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^{Stephen C. Meyer
January 1, 2000
Intelligent Design}

The Demarcation of Science and Religion

_{Stephen C. Meyer
January 1, 2000
Intelligent Design}

What is science? What is religion? How do the two intersect? Historians of science address these questions by analyzing how the scientific and religious beliefs of particular scientists or cultures have interacted at specific times. Philosophers of science and religion, however, have sought to characterize the relationship between them in more general terms. Their endeavor has required defining science and religion in order to distinguish or "demarcate" them from each other by clear and objective criteria. During modern times, theologians and philosophers of science have attempted to make categorical demarcations between science and religion on various definitional grounds. Read More ›

^{Nancy Pearcey and Charles Thaxton
August 16, 1994
Intelligent Design}

The Soul of Science

_{Nancy Pearcey and Charles Thaxton
August 16, 1994
Intelligent Design}

A metanarrative has become ingrained in our culture which states that science is the means by which we threw off our religious superstitions and entered a brave new world of reason and progress. Does this metanarrative itself need to be overthrown? In this work Discovery Institute Fellows Nancy Pearcey and Charles Thaxton explain how Christian theism has played a vital Read More ›

^{Jon A. Buell
July 1, 1994
Intelligent Design}

Darwinism: Science or Philosophy

_{Jon A. Buell
July 1, 1994
Intelligent Design}

This volume presents papers presented at an early conference at Southern Methodist University in 1992 which was a landmark event in uniting scholars who now make up the intelligent design movement. Phillip Johnson, Program Advisor for Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture, explains that evolution is based upon assumptions of naturalism, which are often unsupported by the evidence. Johnson 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 ›

^{Stephen C. Meyer, Michael Ruse and Foundation for Thought and Ethics
February 4, 1992
Intelligent Design}

Darwinism: Scientific Inference or Philosophical Preference

_{Stephen C. Meyer, Michael Ruse and Foundation for Thought and Ethics
February 4, 1992
Intelligent Design}

A session from a 1992 symposium called Darwinism: Scientific Inference or Philosophical Preference, recorded by the Foundation for Thought and Ethics, featuring Michael Ruse and Stephen Meyer.