Origins

Space background with spiral galaxy and stars

^{Ola Hössjer and Daniel Andrés Díaz-Pachón
May 26, 2022}

It’s a Wonderful, Complex, and Finely-Tuned Universe

_{Ola Hössjer and Daniel Andrés Díaz-Pachón
May 26, 2022}

What does it mean for something to be finely-tuned? Does fine-tuning extend beyond our own man-made systems and into biology and the universe itself? Read More ›

^{Granville Sewell
March 11, 2015
Intelligent Design}

In the Beginning

_{Granville Sewell
March 11, 2015
Intelligent Design}

In this revised and expanded collection of essays on origins, mathematician Granville Sewell looks at the big bang, the fine-tuning of the laws of physics, and (especially) the evolution of life. Sewell explains why evolution is a fundamentally different and much more difficult problem than others solved by science, and why increasing numbers of scientists are now recognizing what has Read More ›

^{Stephen C. Meyer
March 16, 2014
Intelligent Design}

A Cosmological Argument for God’s Existence, pt. 1

_{Stephen C. Meyer
March 16, 2014
Intelligent Design}

In this special series of The John Ankerberg Show, Dr. Stephen Meyer presents a cosmological argument for God’s existence: the universe, space, and time all had a beginning, the universe has been fine-tuned for life, and every living cell contains the information and design necessary for life. In part 1, Dr. Meyer describes the development of a naturalistic view of Read More ›

^{Stephen C. Meyer
January 10, 2014
Intelligent Design}

Does Intelligent Design offer a plausible Account of Life’s Origins?

_{Stephen C. Meyer
January 10, 2014
Intelligent Design}

We count on scientists to tell us what they know and don’t know—not just what they want us to hear. But when it comes to the contentious issue of the evolution of life on earth, spokesmen for official science are often less forthcoming than we might wish. Read More ›

^{Jonathan Wells
December 22, 2009
Intelligent Design}

The Party’s Over

_{Jonathan Wells
December 22, 2009
Intelligent Design}

The party’s over, it’s time to call it a day. They’ve burst your pretty balloon and taken the moon away. It’s time to wind up the masquerade. Just make your mind up — the piper must be paid. The party’s over, the candles flicker and dim. You danced and dreamed through the night, it seemed to be right just being with Read More ›

^{George Sim Johnston
August 8, 2005
Intelligent Design}

The Origins of Life: A Catholic View

_{George Sim Johnston
August 8, 2005
Intelligent Design}

Since the Theory of Evolution touches on the subject of human origins, the Catholic Church naturally has a deep interest in the topic. There are three important questions: How does the creation account in Genesis square with what science can reasonably demonstrate about the origin of the universe and mankind? What are the implications of Darwinian anthropology, which understands the Read More ›

^{Stephen C. Meyer
March 8, 2004
Intelligent Design}

DNA by Design

_{Stephen C. Meyer
March 8, 2004
Intelligent Design}

This paper will develop a design hypothesis, not as an explanation for the origin of species, but as an explanation for the origin of the information required to make a living system in the first place. Whereas Darwinism and neo-Darwinism address the former question, theories of chemical evolution have addressed the latter question of the ultimate origin of life. This essay will contest the causal adequacy of chemical evolutionary theories based upon “chance,” “necessity,” and their combination. Instead, a third type of explanation — intelligent design — provides a better explanation for the origin of the information present in large biomacromolecules such as DNA, RNA, and proteins. To paraphrase Sober, this paper will present a version of the design hypothesis that disagrees with strictly materialistic theories of chemical evolution and provides a better explanation for the observed complexity of the simplest living organisms. Read More ›

Science and research of the universe, spiral galaxy and physical formulas, concept of knowledge and education

^{Stephen C. Meyer
December 1, 2002
Intelligent Design}

Evidence for Design in Physics and Biology

_{Stephen C. Meyer
December 1, 2002
Intelligent Design}

1. Introduction In the preceding essay, mathematician and probability theorist William Dembski notes that human beings often detect the prior activity of rational agents in the effects they leave behind.1 Archaeologists assume, for example, that rational agents produced the inscriptions on the Rosetta Stone; insurance fraud investigators detect certain “cheating patterns” that suggest intentional manipulation of circumstances rather than “natural” …