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^{The Center for Science and Culture
August 3, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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2nd Annual European Conference on Intelligent Design

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August 3, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture is co-sponsoring the 2nd Annual European Conference on Intelligent Design with TDI Brasil, Discovery Mackenzie, and Fundation Dignidad Y Liberdad. In its first year, this event was initially planned in Faro, Portugal. After pushback from local activists, it was moved to Porto, Portugal and — after further pushback — to its ultimate location Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
May 27, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Darwin Devolves Book Party

_{The Center for Science and Culture
May 27, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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While Stephen Colbert has called Michael J. Behe the “Father of Intelligent Design,” Behe’s arguments have been called “close to heretical” by the New York Times Book Review, and Richard Dawkins has publicly taken him to task for his “maverick” views. Wherever he goes, Behe makes waves, but has remained singularly focused on doing rigorous scientific analysis that points to controversial but incredible results that other scientists won’t touch. Read More ›

^{Michael Newton Keas and Paul Nelson
May 13, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Setting the Record Straight: From Copernicus to Orphan Genes

_{Michael Newton Keas and Paul Nelson
May 13, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Scientists love to tell stories about the quest to understand the universe — stories that often have profound implications for belief or disbelief in God. But more often than not, the stories are nothing but myths. Join us as Michael Keas, a historian of science and Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture, explodes some of the most popular and pernicious myths about science and religion. Paul Nelson, philosopher of biology and Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science, will follow up with a presentation on "How the Orphan Genes Revolution is Shaking Up Biology." Read More ›

^{Michael Newton Keas
April 22, 2019
Discovery Institute, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The Biggest Myths about Science and Faith

_{Michael Newton Keas
April 22, 2019
Discovery Institute, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Scientists love to tell stories about the quest to understand the universe — stories that often have profound implications for belief or disbelief in God. But more often than not, the stories are nothing but myths. Join us as Michael Keas, a historian of science and Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture, explodes some of the most popular and pernicious myths about science and religion. Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
April 17, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Foresight: How the Chemistry of Life Reveals Planning and Purpose

_{The Center for Science and Culture
April 17, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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In his extraordinary new book, Foresight: How the Chemistry of Life Reveals Planning and Purpose, renowned Brazilian chemist Marcos Eberlin explores a gold rush of recent scientific discoveries that pose a grave challenge to modern evolutionary theory. Read More ›

^{Marcos Nogueira Eberlin
April 16, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Foresight: How the Chemistry of Life Reveals Planning and Purpose

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April 16, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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In his extraordinary new book, Foresight: How the Chemistry of Life Reveals Planning and Purpose, renowned Brazilian chemist Marcos Eberlin explores a gold rush of recent scientific discoveries that pose a grave challenge to modern evolutionary theory. Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
April 11, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Reasons 2019

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April 11, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Do you ever have the feeling that science conflicts with faith? Well, you are not alone. 59% of American adults believe "science and religion are often in conflict". But what if there is another perspective? What if the discoveries of science in fact support the existence of and belief in God? Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
March 29, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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The Darwinian Roots of the Devaluation of Life

_{The Center for Science and Culture
March 29, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Ideas have consequences, and Charles Darwin’s idea that life developed through an unguided material process has had momentous consequences for both human thought and public policy. In this talk, award-winning author and filmmaker John G. West will discuss how Darwinian biology played a pivotal role in the development of eugenics, scientific racism, abortion, and other anti-life practices during the past century-and-a-half. He Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
April 9, 2019
Intelligent Design

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Science and Faith: Friends or Foes?

_{The Center for Science and Culture
April 9, 2019
Intelligent Design

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For questions about registration & accommodations please contact the Riley Center at 817.923.1921 x 2440, or toll free at 877-474-4769. Are science and faith at war? Does science undermine or corroborate belief in God? Does faith suppress or inspire scientific research? Explore these questions and more at this two-day conference to be held October 23-24, 2009 at the Riley Conference Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
January 15, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Darwin Devolves: The Failure of Chance

_{The Center for Science and Culture
January 15, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Given enough time, can bacteria mutate into insects by chance? Can random mutations account for the existence of butterflies and whales and platypuses? What about the origin of the universe or the origin of man's ability to reason? Come and hear scientists and scholars discuss the limitations of chance and the abundant testimonies to design, as they come to realization from physics to proteins. Read More ›