Matters that Matter: What I Learned from My Brother’s Death

I’ve built my professional career on twin pillars. The first is cognitive simulation, that is, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Read More ›
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On Evolution, Here Is What We Can Believe with High Confidence

In a pair of YouTube videos, Rice University chemist James Tour and I reviewed more than ten recent studies of experimental evolution. Read More ›
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New God Proofs Episode: Making Logic Adorable

The series for young and old, with its two recurring characters (the smart blue one, the red doubter), develops three foundational truths. Read More ›
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Scott Adams: Intelligent Design (Of a Sort!) Is “Close to 100 Percent” Certain

I wrote the following in December 2018. Poor Scott Adams, beloved podcaster and creator of Dilbert, died today of cancer at age 68. Read More ›
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New Video: “How Your Smartphone Points to God”

If evolution is defined as an unguided process, then inserting “God used” it into the sentence doesn’t affect the argument of this little video at all. Read More ›

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