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William A. Dembski
July 15, 2024
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William Dembski on Why Intelligent Design Matters

William A. Dembski
July 15, 2024
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On this ID the Future from the archive, 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, which Dembski co-edited with Joseph Holden and episode host Casey Luskin. Dembski discusses why intelligent design better explains the latest scientific evidence better than blind material processes can. He also talks about ID's cultural implications. Read More ›
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Marvin Olasky
July 13, 2024
Discovery Institute
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The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England

Marvin Olasky
July 13, 2024
Discovery Institute
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On July 4 we celebrated the rare revolution that worked. This page focuses on two wonderfully readable books about the mostly unsuccessful 17th century revolution that preceded America’s 18th century one, and the partly successful 19th century revolution that followed. Jonathan Healey’s The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689 (Knopf, 2023) features vivid, specific detail. Some on Read More ›

Black stethoscope on Canada flag background, Business and finance concept.
Black stethoscope on Canada flag background, Business and finance concept.
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Wesley J. Smith
July 12, 2024
Human Exceptionalism
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Canadian Death Doctor Has Euthanized Hundreds of Patients

Wesley J. Smith
July 12, 2024
Human Exceptionalism
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Legalizing euthanasia corrupts everything — the ethics of medicine, the public's perception of people experiencing illness, disability, or elder frailty, the media that continually swoon over medics who kill. This latter phenomenon is on vivid display in a National Post story. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith and Jay Bhattacharya
July 11, 2024
Human Exceptionalism
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Universities Should Promote Rigorous Discourse, Not Stifle It

Wesley J. Smith and Jay Bhattacharya
July 11, 2024
Human Exceptionalism
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The New England Journal of Medicine recently published an advocacy article that attacks academic freedom and urges stifling contentious campus debates. Specifically, Evan Mullen, Eric J. Topol, and Abraham Verghese urge universities to "speak out publicly" and issue official institutional opinions about public controversies involving its professors "when it concludes that a faculty member's opinion could cause public harm." Read More ›
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Caitlyn McKenney
July 10, 2024
Homelessness
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Public Camping Bans: Not a Cure-All, Not Cruel

Caitlyn McKenney
July 10, 2024
Homelessness
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We’ve accepted the dangerous conditions of public camping as a fact of urban life. It’s time to change the status quo, and the Supreme Court’s homelessness ruling gives us the chance to do that. Camping bans are not a cure-all or a cruelty. Here’s why. Read More ›
London, England - December 4, 2019: Statue of Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist and biologist in Natural History Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Statue of Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist and biologist in Natural History Museum. London, United Kingdom.
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David Gelernter
July 10, 2024
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Giving Up Darwin’s Brilliant and Beautiful Theory

David Gelernter
July 10, 2024
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Five years ago, Yale University professor of computer science David Gelernter wrote that he was bidding farewell to neo-Darwinian evolutionary theory. Why would he take such a bold step? What convinced him that the neo-Darwinian paradigm no longer satisfied the scientific evidence? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid marks the fifth anniversary of Gelernter's important essay by reading it aloud in full. If you’ve read the essay, this will likely be a good refresher on Gelernter’s arguments. If you haven’t read it yet, by all means enjoy! Read More ›
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AI robot dressed in priest's robes, preaching in a church. This futuristic scene combines traditional religious settings with advanced technology
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Robert J. Marks II
July 9, 2024
Natural and Artificial Intelligence
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No Foundational Evidence for Creating an AI God

Robert J. Marks II
July 9, 2024
Natural and Artificial Intelligence
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Some in the artificial intelligence tech industry believe they are "creating God," according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a recent interview. And he is right. Many pursuing AI advances are trying to create God or believe humans can achieve a godlike status through technology. Read More ›