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News

Pope Francis, Evolution, and the Curia

_{Bruce Chapman
April 21, 2025
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The Pontifical Academy of Sciences is “just another office down the street,” as one Vatican insider told me.

Video

Darwin’s Corrosive Impact on Faith and Culture

The Intelligent Design of Life: Brian Miller; March 13, 2025; Intelligent Design

The Debate over Evolution and Intelligent Design Heats Up (w/ Doug Axe): Douglas Axe; March 11, 2025; Intelligent Design

Physicist Brian Miller Uncovers The Intelligent Design of the Universe: Brian Miller; March 4, 2025; Intelligent Design

The Bible, Intelligent Design, and the Rise of Modern Science: John G. West; January 30, 2025; Intelligent Design

ID the Future

Skeptic to Believer: Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger’s Intellectual Journey

_{Larry Sanger
April 21, 2025
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On this ID The Future, Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger joins hosts Andrew McDiarmid and Nathan Jacobson to delve into his personal evolution from longtime skeptical philosopher to belief in God. After falling out of faith in his teens, Sanger became a committed skeptic and agnostic, adhering to the principle of methodological skepticism for decades as he evaluated traditional arguments for the existence of God and found them wanting. And while Sanger was unconvinced by the claims of "new atheists" like Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett, he found himself drawn to the arguments of intelligent design scientists like Stephen Meyer, Michael Behe, and William Dembski. In this first half of a conversation, Sanger recounts his fascinating intellectual journey while unpacking the intelligent design arguments he found most convincing along his journey. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. Look for Part 2 in a separate episode.

Louis Pasteur: A Man of Science and Faith

_{Ann Gauger
April 18, 2025
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On this episode of ID the Future out of the archive, biologist Ann Gauger walks listeners through the triumphs, flaws, and tragedies of Louis Pasteur, the French scientist whose scientific breakthroughs have saved millions of lives, and whose work on microbes sounded the death knell of the idea of spontaneous generation. Dr. Gauger also discusses his pioneering and life-saving work on vaccines, the Christian faith that saw him through the death of his three of his children, and more.

Why the “Universe From Nothing” Model Points to Intelligent Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 16, 2025
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Did our universe come from nothing, as some physicists have proposed? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid critiques the audacious claim that our universe popped into existence out of nothing. What is nothing? What isn’t nothing? And how does the universe from nothing claim actually imply intelligent design? McDiarmid shares audio from the Science Uprising video series, as well a portion of an interview with Dr. Stephen Meyer, to help answer these questions.

Events

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Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences

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The CSC Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences will prepare participants 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. The seminar will include presentations on the application of intelligent design to laboratory research as well as frank treatment of the academic realities that ID researchers confront in graduate school and beyond, and strategies for dealing with them. Although the primary focus of the seminar is science, there also will be discussion on worldview …

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C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society

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Glen Eyrie
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Intelligent Design}

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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International Seminar on Intelligent Design

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Historically, the Summer Seminar program organized by the Center for Science & Culture has included two seminars offered concurrently: the Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences, designed for students and professionals in the natural sciences and the history and philosophy of science, and the C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society, designed primarily for students and professionals in the humanities, social sciences, law, and theology. In the past, we have held these programs in person and participants have joined us from all over the world. Due to the volatility and uncertainty of international travel, however, we have decided to reserve the above seminars for U.S. participants and instead offer a third program combining both tracks described …

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The Heavens Declare — An Evening Lecture on the Scientific Evidence for a Creator

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Chicago Assemblies of God Church
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Join us for an evening lecture and discussion on the ways that science points to a Creator, co-hosted by the Center for Science & Culture and Open Door Ministry Presbyterian Church. The evening will feature CSC Fellow Paul Nelson and CSC Education & Outreach Ambassador Brian DeVries. They will show the harmony between contemporary science and the Bible. Special attention will be given to how humans are able to detect design in nature, new developments in science that illuminate these remarkable designs, and how these features dovetail with Scripture’s declaration that nature testifies to its Creator. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Download this event flyer to share with your local network. When Tuesday, May 13, …

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News

Pope Francis, Evolution, and the Curia

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Even a Mouse Brain Reveals Staggering Complexity

Plato’s Revenge: Mathematical Biologist Richard Sternberg Foresaw Major Developments in Biology

Are “Mind” and “Brain” the Same Thing?

Video

The Intelligent Design of Life

The Debate over Evolution and Intelligent Design Heats Up (w/ Doug Axe)

Physicist Brian Miller Uncovers The Intelligent Design of the Universe

The Bible, Intelligent Design, and the Rise of Modern Science