Science, the Bible, and America’s Creed

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When a wrong turn has been made, sometimes going back is the best way forward. If we want to restore America to health, we need to relearn the creed. Source
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Solzhenitsyn and the Demon of Evil: Peter Robinson, Ignat Solzhenitsyn in Conversation

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The demon of evil circles, sometimes uncloaked, other times cloaked in various guises, including the guise of faith. Source
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Free Will vs. the Totalitarian Temptation

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If our thoughts and choices really are wholly determined, well then what follows? Source
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At COSM, Sharing Information Is Key to Solving Tech Problems

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Information is key to innovation, and a familiar question intelligent design asks is “Where does information come from?”  Source
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Merry Christmas! No. 8 Story of 2024: Reagan’s Personal Argument for Intelligent Design

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An untold story from the final year of Reagan’s Presidency about science, faith, and intelligent design. Source
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On Ronald Reagan’s Birthday, Let’s Appreciate His Debt — and Ours — to Intelligent Design

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President Reagan wrung a startling spiritual concession from his Communist counterpart — with an argument for intelligent design. Source
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No. 10 Story of 2023: Solzhenitsyn’s Prophetic Warning — and Meyer’s Counterpoint of Hope

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You would have to be willfully blind, or just stay far away from our major city centers, to miss some of the more obvious signs of the spiritual crisis. Source
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John Lennox: Against the Tide of Atheism

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Dr. Lennox talks about discovering the damage atheism does to people, by seeing it firsthand in Communist Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Source
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For Science and Free Speech, Lessons from Oppenheimer

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Like all great art, the movie evokes reactions in the viewer beyond what the filmmaker might have intended. Source
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Luskin at The Federalist — Freedom Is Threatened; Now Will You Listen?

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Critics of Darwinian theory have faced exactly such a campaign — not just recently but going back a couple of decades. Source
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