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Doctor’s Diary: I Couldn’t Put Plato’s Revenge Down

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May 17, 2025
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I rarely read a book as quickly as I read this text, and I virtually never read a book twice.

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The Miracle of Butterfly Metamorphosis (2025 Dallas Conference on Science & Faith)

The Amazing, Intelligently Designed Honeybee (2025 Dallas Conference on Science and Faith): Eric Hedin; May 6, 2025; Intelligent Design

Evolved or Engineered? A Geneticist Evaluates the Panda’s Thumb: Andrew McDiarmid; May 5, 2025; Intelligent Design

Larry Sanger on Wikipedia, AI, and Preserving Human Knowledge: Andrew McDiarmid; April 23, 2025; Intelligent Design

Skeptic to Believer: Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger’s Intellectual Journey: Andrew McDiarmid; April 21, 2025; Intelligent Design

ID the Future

Johannes Kepler, the Book of Nature, and the Language of Mathematics

_{Michael Newton Keas
May 16, 2025
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On this episode of ID the Future from the archive, Andrew McDiarmid talks with science historian Michael Keas about pioneering mathematical astronomer Johannes Kepler, based on Keas’s book Unbelievable: 7 Myths About the History and Future of Science and Religion. Kepler studied theology before turning to math and science, and it was his belief in God that guided his extraordinary discoveries. Kepler is one of several great scientists of early modern science whose convictions about God's nature inspired their groundbreaking investigations.

Stephen Meyer: There’s a “Powerful Signal of Design” in Nature

_{Stephen C. Meyer
May 14, 2025
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On this ID The Future, enjoy the concluding half of a remarkable and candid discussion on the limits of Darwinian evolution and the arguments for intelligent design. The conversation, recorded in 2019, is hosted by Peter Robinson for his program Uncommon Knowledge, and features philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer, mathematician and author Dr. David Berlinski, and Yale Professor of Computer Science Dr. David Gelernter. In Part 2, Stephen Meyer argues there's a "powerful signal of design" in nature. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation.

The Mathematical Case Against Darwinian Evolution

_{Stephen C. Meyer
May 12, 2025
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Does the math behind Darwinian evolution add up? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid invites you to enjoy the first half of a remarkable and candid discussion about the limits of Darwinian evolution and the arguments for intelligent design. The conversation, originally recorded in 2019, is hosted by Peter Robinson for Uncommon Knowledge, and features philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer, mathematician and author Dr. David Berlinski, and Yale Professor of Computer Science Dr. David Gelernter. In Part 1, the trio engage in an honest conversation about Darwin, his “brilliant and beautiful” theory, and why it’s time to move past it. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation.

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Reasons to Believe Hosts Casey Luskin in Seattle

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Discovery Institute is excited to announce that Casey Luskin, Associate Director of the Center for Science & Culture, has been invited by Reasons to Believe to speak with Senior Research Scholar Jeff Zweerink on the possible existence of extraterrestrial life and its implications. The event will also feature a live audience Q&A, so bring your curiosity and your questions. A message from the organizers: Join Jeff Zweerink for a special dialogue with Casey Luskin from the Discovery Institute! They will discuss the possible existence of extraterrestrial life and its implications. They’ll also take time to answer questions from the audience. Be sure to come out for this exciting discussion! When Saturday, May 31, 20256:00 PM – 8:00 PM Where The …

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Dr. West Explores the Impact of Science on Sexuality at Upcoming Bremerton Event

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Tracyton Movie House
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Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from Discovery Institute Vice President and Center for Science & Culture Managing Director John G. West as he presents for Coram Deo Church on June 1. Drawing from his new book, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, Dr. West will examine the widespread sexual brokenness in our society — and how we can heal it. In particular, Dr. West will discuss the role Darwin’s theory of evolution played in giving rise to a destructive view of sexual morality. Over time, this paved the way for society to simply dismiss traditional sexual ethics as antiquated or even “anti-science.” But, did we get that right? Dr. West will explain how a return to biblical sexuality can offer hope to our culture. Come learn how you can be a part of this …

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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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News

Doctor’s Diary: I Couldn’t Put Plato’s Revenge Down

What Is Lost with the Rise of AI

The Mathematical Case Against Darwinian Evolution

Butterly Metamorphosis as a Test Case for Sternberg’s Immaterial Genome

How Darwinism Became a Pseudoscience

The AI Delusion: Companies Spending a Lot on It Are Not Seeing a Big Return

Video

The Amazing, Intelligently Designed Honeybee (2025 Dallas Conference on Science and Faith)

Evolved or Engineered? A Geneticist Evaluates the Panda’s Thumb

Larry Sanger on Wikipedia, AI, and Preserving Human Knowledge

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

ID the Future

Johannes Kepler, the Book of Nature, and the Language of Mathematics

Stephen Meyer: There’s a “Powerful Signal of Design” in Nature

The Mathematical Case Against Darwinian Evolution

Events

Reasons to Believe Hosts Casey Luskin in Seattle

Dr. West Explores the Impact of Science on Sexuality at Upcoming Bremerton Event

Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences

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