Atheist Christopher Hitchens: Best Evidence for Intelligent Design?

Atheism, atheists, Big Bang, Christopher Hitchens, cosmic fine-tuning, Denyse O'Leary, fanaticism, Günter Bechly, Intelligent Design, physical existence, Physics, Earth & Space, religion, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Meyer, universe
Following Denyse O’Leary, I referred earlier to the curious but, on reflection, not surprising messy nature of the “magic” numbers that rule our universe. Source
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Dallas Conference on Science & Faith: In Person or Livestream

attendees, CDC, COVID-19, Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, Denton Bible Church, Department of State Health Services, Events, Faith & Science, fossil record, Human Origins, Intelligent Design, Marcos Eberlin, Melissa Cain Travis, Stephen Meyer, Texas, tickets, volunteers, William Dembski
Those who choose to join in person will find that we are taking every reasonable precaution to protect our attendees, volunteers, and staff. Source
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Frontiers of ID: Microscopic Ecologies

agriculture, Amish, asteroids, biology, Clean: The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less, Cyanobacteria, Darwinists, ecosystems, Elizabeth Pennisi, fungi, Hayabusa-2, human health, Intelligent Design, James Hamblin, lichen, Mars, Medicine, Michael Eisenstein, microbes, microbiome, mites, Mt. St. Helens, Nature (journal), nematode, pathogens, protists, Ryugu, skin, soap, soil, springtails, tardigrades, Yale University
Public health lecturer James Hamblin at Yale decided to go without showers — for five years! Source
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Happy New Year! #1 Story of 2020: Biology Journal Demands Government Censorship of ID

Andrew Moore, BioEssays, CDC, censorship, COVID-19, Dave Speijer, democracy, Dennis Prager, Discovery Institute, Evolution News, Facebook, Federal Government, free speech, Intelligent Design, Internet, Iran, Italy, Karl Popper, Paul Nelson, regulation, schools, search engines, Social media, South Korea, Thomas Paine, University of Amsterdam, vaccine, White House
What if major technology companies shy from censorship? Then the government should take aggressive action: “Make them.” Source
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#2 Story of 2020: Kimberella Is No Solution to the Cambrian Conundrum

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None of the Cambrian animal phyla is represented in the Ediacaran fossil record. Source
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#3 Story of 2020: On the Origin of Life, My Response to Jeremy England

acoustic waves, band gap, Basic Books, chemical networks, early Earth, electricity, energy converter, entropy, Evolution, experimental data, fluctuation theorems, formaldehyde, free energy, hydrothermal vents, information, Intelligent Design, Jeremy England, magnetic field, minimally complex cell, natural engine, origin of life, racing car, speakers, spin glass, theory, Viktor Frankl, waveguide, wavelengths
Clearly, the questions he and I have discussed are not only of scientific or academic interest, but instead go to the root of life’s meaning and purpose. Source
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