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The Decline Effect

Why Most Medical Treatments Are Disappointing
Gary N. Smith
October 12, 2020
Random variation, post-hoc fallacies, and data mining mean that “proven” treatments often decline in apparent effectiveness when released to the general public.

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November: In a New Book, Michael Behe Springs a Trap for Darwin

Evolution News
October 23, 2020

Magnetic Navigation May Be a Gift from Bacteria

Evolution News
October 23, 2020

Science as Oracle — “Where It Gets Weird”

David Klinghoffer
October 22, 2020

Design Filter Is Best Bet for Finding Liars

Evolution News
October 22, 2020

Determinism: Smart People and an Absurd Claim

Cornelius Hunter
October 22, 2020

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The Fitness of Nature for Mankind

Our Galileo Complex

Logan Paul Gage
September 11, 2020

That Hideous Strength

John G. West
August 24, 2020

Science and Scientism in the Age of COVID-19

John G. West
August 19, 2020

Life's Origin: Lab + Information = Mind

Stephen C. Meyer
August 17, 2020

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ID the Future

Michael Denton: Paradigm Shifts, Pt. 2

Michael Denton
October 23, 2020
On this episode of ID the Future from the vault, we continue to celebrate geneticist Michael Denton’s work in his Privileged Species series of books. Here he extends his reflections on the concept of bottom-up versus top-down causation. Which is the better explanation for the world we live in? Denton says that the evidence has been growing for top-down causation, which poses a challenge to reductionist and materialistic origins science. For more of this growing body of evidence, see his new book, The Miracle of the Cell.

Alfred Russel Wallace and His Friendly Battle with Darwin

Michael Flannery
October 21, 2020
On this ID the Future, science historian Michael Flannery continues discussing his newly updated Intelligent Evolution: How Alfred Russel Wallace’s World of Life Challenged Darwin. Wallace was co-founder with Charles Darwin of the theory of evolution by random variation and natural selection, but unlike Darwin he saw teleology or purpose as essential to life’s history, and a teleological view as essential to the life sciences. According to Flannery, Wallace’s views on the nature of the cell, the special attributes of humans, the irreducible nature of life, and the fine tuning of the universe hold up well today. He and Darwin disagreed on much of this, yet they maintained mutual respect. In this, Flannery says, the two are a great model Read More ›

Michael Denton’s Epiphany about Nature’s Fitness for Life

Michael Denton
October 20, 2020
On this episode of ID the Future, biochemist and author Michael Denton tells host Eric Anderson more about his new book The Miracle of the Cell, and about his epiphany when he recognized the many remarkable ways that nature’s chemistry is fine-tuned for life. The focus in this conversation is on carbon chemistry and its “goldilocks zone” ability to form stable bonds but let loose of them when needed. Whereas biologists once wondered about a vitalist “life force” in the cell, Denton sees intelligence and foresight in the very design of carbon, its unique properties, and its “coincidental” relation to water. According to Denton, all of this, taken together, constitutes “one of nature’s most remarkable examples of nature’s fitness for Read More ›

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Online Event Launching Michael Behe's Latest Book — A Mousetrap for Darwin

Global Webinar Featuring an Interview and Q&A with the Author
Daniel Reeves
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Darwin’s Black Box thrust Michael Behe to the forefront of the intelligent design movement. The Lehigh University biochemist has haunted the dreams of Darwinists ever since. Each of his three books sparked a firestorm of criticism, in everything from the New York Times and the journal Science to the private blogs of professional atheists. Over the years, Behe has had a delightful time rebutting each attack, and now his responses are collected in a single volume entitled A Mousetrap for Darwin. The book’s title alludes to Behe’s homey illustration for his idea of irreducible complexity. A mousetrap with a missing part doesn’t work just a little worse. It doesn’t work at all. The same goes for the bacterial flagellum pictured on the cover of the new collection. Ditto for an …

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Official Launch of The Miracle of the Cell by Michael Denton

Global Webinar Featuring an Interview and Q&A with the Author
Daniel Reeves
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The Miracle of the Cell will explore yet another set of narrowly fine-tuned parameters that make human life — and all life — possible in an otherwise inhospitable universe. Dr. Denton will be interviewed on the subject of his new book and will answer audience questions submitted by readers like yourself.