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
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Meyer: Did a Student’s Challenging Question to Dean Kenyon Spark the Modern ID Movement?

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Stephen Meyer discusses theories, like Kenyon’s, that seek to account for the information in DNA by reference to chemical forces alone. Source
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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