Biological Codes, and More: Evolutionists Scramble for an Adequate Cause

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Much of the information essential to cellular function isn’t editable via random genetic mutations in DNA and is thus inaccessible to the Darwinian mechanism. Source
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Celebrate America 250 — With the Science of the American Founding

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If you are really short on time, all these themes are compressed into in an effective image, above, that you can click on, read, and share through social media. Source
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Fantasy in Conformal Cyclic Cosmology

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Penrose was right, then, that fashion, faith, and fantasy have led much of modern cosmology astray. He was more right than he knew. Source
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Fashion and Faith in Conformal Cyclic Cosmology

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This brings us, at last, to the remaining “cyclic” proposal, that of Roger Penrose, which is perhaps the most quixotic of all. Source
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Did the Universe REALLY Have a Beginning? Unpacking the “Battle for the Big Bang” with Dr. Stephen C. Meyer

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Does science REALLY point to a beginning of the universe? If it does, why are some world-renowned physicists still searching for a loophole? On a mission to bypass the need for a Creator, alternative cosmological theories continue to emerge, but are they solving the mysteries of the universe or creating even bigger problems? Fresh off the release of his remarkable film, ‘The Story of Everything‘, Dr. Stephen C. Meyer returns to discuss Sir Roger Penrose’s Conformal Cyclic Cosmology (CCC) and answer questions like: What scientific evidence suggests that the universe had a beginning? What is the Steady State Theory and why is it no longer accepted? Who is Sir Roger Penrose and why are his latest cosmological ideas generating so much debate? Does Penrose’s theory eliminate or confirm the need…
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Aboard the Lifeboat — or Cruise Ship — of Intelligent Design

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It takes persistence to remain on board. Not everyone is cut out for the life of a maligned academic. Source
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“ID Takes Center Stage”: Brian Miller on the Meyer/Halper Debate

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"Halper is one of the most formidable proponents of atheism, but he also admits that the discussion with Meyer was 'the toughest debate I’ve ever had.'" Source
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Addressing More Icons of Theistic Evolution

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Professor Kuebler doesn’t acknowledge the pattern of explosions in the fossil record, but he does cite a supposed transitional form. Source
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Halper and Meyer on Inscrutable Dice and Cosmological Fine-Tuning

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Phil Halper has argued against a position that no one holds, and his argument as a whole lays claim to the very capacity his objection denies. Source
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Darwinists Afflicted by Fear of Validating Outsiders

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Fear of validating opposition to materialism diminishes the scholarship of some scientific publications. Their authors need to get a grip. Source
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