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Yes, Intelligent Design Is Detectable by Science

_{Stephen C. Meyer
April 24, 2018}

This is one key issue on which proponents of ID and of theistic evolution differ.

An Extraterrestrial Spin on the RNA World

_{Stephen C. Meyer
October 16, 2017}

The authors argue that RNA molecules appeared in warm little ponds more than 4.17 billion years ago, transported by “meteorites and interplanetary dust particles."

We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident

_{Stephen C. Meyer
July 4, 2017}

On Independence Day, it's appropriate to review the sources of our rights as citizens.

We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident

_{Stephen C. Meyer
July 4, 2016}

On Independence Day, it's appropriate to review the sources of our rights as citizens.

Dawkins’s Dilemma: Misrepresent the Mechanism … or Face the Math

_{Stephen C. Meyer
March 25, 2016}

I was flattered to learn that Dawkins felt it necessary to come to the aid of his friend Lawrence Krauss in Krauss's dispute with me.

Denying the Signature: More on Substance Dualism

_{Stephen C. Meyer
November 25, 2015}

Some form of dualism may well be a properly basic belief, justified by the universal human experience.

Denying the Signature: Of Minds and Causes

_{Stephen C. Meyer
November 23, 2015}

Bishop and O'Connor claim that in Darwin's Doubt, my "analysis assumes that... mind is fundamentally immaterial."

Denying the Signature: Methodological Naturalism and Materialism-of-the Gaps

_{Stephen C. Meyer
November 21, 2015}

O'Connor and Bishop offer no evolutionary mechanism as an explanation for the origin of the information necessary to produce novel forms of life.

Denying the Signature: Was My Argument Subjective?

_{Stephen C. Meyer
November 20, 2015}

Bishop and O'Connor claim there is no objective, scientific basis for privileging, or focusing on, "life" in my analysis.

Denying the Signature: Functional Information Is the Fact to Be Explained

_{Stephen C. Meyer
November 19, 2015}

Philosophers of science analyzing scientific arguments make a clear distinction between what needs to be explained and the competing explanations.

Denying the Signature: A Response to Bishop and O’Connor

_{Stephen C. Meyer
November 17, 2015}

Philosophers Robert Bishop and Robert O'Connor offer a cleverly titled joint review of Darwin's Doubt and Signature in the Cell.

What Should Politicians Say When Asked About Evolution?

_{Stephen C. Meyer
April 2, 2015}

Scott Walker is not the only Republican hopeful to have stumbled on this question.

Walking It Back? Further Reflections on the Response to Darwin’s Doubt from BioLogos

_{Stephen C. Meyer
March 2, 2015}

President Deborah Haarsma suggests that I mischaracterized the perspective of the organization's reviewers in my response to them.

Bill Nye, Nicholas Wade, and the Origin of Human Color Vision

_{Stephen C. Meyer
January 6, 2015}

Recently in the Wall Street Journal, science writer Nicholas Wade contributed a review of Bill Nye's new book, Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation.

We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident

_{Stephen C. Meyer
July 4, 2014}

On Independence Day, it's appropriate to review the sources of our rights as citizens.

The Universe Next Door with Tom Woodward: Featuring Stephen Meyer on the Cambrian Explosion

_{Stephen C. Meyer
May 30, 2014}

On this episode of ID the Future, hear Stephen Meyer discuss the themes of his New York Times bestseller Darwin’s Doubt on The Universe Next Door with Tom Woodward. Dr. Meyer explains the significance of the Cambrian explosion and the fundamental issue of the origin of information, and also talks about new approaches to evolutionary theory in response to the inadequacy of …

Lynn Margulis: Evolutionist and Critic of Neo-Darwinism

_{Stephen C. Meyer
April 25, 2014}

"Neo-Darwinists say that new species emerge when mutations occur and modify an organism...I believed it until I looked for evidence."

Stephen Meyer Debates Michael Dowd on the Michael Medved Show

_{Stephen C. Meyer
April 16, 2014}

On this episode of ID the Future, hear a recent debate between Dr. Stephen Meyer and Rev. Michael Dowd that took place on the Michael Medved Show. Rev. Dowd is an advocate of Evolution Theology, or “Religion 2.0” (read his personal creed), and author of Thank God for …

Socrates in the City with Eric Metaxas and Stephen Meyer, pt. 3

_{Stephen C. Meyer
January 10, 2014}

On this episode of ID the Future, Dr. Stephen Meyer and Eric Metaxas continue their conversation on Dr. Meyer’s New York Times bestseller Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design. Tune in as Dr. Meyer explains the Cambrian Explosion, discussing how it has become an even more acute problem for evolutionary theory since Darwin’s day, and examines the effects of a materialistic bias on the scientific …

Happy New Year! Here Is #1 of Our Top-Ten Evolution Stories of 2013: Responding to Charles Marshall’s Review of Darwin’s Doubt

_{Stephen C. Meyer
January 1, 2014}

Such constructive, respectful debate, in multiple media, was extremely encouraging.