Michael Levin and the Philosophy of Intelligent Design

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Levin is not a reflexive Darwinian materialist. Moreover, he touches on many themes that intelligent design theorists touch on. 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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Is Intelligent Design Gaining the Upper Hand?

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The underlying dynamic here is one of fear — fear of being associated with a movement one cannot easily dispel through evidence and argument. Source
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More on Disguised Religion

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Not in science or in any other context does one faith get to impose its terms on others. Source
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Stephen Meyer and Ben Shapiro on the Origin of Life

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Dr. Meyer explains how the OOL field reached an impasse by the 1980s as chemists learned just how thorny the origin of life problem really was. Source
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Recognizing the Scandal in the Universities — Will It Extend to Origins Science?

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The regime of methodological naturalism is affirmative action for scientific ideas. Source
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When Natural and Super-Natural Explanations Work Hand in Hand

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Methodological naturalism is the idea that scientists may only invoke unintelligent causes for nature’s history. Source
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Fox News Article Shows Why Evolutionary Solutions to Adam and Eve Fail to Satisfy

Ann Gauger, Bible, BIO-Complexity, BioLogos, Christianity, Discovery Institute, Faith & Science, Fazale Rana, Fox News, Francis Collins, Genealogical Adam and Eve model, Genesis, Homo heidelbergensis, Human Origins, In Quest of the Historical Adam, Jesus Christ, Jonathan McLatchie, Joshua Swamidass, methodological naturalism, myth, Nathan Lents, Ola Hössjer, Paul Nelson, reasons to believe, Salvo Magazine, scripture, TalkAboutDoubts.com, Terrell Clemmons, The Genealogical Adam and Eve, theistic evolution, theology, william lane craig
Is William Lane Craig’s book good news for Christians? I’m not so sure, and here’s one reason why. Source
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