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Kristin Marais
May 6, 2024
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Now Registering: High School Chemistry with an ID Twist

Kristin Marais
May 6, 2024
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What do you get when you combine the fundamentals of chemistry with intelligent design concepts, taught by an experienced, enthusiastic instructor in an innovative online learning environment? You get Discovery Institute Academy's High School Chemistry, a two-semester, virtual, synchronous, and lab-based course which integrates the fundamentals of chemistry with intelligent design concepts topics where applicable. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid catches up with course instructor Kristen Marais to discuss the successes of the first year and what makes the class unique. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
May 6, 2024
Human Exceptionalism
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Again with the ‘Plants Are Intelligent’ Nonsense

Wesley J. Smith
May 6, 2024
Human Exceptionalism
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Periodically, the mainstream media focus on advocacy for the idea that plants are intelligent and/or moral beings. For example, the New York Times ran a column some years back asserting that peas are persons. Why? Pea plants release chemicals in the soil that alert other pea plants of drought conditions. Read More ›
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William A. Dembski
May 6, 2024
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Why The Heart of the Matter is Information

William A. Dembski
May 6, 2024
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If information, not matter, is the basic stuff of reality, how would this change the way we look at the world? On a classic episode of ID the Future from the vault, Center for Science and Culture Managing Director John West sits down with mathematician and philosopher Dr. Bill Dembski to discuss his 2014 book Being as Communion: A Metaphysics of Information. Building on his previous books making a case for intelligent design, Being as Communion presents a metaphysical framework for an informational world that can accommodate intelligent design. In Part 1, Dembski defines information and explains why it's more important than matter. Read More ›
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Marvin Olasky
May 3, 2024
Homelessness
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Helping the Manhattan Poor: A History

Marvin Olasky
May 3, 2024
Homelessness
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Much of what we hear in national media concerning homelessness originates in the salons of Manhattan, and if we want to understand why our policy savants sometimes go far off course, we should understand the history of New York City’s successes and failures. Read More ›
Can This Man PROVE That God Exists Piers Morgan vs Stephen Meyer
Stephen C. Meyer
May 3, 2024
Intelligent Design
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Can This Man PROVE That God Exists? Piers Morgan vs Stephen Meyer

Stephen C. Meyer
May 3, 2024
Intelligent Design
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In a lively yet in-depth discussion, Piers Morgan drills down to the core of human existence with Stephen C. Meyer, the prominent ‘intelligent design’ advocate. In this Piers Morgan Uncensored special, Meyer firmly rejects the idea that a scientific worldview leads to atheism, arguing instead that ‘the universe requires a creator or cause’. When Richard Dawkin’s name is mentioned, Meyer Read More ›

Dr. Casey Luskin vs Dr. Dan Stern Cardinale- Is the Human Genome Largely Junk DNA?
Casey Luskin
May 2, 2024
Intelligent Design
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Dr. Casey Luskin vs Dr. Dan Stern Cardinale: Is the Human Genome Largely Junk DNA?

Casey Luskin
May 2, 2024
Intelligent Design
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Dr. Casey Luskin, scientist and attorney with the Discovery Institute and Dr. Dan Stern Cardinale (Aka CreationMyths), biologist and professor, discuss just how much of the human genome is “junk”, if “junk” DNA really even exists, and the methodology of Discovery Institute’s “Intelligent Design” research programs. Additional Resource:

Jonathan Wells Investigates Evidence For & Against Evolution
Jonathan Wells
May 2, 2024
Intelligent Design
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Jonathan Wells Investigates Evidence For & Against Evolution

Jonathan Wells
May 2, 2024
Intelligent Design
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Join molecular and cell biologist Dr. Jonathan Wells as he investigates the evidence for and against evolution in this new on-demand course at DiscoveryU: https://www.discoveryu.org/courses/wells. In 40 short video lectures, Wells explains the major concepts of both chemical and biological evolution, and he critically assesses the evidence for evolution offered by genetics, developmental biology, fossils, and more. Wells deals with Read More ›

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Stephen C. Meyer
May 1, 2024
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Stephen Meyer on Isaac Newton and the Scientific Revolution

Stephen C. Meyer
May 1, 2024
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On this ID The Future, we're pleased to bring you a longer-form conversation between philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer and Rice University chemist and professor Dr. James Tour about Sir Isaac Newton and his influence on modern science. Dr. Meyer explains why the scientific revolution occurred when and where it did. He also describes Newton's singular contributions to science and his lasting legacy. This interview originally aired on The Science and Faith Podcast. We are grateful to Dr. Tour for permission to share it. Read More ›