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26May 2021 by Post

Our Debt to the Scientific Atheists

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Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins are right that question about God's existence is also a question about science, and can be adjudicated as such. Source

21May 2021 by Post

Verdicts of “Poor Design” in Biology Don’t Have a Good Track Record

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For years people cited the wiring of the vertebrate eye as evidence of “poor design” in biology. Source

20May 2021 by Post

Stephen Meyer: The Evidence “Cries Out” for God, Not the Other Way Around

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I have heard ID dismissed as “apologetics,” with the implication of proponents in search of evidence to support a conclusion to which they're pre-committed. Source

19May 2021 by Post

Optimality Recognized in Core Biological Infrastructure

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I will begin with an example from embryology, then turn to metabolism, and finish with the breadth of chemical space covered by the natural amino acids. Source

18May 2021 by Post

How Do We Decide if Something Is Well Designed or Poorly Designed?

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Erika DeBenedictis's statement that “organisms are absolutely the most sophisticated machines we know of” is supported by overwhelming evidence. Source

07May 2021 by Post

Return of the God Hypothesis — BioLogos Hosts Stephen Meyer for a Podcast Discussion

BioLogos, biology, Christianity, cosmology, Darrel Falk, Darwinian evolution, Evangelical Christians, Faith & Science, geography, Intelligent Design, Jim Stump, physics, Podcast, Return of the God Hypothesis, sociology, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution

If you ever wanted to know what an ID proponent would say to a proponent of theistic evolution, if put in a room for an hour or more, now you can find out. Source

26Apr 2021 by Post

The Paradigm Project — Intelligent Design in a New Light

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Douglas Axe urges scientists to admit there are things they don’t understand about life's origins, much as there are things in Scripture we can’t grasp. Source

22Apr 2021 by Post