Astrobiologists Offer an “Information-Based View of the Biosphere”

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Even if their estimates need to be revised by a terabase or two someday, they have made it clear that our biosphere is awash in information. Source
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What Is Intelligent Design and How Should We Defend It?

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Intelligent design is a scientific theory that holds that many features of the universe and living things are best explained by an intelligent cause. Source
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Recognizing Design by a “Purposeful Arrangement of Parts”

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A correspondent asked about “specified complexity” and the intelligent design of the eye. Source
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