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Self-Organization and Irreducibly Complex Systems

_{Michael J. Behe
August 31, 2000}

Some biochemical systems require multiple, well-matched parts in order to function, and the removal of any of the parts eliminates the function. I have previously labeled such systems “irreducibly complex,” and argued that they are stumbling blocks for Darwinian theory. Instead I … » Go

The Lewis Legacy-Issue 85, Summer 2000 From the Mailbag

_{Kathryn Lindskoog
June 1, 2000}

Since writing “The Dark Tower: A Challenge to Lewis Scholars” (Legacy 84), I’ve noticed a few more echoes of That Hideous Strength in The Dark Tower. In That Hideous Strength, Mark Studdock is imprisoned in a room that is covered, wherever he looks, with decorations not … » Go

The Positive Case for Design

_{Casey Luskin
January 24, 2000}

Many critics of intelligent design have argued that design is merely a negative argument against evolution. This could not be further from the truth. Leading design theorist William Dembski has observed that “he principle characteristic of intelligent agency is directed contingency, or what … » Go

The Demarcation of Science and Religion

_{Stephen C. Meyer
January 1, 2000}

What is science? What is religion? How do the two intersect? Historians of science address these questions by analyzing how the scientific and religious beliefs of particular scientists or cultures have interacted at specific times. Philosophers of science and religion, however, have sought to … » Go

C. S. Lewis and the Ceremonies at Oxford University (1917-1925)

_{Kathryn Lindskoog
January 1, 1999}

by John BremerTHE INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHYP.O. Box 518, Ludlow, VT 05149 USA Most Christians believe that they will “stand at the Latter Day” and be subject to God’s justice and, they hope, His mercy. Lewis, after his conversion, certainly believed that he would be accountable … » Go

The Broadband Economy Needs a Hero

_{Multiple Authors
July 1, 1998}

Mr. Gilder, editor of the Gilder Technology Report and Senior Fellow of Discovery Insitute, is author of “Telecosm: How Infinite Bandwidth Will Change Our World.” Mr. Swanson is a technology analyst at the Gilder Technology Report. Dear Mr. Powell: Whether you know it or not, your … » Go

Scientist gives Darwin’s theory a nudge

_{Unspecified
June 14, 1998}

Although scientists have been debating the science of evolution since Charles Darwin’s seminal work on the subject, “On the Origin of the Species,” was published in 1859, one of the more recent developments in this debate has been the emergence of a new concept called … » Go

Unintelligent Designs:

_{Unspecified
January 1, 1998}

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/143/11.0.html Several months ago we reported on the efforts of faculty at Baylor University to shut down the recently founded Michael Polanyi Center for Complexity, Information, and Design. The center, established by administrative fiat at the behest of … » Go

Keeping an Eye on Evolution: Richard Dawkins, a Relentless Darwinian Spear Carrier, Trips Over Mount Improbable.

_{David Berlinski
November 2, 1996}

The theory of evolution is the great white elephant of contemporary thought. It is large, almost entirely useless, and the object of superstitious awe. Richard Dawkins is widely known as the theory’s uncompromising champion. Having made his case in The Blind Watchmaker and River out of Eden, … » Go

Feasting on the Giant Peach

_{George Gilder
August 29, 1996}

WILL THE INTERNET COLLAPSE? NO WAY! What is all this commotion in Massachusetts? The very source of the Arpanet at Bolt, Beranek & Newman — the cradle of the Internet — Massachusetts is falling to the forces of Auntie Spiker and Aunt Sponge. These are the mingy ladies in the Roald … » Go

Mike Milken and the Two Trillion Dollar Opportunity

_{George Gilder
April 1, 1995}

It’s time to deregulate America’s telecom infrastructure. And let the creative destroyers go to work. MICHAEL MILKEN IS BACK! Back, so the story goes, from the orgies of ’80s greed, back from the best-selling den of thieves, back from his preening at the predators’ ball, … » Go

Darwinism: Science or Philosophy?

_{Multiple Authors
January 1, 1995}

Link to book chapters by Phillip E. Johnson, Michael Ruse, Stephen C. Meyer, William A. Dembski, Michael J. Behe, Arthur Shapiro, Peter van Inwagen and others at Leadership University.

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