Where Biology and Engineering Intersect: CELS 2023 Applications Are Open Now!

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This is not a conference for listening to ID thought leaders (though many will be there), but an opportunity to jump in and become part of the conversation. Source
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The Challenge from Jason Rosenhouse

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"The response would be a lot chillier if they tried the same arguments in front of audiences with the relevant expertise." Is that so? Source
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Why Systems Biologists Now Assume Life Is Optimally Designed

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Purported examples of poor design usually represent opinions resulting from armchair critics’ limited understanding of the technical literature. Source
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Meyer: Did a Student’s Challenging Question to Dean Kenyon Spark the Modern ID Movement?

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Stephen Meyer discusses theories, like Kenyon’s, that seek to account for the information in DNA by reference to chemical forces alone. Source
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