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Covid-19, Random Mutations, and Aristotle’s Matrix of Design

_{Michael Egnor
May 18, 2020}

On this episode of ID the Future, Andrew McDiarmid speaks with neurosurgeon Michael Egnor about Egnor’s recent Evolution News article, The Coronavirus Demonstrates How Evolution Presupposes Intelligent Design. Egnor notes that the coronavirus and other viruses are not, strictly speaking, considered living things, even if they depend on living hosts for their continued existence. Egnor also discusses the role of Read More ›

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Message from the Molecules – They Say “Intelligent Design”: Marcos Eberlin; May 6, 2020

A Whale of an Evolution Tale: The Center for Science and Culture; April 23, 2020

An Empirical Argument for Intelligent Design: Michael J. Behe; April 15, 2020

Stephen Meyer Investigates Scientific Evidence for Intelligent Design: Stephen C. Meyer; April 15, 2020

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Lee Spetner Takes Aim at Natural Selection and Population Genetics

_{Lee Spetner
May 22, 2020}

On this episode of ID the Future from the vault, Ira Berkowitz interviews M.I.T. Ph.D. Lee Spetner in Jerusalem. Together they explore key arguments from Spetner’s books Not by Chance and The Evolution Revolution. Spetner takes on natural selection, discussing what it can and cannot do. He also explores aspects of population genetics and the constraints the Earth’s history imposes on evolving new species.

New Book: Evolution and Intelligent Design in a Nutshell

_{Thomas Y. Lo
May 20, 2020}

On this episode of ID the Future, host Rob Crowther interviews Dr. Thomas Y. Lo, one of the co-authors of the brand new Discovery Institute Press book Evolution and Intelligent Design in a Nutshell. The genesis of the book was at a Discovery Institute summer seminar. Lo began discussing with professors and students the idea of a new concise, accessible guide to evolution and design. Before long he was joined by four others, including two PhD biologists. The new book covers everything from cosmology and the origin of life to irreducibly complex biological marvels. The final chapter focuses on the mystery of the Cambrian explosion and the extraordinary Cambrian fossils of Chengjiang, China, including a firsthand account of one of Read More ›

Thomas Aquinas Weighs in on the Coronavirus and Public Policy

_{Michael Egnor
May 19, 2020}

On this episode of ID the Future, Andrew McDiarmid speaks with pediatric neurosurgeon and professor Michael Egnor about public policy decisions regarding the coronavirus. In a conversation based on a recent Evolution News article, Egnor says scientists should have “stayed in their lane,” giving policymakers the information that science can provide about a potential pandemic, and left the political calculations alone. He argues that WHO failed in one of its primary jobs, which is providing timely information and recommendations for preventing and slowing the spread of pandemics. They sat on information about Covid-19 for weeks, long after they knew there was a serious problem in China. Egnor also urges policymakers to apply science along with other expert information in a Read More ›

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The CSC Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences

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The CSC Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences will prepare students to make research contributions advancing the growing science of intelligent design (ID). The seminar will explore cutting-edge ID work in fields such as molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, developmental biology, paleontology, computational biology, ID-theoretic mathematics, cosmology, physics, and the history and philosophy of science.

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C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society

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The C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society will explore the growing impact of science on politics, economics, social policy, bioethics, theology, and the arts during the past century. The program is named after celebrated British writer C.S. Lewis, a perceptive critic of both scientism and technocracy in books such as The Abolition of Man and That Hideous Strength. Topics to be addressed include the history of science, the relationship between faith and science, the rise of scientific materialism, the debate over Darwinian theory and intelligent design, evolutionary conceptions of ethics, science and economics, science and criminal justice, stem cell research and abortion, eugenics, family life and sexuality, ecology and animal rights, climate …

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Covid-19, Random Mutations, and Aristotle’s Matrix of Design

Lewontin’s Confession and Mamet’s Principle

Book Excerpt: The Big Bang and the Fine-Tuned Universe

“The Activity of a Cell Is Like That of a Factory”

Behe Vindicated Again: Sherpas Climb Everest Easier, Because Darwin Devolves

Doctor’s Diary: Fear Is a Gift from Our Designer

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Message from the Molecules – They Say “Intelligent Design”

A Whale of an Evolution Tale

An Empirical Argument for Intelligent Design

Stephen Meyer Investigates Scientific Evidence for Intelligent Design