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^{Stephen C. Meyer
February 1, 2019
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design}

Defining Theistic Evolution

_{Stephen C. Meyer
February 1, 2019
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design}

In this introduction to the book Theistic Evolution, Stephen Meyer explains what is meant by the term "evolution" and the term "theistic evolution." He also previews each essay in the volume and explains briefly where the theistic evolutionary perspective falls short. Read More ›

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^{Alvin Plantinga
April 16, 2012
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design}

Where My Conflict with Jay Richards Really Lies

_{Alvin Plantinga
April 16, 2012
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design}

It is comforting to see that our disagreement is merely verbal. Read More ›

^{Francis J. Beckwith
January 9, 2003
Intelligent Design}

Law, Darwinism, and Public Education

_{Francis J. Beckwith
January 9, 2003
Intelligent Design}

Legal scholar and former Discovery Fellow Francis J. Beckwith recounts the legal history of court battles over the teaching of biological origins. Though many thought that the landmark Supreme Court case Edwards v. Aguillard would permanently settle these questions by ruling creationism unconstitutional, Beckwith observes that intelligent design poses a new challenge to legal scholars. Beckwith, who has published about Read More ›

Puffin Talk on Saltee Island Great, one of my favourite spots on earth. See this picture also on Unsplash or in my categorie Birds.The Saltee Islands are a pair of small islands lying 5 kilometres off the southern coast of County Wexford in Ireland. The two islands are Great Saltee (89 hectares) and Little Saltee (37 hectares). Both have been privately owned by the Neale family since 1943.

^{Stephen C. Meyer
February 9, 2006
Intelligent Design}

Intelligent Design is not Creationism

_{Stephen C. Meyer
February 9, 2006
Intelligent Design}

In 2004, the distinguished philosopher Antony Flew of the University of Reading made worldwide news when he repudiated a lifelong commitment to atheism and affirmed the reality of some kind of a creator. Flew cited evidence of intelligent design in DNA and the arguments of “American [intelligent] design theorists” as important reasons for this shift. Since then, British readers have Read More ›

^{Stephen C. Meyer
November 13, 2005
Intelligent Design}

The Scientific Status of Intelligent Design

_{Stephen C. Meyer
November 13, 2005
Intelligent Design}

Underlying Darwin's repudiation of creationist legitimacy lay an entirely different conception of science than had prevailed among earlier naturalists. Darwin's attacks on his creationist and idealist opponents in part expressed and in part established an emerging positivistic "episteme" in which the mere mention of unverifiable "acts of Divine will" or "the plan of creation" would increasingly serve to disqualify theories from consideration as science qua science. Read More ›

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^{Discovery Institute
October 6, 2005
Intelligent Design}

Dover Trial Witness Plays Misleading Word Games In Effort to Redefine Intelligent Design

_{Discovery Institute
October 6, 2005
Intelligent Design}

Seattle, Oct. 6 – “Forrest is playing word games, without looking at the meaning of the words,” said Casey Luskin, program officer for public policy and legal affairs at Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture, in response to an intelligent design opponent’s testimony. Plaintiff’s witness, Dr. Barbara Forrest, pointed to the word “creation” in early drafts of the supplemental textbook Read More ›

^{Phillip E. Johnson
November 1, 1992
Intelligent Design}

What Is Darwinism?

_{Phillip E. Johnson
November 1, 1992
Intelligent Design}

The debate between creationism and Darwinism is often depicted as a dispute between naive biblical literalists, who ignore the overwhelming evidence for evolution, and scientifically enlightened intellectuals. But this is a caricature that serves the purpose of helping to perpetuate a world view hostile to Christian faith: atheistic naturalism. The debate hinges on five key terms: creationism, evolution, science, religion, and truth. Instead of trying to Christianize evolution we ought instead to challenge the assumption that atheistic naturalism is true. Read More ›