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The Origin of Animal Body Plans

What produced different animal body plans in the history of life? Scientist and philosopher Stephen Meyer explains why unguided evolutionary mechanisms weren’t sufficient and why animal body plans required intelligent design. Read More ›
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Living in a 3-D World

Human beings possess uncanny abilities to perceive and navigate within a three dimensional world. In this episode of Secrets of the Human Body, join medical doctor Howard Glicksman and systems engineer Steve Laufmann as they investigate the hidden systems that make our astounding spatial awareness possible. Read More ›
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Dealing with Some Further Objections

The video Proof of God in 3 Minutes states that “there really is no serious scientific argument against” (2:27) the conclusion that a violation of the conservation of energy at the beginning of the universe requires a “supernatural starting cause” (1:19). Note the important qualification “serious.” Of course, the video is not claiming that there are no arguments whatever against its position. It’s claiming that the arguments that do exist aren’t readily persuasive. The video deals with a few of the central objections, and the main article that accompanies the video deals with more. Here we dig even deeper into other issues related to the argument. Read More ›
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Digging Deeper: Proof of God in More than 3 Minutes

Proof of God in 3 Minutes demonstrates how the scientific Law of Conservation of Matter and Energy points to the need for a “supernatural” first cause of the universe. While the video is designed to simplify key concepts, for those interested in digging deeper, we are providing additional information in this article. This article will demonstrate that this video is accurate, well-supported, and there is truly no serious argument against its conclusions. Read More ›
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2026 Dallas Conference on Science & Faith

Join us at the 8th-Annual Dallas Conference on Science & Faith as we explore how science is showing that God purposefully created life and endowed each human being with reason and creativity, moral responsibility, and an immortal soul. Read More ›

John West Explores Junk Science, Sexuality, and More at Upcoming SES Conference

Curious how scientism and secularism have impacted our understanding of sex, marriage, and the family? Consider joining Discovery Institute Vice President John G. West as he explores this question — and much more — in two important sessions featured at the upcoming SES Steadfast Conference in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Drawing from his research in books like Darwin Day in America Read More ›

Dr. Michael Egnor to Present at the Kitsap Prayer Breakfast on the Immortal Mind

Dr. Michael Egnor, CSC Senior Fellow and Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics at Stony Brook University, will speak at the 39th Annual Kitsap County Prayer Breakfast on his new book, The Immortal Mind: A Neurosurgeon’s Case for the Existence of the Soul, coauthored by Denise O’Leary and published by Worthy in June 2025. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Michael Egnor, Read More ›

Robert J. Marks to Speak on Artificial Intelligence at University of Texas at Dallas

Robert J. Marks, Senior Fellow and Director of the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, will be speaking at the University of Texas at Dallas on “Non-Computable You: What You Do That AI Never Will.” This talk will draw from the arguments made in his book, Non-Computable You, which explores the limits of artificial intelligence and why certain Read More ›

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Engineered for Oxygen

Without enough oxygen, your body will die. In Episode 1 of Secrets of the Human Body, learn about the astonishing engineering of the body that allows it to harness oxygen’s power and keep us alive. Read More ›