1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (312+ words) The new theatrical documentary The Story of Everything has challenged the materialistic worldview by presenting scientifically verified evidence that exposes the untenable presuppositions of a closed, purely naturalistic universe. Evidence for the design of the physical universe and life on…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (493+ words) Scientists have discovered a whole suite of parameters and initial conditions appear to be exquisitely tuned to allow for complex life to exist. Source By now, you may be familiar with the fine-tuning argument for intelligent design. Scientists have discovered…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1264+ words) Recently I mentioned that physicist Stephen Barr was wrong to call the origin of humanity "gradual." One of the citations I noted recounts the non-gradual origin of humans. It is a 2000 paper in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution by…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (523+ words) In his book, Kuebler mentions chromosomal fusion as evidence for human-ape common ancestry: chromosome 2 in humans appears to have originated via the ancestral fusion of chromosomes 2a and 2b which are found in other primates. As a result, the order of genes…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (356+ words) While I won't comment on the theology, I do take issue with Professor Barr's scientific claim about the nature of the hominid fossil record as it relates to human origins. Here's what he says: Homo sapiens as a biological species…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (605+ words) We only think we "could have done otherwise" than what we did, claims Sapolsky. From the BBC interview: Acting on something and knowing you could have done otherwise is often necessary and sufficient to decide that free has just happened....

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (607+ words) It used to be considered an ethical obligation of good scholarship to do a thorough literature search before writing a book or scientific paper, and to reference sources with opposing or supportive ideas. When it comes to topics related to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (308+ words) Even non-Christian Founders like Benjamin Franklin thought about the evidence for intelligent design. Franklin studied it as part of his private liturgy. Source Political scientist John West had a fascinating conversation with Steve Hayward at Power Line about the debate…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (479+ words) I don't mean to brush these off " sometimes these critiques are made in good faith and/or innocent ignorance "and they are usually easily answerable. The more unusual critiques often simply reflect the personal idiosyncrasies and preferences of the critic…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (150+ words) Still need to bring some of your friends and family to see it? We have good news! Source Haven't seen The Story of Everythingyet? Or still need to bring some of your friends and family to see it? We have…...