12Aug 2021 by Post

Chances That Life Originated Without Intelligent Design? “Zero,” Says Physicist Eric Hedin

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The idea of setting a percentage to the chances of ID being true reminds me of Hedin’s fellow physicist, Nobel Prize-winner Brian Josephson. Source
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11Aug 2021 by Post

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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06Aug 2021 by Post

God Hypothesis: The Problem of Background Knowledge

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The wet-washcloth sensation of puppy tongue on baby cheeks is part of the baby’s evidence that Puppy exists. Source
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05Aug 2021 by Post

Evolution Versus Design: An Ancient Debate

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The universe, according to Epicureanism, is without a creator, a purposeless and non-intelligent concourse of atoms without any cosmic source of direction. Source
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04Aug 2021 by Post

Diatoms, an Evolutionary Mystery, Come into Nano-Focus

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The jewels of the microbial world, when seen with new nano-scale imaging techniques, look like Gothic cathedrals. Source
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30Jul 2021 by Post

Jordan Peterson Springs the Trap of Scientism

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There’s a gaping God-shaped hole in both Krauss and Peterson’s particular ways of spinning all this. Source
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