On Our 250th Anniversary, There Is a Battle for America’s Soul

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While some researchers have "personified" their apes, others have mechanized their concept of man. Source
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Michael Denton’s Work Shows ETs in UFOs Would Not Exist in a Purposeless Universe

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Fire is a central part of human existence, and it’s a necessary requirement for building technology, whether primitive or complex. Source
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The Remarkable Carbon Atom

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This is another one of many countless features of our universe that have to be “just right” for life — in particular, advanced life — to exist. Source
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An Astonishing Life-Friendly Coincidence: The Properties of the Nonmetal Atoms

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It is well established that there are far more ways in which the universe might have been that are non-conducive to life than there are life-friendly ways. Source
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In Aurora Borealis, Scientific and Aesthetic Design Arguments Meet 

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You appreciate the aurora borealis or aurora australis because you were not created by strictly material evolutionary processes. Source
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As Trust in Science Sinks, Prestigious Journal Decides to Showcase Yet Another Politicized Scientist

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The world’s most prestigious science journal just published an ex-astronomer's remarkable screed. Source
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Rare Earth: How Vital Minerals “Evolve”

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It's intriguing that life as we know it depends on a seemingly un-natural distribution of minerals. Source
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