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^{Michael Denton
May 11, 2022

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Michael Denton Reads from His New Book, The Miracle of Man

_{Michael Denton
May 11, 2022

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Today’s ID the Future spotlights the groundbreaking new book The Miracle of Man: The Fine Tuning of Nature for Human Existence, with author and biologist Michael Denton reading excerpts from the work. Read More ›

Single strand ribonucleic acid, RNA research and therapy

^{Brian Miller
May 10, 2022

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Did U of Tokyo Just Solve the Mystery of Life’s Origin?

_{Brian Miller
May 10, 2022

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Miller says nothing remotely this dramatic occurred in the experiment. He insists there were no great revelations from this laboratory work, aside perhaps from it further corroborating the view that precisely orchestrated interventions of an intelligent designer (in this case, that of the lab researchers) are required in order to make any headway on the road from non-life to life. Read More ›

^{Michael Denton
May 10, 2022
Intelligent Design

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Biologist: Humans Are a Miracle

_{Michael Denton
May 10, 2022
Intelligent Design

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For years, leading science popularizers have insisted humans are nothing special in the cosmic scheme of things. In his provocative new book The Miracle of Man, renowned biologist Michael Denton argues otherwise. Drawing on discoveries from a myriad of scientific fields, Denton masterfully documents how contemporary science has revived humanity’s special place in nature. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
May 10, 2022

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Joseph Bottum on Cyber Ethics, Poetry, Culture, and Community

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 10, 2022

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In this episode of Humanize, Wesley has a wide-ranging a conversation with his close friend Joseph Bottum, one of our most well read and original thinkers. Read More ›

^{Guillermo Gonzalez
May 9, 2022

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Guillermo Gonzalez on What’s Changed Since The Privileged Planet

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
May 9, 2022

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On this ID the Future from the vault, host Jay Richards and astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez, authors of The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos Is Designed for Discovery, discuss what’s changed in the years since the book first appeared. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
May 9, 2022
Human Exceptionalism

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A Call for Medical Ethics | Wesley J Smith on The Dr. J Show

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 9, 2022
Human Exceptionalism

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Wesley J. Smith is Chair and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism. Wesley is a contributor to National Review and is the author of 14 books, in recent years focusing on human dignity, liberty, and equality. Read More ›

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^{Andrew McDiarmid
May 7, 2022
Technology

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Big Tech Is Subtly Controlling Our Lives — and We Need to Fight Back

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 7, 2022
Technology

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Big Tech’s influence on culture and society was first predicted nearly 70 years ago by French thinker Jacques Ellul. In his 1954 book “The Technological Society,” Ellul argued that tech would have a tyrannical effect on humankind, and he blamed the problem on “technique” — the methods that bring about “absolute efficiency in every field of human activity.” Read More ›

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^{Robert J. Marks II
May 6, 2022

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Exercising Free Won’t in Fentanyl Addiction: Unless You Die First

_{Robert J. Marks II
May 6, 2022

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In the 1960s, neurosurgeon Benjamin Libet noticed there was a signal in the brain that occurred before you knew you were going to do something. On the surface, it looks like you don't have free will. But Libet noticed that humans do have the ability to say no to these brain signals. He called this free won't. Dr. Robert J. Marks and Dr. Richard Hurley discuss the current opioid crisis, addiction, and detoxing in relation to the brain. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
May 5, 2022
Human Exceptionalism

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Pro-Life Push to Overturn Roe v. Wade in the Grand Tradition of American Democracy

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 5, 2022
Human Exceptionalism

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What’s more democratic: The Supreme Court imposing a controversial abortion right on the entire country or allowing that contentious issue to be debated and ultimately decided by the people through their elected representatives or voter referenda? Read More ›

ISS043E091794 (04/07/2015) --- Astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station are regular witness to the beauty of our planet Earth from their high vantage point. This image was taken on Apr 7, 2015 by the crew of Expedition 43.

^{Casey Luskin and William A. Dembski
May 5, 2022

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William Dembski: Why Intelligent Design Matters

_{Casey Luskin and William A. Dembski
May 5, 2022

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n this ID the Future intelligent design pioneer William Dembski unpacks one of his chapters in The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith: Exploring the Ultimate Questions about Life and the Cosmos. Read More ›