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Denyse O'Leary
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February 6, 2021
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Cosmology, Fine tuning, Intelligent Design
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At Closer to Truth: Is the universe fine-tuned for life and mind? Well-known scientists respond

Denyse O'Leary
February 6, 2021
Cosmology, Fine tuning, Intelligent Design
Calvert: This is an interesting set of interviews of cosmologists as they uniformly agree that there is essentially no known evidence that supports chance and/or necessity as the best explanation for the fine tuning of the universe for life. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 5, 2021
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Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity
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This amazing Rube Goldberg device happened just by accident in a mindless universe, you know

Denyse O'Leary
February 5, 2021
Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity
Sean Pitman: After all, anyone who has watched cartoons as a child knows what a Rube Goldberg machine is and that this machine will not work if any one part is removed. So, how can something evolve in a stepwise way where each step is functionally beneficial if there is no function until all the parts are in place? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 4, 2021
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Design inference, Intelligent Design
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Eric Holloway: Is GMO detection an application of ID theorist William Dembski’s explanatory filter?

Denyse O'Leary
February 4, 2021
Design inference, Intelligent Design
Holloway: Have you ever heard people say that intelligent design (ID) theory has never been applied to biology? They are wrong! In fact, it is applied frequently in the very important field of detecting genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 3, 2021
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Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life, Physics
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Avi Loeb suggests that the design of life might have been a black hole. Michael Egnor responds

Denyse O'Leary
February 3, 2021
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life, Physics
Michael Egnor: Both an intelligent designer (assuming we’re talking about God) and a black hole are supernatural, in the sense that they are not objects in the natural world. This may not surprise you about God, but it is also true of black holes. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 3, 2021
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Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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Things that might surprise you about great scientists

Denyse O'Leary
February 3, 2021
Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
How about juggling, riding a unicycle, and playing bongo? Or catching criminals or cracking safes? ... Many people would be very surprised by the things that matter most to many famous scientists. Hint: Many are not atheists. Read More ›