Between Life and the Cosmos, Which Provides Better Evidence for Design?

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Caught on video in the back of a car, in which he was riding with pastor Doug Wilson, Christopher Hitchens said this about himself and his fellow atheists. Source
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Myth and Legend in Darwin’s Famous Origins Story

Charles Darwin, cultural timing, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, Discovery Institute Press, Europe, Evolution, False Messiah, history of science, ID The Future, interviews, life, mythology, Neil Thomas, philosophical appeal, scientific demonstration, scientific materialism, storytelling, Taking Leave of Darwin
Neil Thomas makes a case that the rise of Darwin’s theory owes much to cultural timing, philosophical appeal, and persuasive storytelling. Source
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In the Year of the Declaration’s 250th, Condemning Slavery in the Name of a “Vibe”?

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How urgent this book’s message is was brought home to me over the weekend in a conversation with a bright young man. Source
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Stay Informed about the Evidence for Design, with Michael Kent

Albuquerque, algorithms, alternative splicing, amino acid sequences, Andrew McDiarmid, biology, Brian Josephson, Cambrian Explosion, Cambridge University, Center for Science and Culture, David Waltham, digital information, discoveries, earth, Earth-like planets, enzymes, fundamental constants, genes, ID The Future, information processing, initial conditions, Intelligent Design, Junk DNA, life, Lucky Planet, Michael Kent, molecular biology, molecular machines, mutation, natural selection, physics, Planetology, Return of the God Hypothesis, Sandia National Laboratories, spliceosome, Stephen Meyer, universe, Why Evolution Is Different
Technological advances have led to the discovery of planets outside our solar system, with news heralding the discovery of many “earth-like” planets. Source
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How Life Leverages the Laws of Nature to Thrive

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Left to their own devices, the natural result of physics and chemistry is death, not life. So how are we still breathing? Source
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Happy Thanksgiving! Here Are the Top 3 Reasons for Optimism on Intelligent Design in 2025

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One reason is the way any materialist explanation of cosmic origins keeps looking more and more implausible. See the new book by Charles Murray on that. Source
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Casey Luskin: Theistic Evolution and the Limits of Neo-Darwinism

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Casey Luskin addresses the inadequacy of natural selection and random mutation to generate biological complexity. Source
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Life’s Informational Discontinuities: Where Unintelligent Processes Fail

bacteria, cars, chance, Complexity, Evolution, genome, hieroglyphics, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, life, materialism, Michael Denton, Michael Kent, molecular machines, nature, Podcast, proteins, scientific authorities, scientific inquiry, scientific materialists, software, specified information, unguided natural processes, unintelligent processes, universe
In our experience, this type of specified information always comes from a mind, whether it’s hieroglyphics or the origin of a car. Source
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Don’t Let Scientific Elites Settle the Question of Design in Nature for You

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When it comes to science, many people don’t take the time to learn the evidence and arguments directly. Source
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Building the Foundations: The Strong Nuclear Force

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If the strong force suddenly turned off, the nuclei in an object as small as a gold ring would explode with energy equivalent to a small atomic bomb. Source
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