Does Cosmic Fine-Tuning Suggest Theism or Deism?

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Casey Luskin continues his conversation with astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez about the many ways Earth’s place in the cosmos is finely tuned for life. Source
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Not Just a Scientific Theory, Intelligent Design Is a Foundation of Academic Freedom 

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The American Founders established government with religious liberty for all by separating the State and the Church without separating human reason from divine revelation. Source
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Casey Luskin: Intelligent Design, Islamic Edition

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Much of the focus is on the “junk DNA” argument against ID, but stay tuned for the amusing case of Dr. Dan Stern Cardinale and the feathered crocodile. Source
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Pointing to Design, Ross Douthat Makes the Case that Religious Belief Is Rational

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He kicks off the book by talking about the evident design in nature and the fine-tuning of the universe. Source
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Dawkins and Picard Win This Year’s Trotter Prize

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A reflection on the 2025 Trotter Prize Lecture delivered by Oxford's Richard Dawkins and MIT's Rosalind Picard. Source
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Faith, Reason, and the Search for Truth: Stephen Meyer and Michael Shermer

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Dr. Meyer calls math mind-independent. We discover it, we don’t invent it. And it’s conceptual, not a physical material thing. Why is that Important? Source
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Darwin, Kinsey, and Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

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Perhaps the figure most responsible for the breakdown of traditional sexual ethics in Western culture was a Harvard-trained evolutionary zoologist. Source
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