Stephen Meyer: How Misunderstood Science Drives Religious Disbelief

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What a shame that the scientific mainstream has done such a poor job of communicating its own discoveries to the public. Source
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Italian Center on Intelligent Design Holds Launch Event

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The city of Turin was an especially fitting place for the public launch of a group focusing on intelligent design. Source
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Stephen Meyer Takes Questions, Including: “Has Science Matured Past Its Christian Origins?”

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Granted that the early scientists were Christians, does it follow that science necessarily supports Christianity or any form of theism? Source
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Meyer: Theistic Implications of the Multiverse

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"As for the Multiverse, even sci-fi writers now recognize that if such a thing exists, it would still require an ultimate Creator." Source
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Fact Check: Yes, Human Life Begins at Fertilization

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So what are we to make of a scientific profession in which scientific experts consistently distort the science of human life? Source
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Luskin, Shapiro: Has Intelligent Design Waned?

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Shapiro suggests that ID often amounts to a presenter highlighting an amazing feature in biology and then giving glory to God. Source
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Before the Third Reich: America’s Darwinist Eugenics Crusade

Adolf Hitler, Carrie Buck, Catholics, Center for Science & Culture, Culture & Ethics, Darwin Day in America, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute, eugenics, Evangelical Christians, Evolution, forced sterilization, history, John West, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., religious leaders, Richard Weikart, scientists, Supreme Court, United States
One of the most famous instances was Carrie Buck, sterilized as “feeble minded” despite going on to live a normal productive life. Source
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A Christmas Nightmare for the COVID Era

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The new Christmas horror-comedy Silent Night offers a shrewd indictment of both mindless secularism and authoritarian science. Source
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