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Vern S. Poythress
October 10, 2022
Intelligent Design
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Design in Language

Vern S. Poythress
October 10, 2022
Intelligent Design
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Theologian Vern Poythress of Westminster Theological Seminary explores the intelligent design of human language. This presentation was taped at the 2022 Westminster Conference on Science and Faith in the greater Philadelphia area, which was jointly sponsored by Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture and Westminster Theological Seminary. Read More ›
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Barcelona. Monument to Christopher Columbus.
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Scott S. Powell
October 10, 2022
Citizen Leadership
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Why the Woke Perspective on Columbus Day Is Wrong

Scott S. Powell
October 10, 2022
Citizen Leadership
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Seen from the big picture, Columbus Day is worth keeping and honoring because it opened the possibility of founding a new nation unencumbered by past corruption and for the simple reason that it celebrates beliefs and qualities of character that would be foundational to America. Read More ›
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Stephen C. Meyer
October 8, 2022
Intelligent Design
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What Was the X Factor That Inspired the Rise of Modern Science? Stephen Meyer Responds

Stephen C. Meyer
October 8, 2022
Intelligent Design
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In this short clip, Dr. Stephen Meyer describes the Judeo-Christian ideas that gave rise to modern science. Catch the new 9-episode series with Stephen Meyer on The John Ankerberg Show this fall! Watch all of Episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/qLRLL5QIdgALearn more about the series here: https://jashow.org/sm22 This is the official Youtube page of Dr. Stephen Meyer, director of Discovery Institute’s Center Read More ›

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Max McLean and John G. West
October 8, 2022
CS Lewis, Intelligent Design
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Actor Max McLean Discusses His New C.S. Lewis Film “The Most Reluctant Convert”

Max McLean and John G. West
October 8, 2022
CS Lewis, Intelligent Design
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Actor Max McLean discusses his new film about the life of C. S. Lewis, "The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis," with Discovery Institute Vice President John West, editor of the book "The Magician's Twin: C.S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society." Read More ›
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Marvin Olasky
October 8, 2022
Discovery Institute
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On Thomas Kidd’s Thomas Jefferson

Marvin Olasky
October 8, 2022
Discovery Institute
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Thomas Kidd’s excellent and tightly-written Thomas Jefferson (Yale University Press, 2022) notes that our third president “touted frugality” in government, but his personal life was different. (As John Adams put it, “Jefferson has a habit as well as a disposition to expensive Living…. He could not Subdue his Pride and Vanity.”) This becomes poignant in relation to the slaves Jefferson owned. Kidd notes that Read More ›

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Jay W. Richards
October 4, 2022
Intelligent Design, Natural and Artificial Intelligence
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Jay Richards Addresses Whether AI Machines Will Replace Most Human Workers

Jay W. Richards
October 4, 2022
Intelligent Design, Natural and Artificial Intelligence
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In this bonus interview for the series Science Uprising, philosopher Jay Richards discusses the growing fear that Artificially Intelligent (AI) machines will replace most human workers. Drawing on his book The Human Advantage, Richards argues that humans retain special qualities that cannot be replaced by "smart machines." In fact, smart machines may free humans to focus on their unique talents and capabilities. Read More ›
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Scott S. Powell and Ann McLean
October 3, 2022
Citizen Leadership
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To See How Marxists Plan To Destroy America, Look At Their War On Virginia’s History

Scott S. Powell and Ann McLean
October 3, 2022
Citizen Leadership
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The United States is under a cultural and ideological attack that threatens its continuity and survival more than at any previous time in the 239-year history of the nation. And since the leaders of this attack think strategically, it should come as no surprise that Virginia would be in the crosshairs of a new kind of battle to transform America. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
October 2, 2022
Human Exceptionalism
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Why We Will Never Control Medical Costs

Wesley J. Smith
October 2, 2022
Human Exceptionalism
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The purposes of medicine are expanding rapidly beyond treating actual illnesses/injuries and promoting wellness, to also facilitating life fulfillment and making personal dreams come true. Read More ›