Intelligent Design

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In December of 2005, critics of the theory of intelligent design (ID) hailed federal judge John E. Jones’ ruling in Kitzmiller v. Dover, which declared unconstitutional the reading of a statement about intelligent design in public school science classrooms in Dover, Pennsylvania. Since the decision was issued, Jones’ 139-page judicial opinion has been lavished with praise as a Read More ›

Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture will present a special series of conferences, Darwin vs. Design, in 2007 and 2008 exploring the growing scientific evidence that life and the universe were intelligently designed. These events in selected cities across America will feature leading scientists and philosophers who are advancing the theory of intelligent design. Check this page frequently for Read More ›

Click here to download the official report as a PDF. Seattle — The key section of the widely-noted court decision on intelligent design issued a year ago on December 20 was copied nearly verbatim from a document written by ACLU lawyers, according to a study released today by scholars affiliated with the Discovery Institute. “Judge John Jones copied verbatim or Read More ›

Darwin Strikes Back by Thomas E. Woodward Foreword by William A. Dembski Like a spy in a John Le Carré novel who has attended every crucial event in the Cold War, Tom Woodward has been ubiquitous in the unfolding culture war over intelligent design. He is the insiders’ insider. With Doubts about Darwin, he established himself as the historian of Read More ›

What started as a debate among scientists has become a full-scale public battle. In this sequel to his award-winning Doubts about Darwin, Thomas Woodward traces the struggle that has emerged as the two sides wrestle with questions of the origin of life. Woodward answers these questions and more: Who are the key players on each side, and what contributions have Read More ›

Darwin Strikes Back by Thomas E. Woodward “In their attempt to return fire in the debate against Intelligent Design, the Darwinists are mostly shooting blanks. Tom Woodward does a masterful job of dissecting weak polemic and showing how the Darwinian establishment has resorted to proof by confident assertion, genetic fallacies, and ad hominem tactics rather than genuinely engaging the arguments Read More ›

Monroe, LA – The Ouachita Parish School Board in Louisiana drew praise this week for adopting a Resolution on Teacher Academic Freedom to Teach Scientific Evidence Regarding Controversial Scientific Subjects. The policy states in part that “teachers shall be permitted to help students understand, analyze, critique and review in an objective manner the scientific strengths and weaknesses of existing scientific theories Read More ›

WASHINGTON – When it comes to science and God, Americans want it all — “MRIs and miracles,” according to this week’s Time magazine. Increasingly, however, evangelicals are standing in the way. But these religionists may not be who you think. Richard Dawkins, Oxford Darwinist and best-selling author of “The God Delusion,” says you can’t have it all. Religion is pernicious Read More ›