naturalism | Page 3 | Discovery Institute

^{William A. Dembski
August 10, 1998
Intelligent Design}

The Act of Creation

_{William A. Dembski
August 10, 1998
Intelligent Design}

For Homer the act of creating poetry is a divine gift, one that derives from an otherworldly source and is not ultimately reducible to this world. This conception of human creativity as a divine gift pervaded the ancient world, and was also evident among the Hebrews. In Exodus, for instance, we read that God filled the two artisans Bezaleel and Aholiab with wisdom so that they might complete the work of the tabernacle. Read More ›

^{December 19, 1997
Uncategorized}

Interview with Phillip Johnson about The Wedge of Truth

_{December 19, 1997
Uncategorized}

http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/dpep/interview.pl/16559901?sku=22674 1. How would you describe the main purpose of The Wedge of Truth in comparison to your other books? Each of my books builds upon the logic that was erected in my previous ones. My prior books argued that the real discoveries of science–as opposed to the materialist philosophy that has been imposed upon science–point straight towards the reality Read More ›

^{Paul Nelson
March 1, 1996
Intelligent Design}

Literature Survey March 1996

_{Paul Nelson
March 1, 1996
Intelligent Design}

Charles Darwin on Social Darwinism Richard Weikart, “A Recently Discovered Darwin Letter on Social Darwinism,” Isis 86 (1995): 609-611. For many decades, historians have debated whether Darwin was himself a social Darwinist, i.e., someone who believed that human beings were and should be subject to the same competitive forces acting on all other living things. The debate is sharpened by Read More ›

^{Robert C. Koons
September 1, 1994
Uncategorized}

The Incompatibility of Naturalism and Scientific Realism

_{Robert C. Koons
September 1, 1994
Uncategorized}

^{Phillip E. Johnson
June 1, 1994
Uncategorized}

Articles by Phillip E. Johnson

_{Phillip E. Johnson
June 1, 1994
Uncategorized}

This page links to the Phillip E. Johnson page maintained by the Access Research Network. Read More ›

^{Multiple Authors
May 2, 1993
Uncategorized}

Homology:

_{Multiple Authors
May 2, 1993
Uncategorized}

Before Darwin, homology was defined morphologically and explained by reference to ideal archetypes -- that is, to intelligent design. Darwin reformulated biology in naturalistic* rather than teleological terms, and explained homology as the result of descent with modification from a common ancestor. Descent with modification, however, renders design unnecessary only if it is due entirely tonaturalistic mechanisms. Two such mechanisms have been proposed, genetic programs and developmental pathways, but neither one fits the evidence. Without an empirically demonstrated naturalistic mechanism to account for homology, design remains a possibility which can only be excluded on the basis of questionable philosophical assumptions. * In this article, "naturalism" and "naturalistic" refer to the philosophical doctrine that nature is the whole of reality, and that intelligent causation does not qualify as a scientific explanation. Read More ›