Watch: Michael Behe Corrects Darwin’s Detour with a Cumulative Case for Intelligent Design
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For thousands of years, the design of life was acknowledged by scientists and non-scientists, philosophers and physicians, religious and non-religious. Source
Darwinism and Scientific Totalitarianism: John West’s Darwin Day in America
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The afterword, on “Totalitarian Science,” published in 2015, shows John West as a prophet of things to come. Source
Application of ID: Leveraging Design Triangulation to Anticipate Biological Redundancy
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In previous posts, I’ve covered how neo-Darwinism can make biological redundancy more confusing than it should be. Source
C. S. Lewis: Four Arguments for Intelligent Design
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I’ve had an opportunity to preview the new movie about C. S. Lewis and his journey to religious belief. Source
Do We Live on a Privileged Planet?
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Yes, rainbows are beautiful, but are they good for anything? Indeed, they have been very important for science. Source
Diatoms, an Evolutionary Mystery, Come into Nano-Focus
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The jewels of the microbial world, when seen with new nano-scale imaging techniques, look like Gothic cathedrals. Source
Jordan Peterson Springs the Trap of Scientism
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There’s a gaping God-shaped hole in both Krauss and Peterson’s particular ways of spinning all this. Source
Dominic Halsmer: Aesthetic Arguments for Intelligent Design
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How do modularity, specificity, adaptability, durability, and other aspects of engineering systems argue for design in nature? Source
When Darwinism Reigns, “The Pyramid Is the Point”
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The Darwinian view encourages a way of interacting with others where the aim is to “humiliate [one’s] lesser brethren, just to remind them who’s boss.” Source