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02Sep 2021 by Post

The Federalist on Stephen Meyer’s Latest — “Harder and Harder to Dismiss Intelligent Design”

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The “corporate media” is an apt formulation to describe the engine of mindless conformity that increasingly dominates our lives. Source

20Aug 2021 by Post

Did the New York Times Just Give a Covert Nod to Meyer’s “God Hypothesis”?

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What’s different is that this time around, the discussion is far more favorable towards Meyer’s position. Here’s what columnist Ross Douthat says Source

19Aug 2021 by Post

Meyer in the Jerusalem Post: Farewell to the Purposeless Cosmos

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From living in South Africa for more than four years, I got a good sense of African perspectives on atheism. Source

15Aug 2021 by Post

Jordan Peterson Discovers the God Hypothesis

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It’s refreshing to see such intellectual humility from a figure with Peterson’s status. But not all his followers were thrilled. Source

13Aug 2021 by Post

Croft, Continued: More Thoughts on Meyer’s Debate with a Skeptic

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I think he’s mistaken my emphasis in the specific car break-in examples I gave, namely that the burglars’ behavior was odd and unpredictable. Source

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

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

29Jul 2021 by Post

Jordan Peterson, Lawrence Krauss, and the God Hypothesis

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Stephen Meyer opens his new book with a memorable anecdote about debating Krauss live while battling a fierce migraine. Source

21Jul 2021 by Post

Meet the New New Atheists, Not Like the Old New Atheists

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These atheists are finding the “Darwinian tower” less to their liking, and are laying down their bow and arrow. Source

18Jul 2021 by Post

Stephen Meyer: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena and the God Hypothesis

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Mainstream scientists have been speculating about other-than-earthly intelligence for decades. Source

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