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The Bible, Intelligent Design, and the Rise of Modern Science
Dr. John West explores the impact of the Bible and the idea of intelligent design on the rise of modern science. West is Managing Director of the Center for Science and Culture at Discovery Institute and author of books such as Darwin Day in America and Stockholm Syndrome Christianity. This talk was taped at a symposium sponsored by The Lyceum Read More ›

Evolution and Original Sin (Fr. Martin Hilbert)
Fr. Martin Hilbert explores whether Darwinian evolution is compatible with the Catholic faith, focusing on the doctrine of original sin. Fr. Hilbert is author of the book A Catholic Case for Intelligent Design (DI Press, 2024). This talk was taped at a symposium sponsored by The Lyceum in Cleveland, Ohio in October 2024.

Design Arguments, Design Detection, and Natural Theology
Can we detect intelligent design in nature? If so, what are the implications for “natural theology”? These questions and more were explored at the panel “Design Write Large: Design Arguments, Design Detection, and Natural Theology” at the Evangelical Philosophical Society annual meeting in San Diego in November 2024. Speakers included Center for Science and Culture (CSC) Senior Fellows Doug Axe, Read More ›

ERVs, Pseudogenes, and Onions
In 2012, the evolutionary “junk DNA” paradigm took a major hit when the ENCODE Project reported that over 80% of our DNA is biochemically functional. How did evolutionary biologists respond to the demise of one of their favorite arguments? Their responses fall into three main categories: (1) Get angry, (2) rewrite history, and (3) deny the data. This video explores Read More ›

The Immortal Mind
Is there scientific proof of the soul? Many scientists and doctors believe that there is no such thing as the soul. That there is no part of us that persists beyond death. We are not spiritual in any respect. We are made up of cells and tissue, and completely controlled by a material organ in our heads: the brain. In Read More ›

C.S. Lewis’s Challenge to Scientocracy in Cambridge and Beyond
Beloved writer C.S. Lewis was a searing critic of the misuse of science for totalitarian ends. Dr. John West explores the increasing relevance of Lewis’s views for today in this talk delivered in Cambridge, UK in August 2024. As part of his talk, West also discusses Lewis’s move from Oxford to Cambridge and reveals little-known details about Lewis’s inaugural lecture Read More ›

Fossil Explosions in the History of Life: Paleontologist Günter Bechly
Paleontologist Günter Bechly explores how the fossil record documents repeated leaps in the history of life. This lecture was taped at a Discovery Institute event in Cambridge, England in August 2024. Find out more about Dr. Bechly and his research at https://www.bechly.at/.