Dr. Stephen Meyer on the Dennis Miller Show
Dr. Stephen Meyer appeared on the Dennis Miller show on December 2, 2009 to discuss his book Signature in the Cell.
Science Center Intolerant of Intelligent Design
This article, published by OneNewsNow, quotes Casey Luskin of Discovery Institute: In November, the center released 44 pages of documents and claimed that all the records requested by the Discovery Institute were included. However, Casey Luskin, the program officer with the institute, claims that is not true. The rest of the article can be found here.
Intelligent Design Author Receives World Magazine’s Man of the Year Honor
Seattle — World Magazine has named Stephen C. Meyer “Daniel of the Year,” their version of man of the year, for his groundbreaking work in explaining the evidence for intelligent design in his authoritative new book, Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design (HarperOne). Meyer’s book has already made year-end lists with Amazon.com naming it one of Read More ›
Darwinists, Moral Relativism, and Hitler
The Darwin celebrations this year have reinforced my concern that Darwinism is not merely a scientific theory. For many Darwinists, it is much more than that. For some it is the basis for a secular worldview that not only rejects theism, but also promotes moral relativism. Those who doubt this should have gone with me to an academic conference in November at Read More ›
Intelligent Design Think Tank Sues Calif. Science Center
This article, published by The Christian Post, quotes Casey Luskin of Discovery Institute: “The Center withheld public communications by decision makers who cancelled the contract with AFA,” said Casey Luskin, program officer in Public Policy and Legal Affairs at the Discovery Institute. “We believe the reason the California Science Center withheld these public documents is simple: the e-mails show evidence Read More ›
Set My People Free
In The Origins of Totalitarianism Hannah Arendt attempted to analyze how totalitarian regimes gain such pervasive power over every aspect of the lives of individuals. The creation of omnipresent fear, the use of terror, and the ascription of quasi-divine salvific powers to the leaders all play a part. But in a way, all of these depend on one strategic goal: the destruction Read More ›
Discovery Institute Sues California Science Center for Suppressing Public Documents Showing Viewpoint Discrimination Against Intelligent Design
Los Angeles, CA — Discovery Institute has filed a lawsuit against the California Science Center (the “Center”) for unlawfully refusing to disclose public documents requested by Discovery Institute under the California Public Records Act. Discovery Institute filed the public documents request on October 9, 2009, following the Center’s October 6, 2009 cancellation of a contract with the American Freedom Alliance Read More ›
2nd lawsuit filed over museum censorship
This article, published by WorldNetDaily, quotes Casey Luskin of Discovery Institute: “California Science Center’s claims are not true, and we know for a fact that e-mail communications exist, including communications with the Smithsonian Institution, that should have been disclosed in response to our public documents request, but weren’t, showing clear violation of California’s Public Records Act,” said Casey Luskin, program Read More ›
Keeping the lid on – and the science out
This article, published by the Washington Examiner, mentions and quotes Stephen Meyer, Jonathan Wells, and Douglas Axe of Discovery Institute: When former Cambridge biochemist Douglas Axe computed the chances that the four amino acids that form DNA could self-arrange themselves into just one functional protein, he found it was 1:10164 — or less than the odds of finding one marked Read More ›
Intelligent Design Should Not Be Excluded From the Study of Origins
Your article stated that “the government is ready to put evolution on the primary curriculum for the first time after years of lobbying by senior scientists” (Scientists win place for evolution in primary schools, 9 November).
Andrew Copson, director of education at the British Humanist Society, found this “particularly important”. The plans, you report, come “in the wake of a recent survey commissioned by the British Council which found that 54% of Britons agreed … that ‘evolutionary theories should be taught in science lessons in schools together with other possible perspectives, such as intelligent design and creationism’.”
As a former science teacher and schools inspector, I am disturbed that proposals for science education are based on near-complete ignorance of intelligent design. I also think the views of most British people in this matter should not be so readily set aside.
It is an all too common error to confuse intelligent design with religious belief. While creationism draws its conclusions primarily from religious sources, intelligent design argues from observations of the natural world. And it has a good pedigree. A universe intelligible by design principles was the conclusion of many of the great pioneers of modern science.
It is easily overlooked that the origin of life, the integrated complexity of biological systems and the vast information content of DNA have not been adequately explained by purely materialistic or neo-Darwinian processes. Indeed it is hard to see how they ever will.
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