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Video Presentation: Why the Debate Over Intelligent Design Really Matters

I have recently posted a new video presentation on my YouTube channel. In the video I talk about some of the reasons why I think the debate over Intelligent Design and biological origins is of great significance. Aside from just being a fascinating area, it has many implications in several areas of life. This video, Read More…

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New Intelligent Design YouTube Channel

I’ve been writing intermittently about ID for quite a few years now. In the past I have posted some of my articles on this page. Although I haven’t written anything for a good while, I still follow this area very closely. Recently I set up a YouTube channel that I intend to use alongside my Read More…

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Design Disquisitions: Quote of the Month-Robin Collins on Why ID isn’t Science

It’s been a while sorry, but here’s my latest: Quote of the Month: Robin Collins on why ID isn’t a part of science

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Design Disquisitions: Critic’s Corner-Sahotra Sarkar

My latest ‘Critic’s Corner’ post is now up. This one features the work of ID critic Sahotra Sarkar. Sarkar is one of the more sophisticated critics of ID so his work is worth engaging with. I have responded to some of his arguments in a previous post and plan to do more in the future: Read More…

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Design Disquisitions: H. Allen Orr on Darwin’s Failure

Did Darwin really explain the origin of species? My quote of the month is now up on my blog. This is an interesting one as it comes from an evolutionary biologist and critic of ID. I also focus on comments of a similar nature that have been made in more recent years. Surprise, Read More…

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Design Disquisitions: Updated YouTube Playlists

For the last year or so I have been accumulating quite a number of YouTube playlists. Recently I’ve been trying to get it a little more organised and cleaned up, so I thought I would point readers to it as a resource. At the moment I have just under 40 individual playlists. I have created Read More…

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Design Disquisitions: On Perry Marshall’s ‘Evolution 2.0’ & Confusions About Design

This week’s article at Design Disquisitions is about Perry Marshall’s ‘Evolution 2.0’ thesis and his criticisms of intelligent design. This article responds to some of his recent writings on his blog and his interaction with Stephen Meyer a few weeks back. Bottom line is, his philosophy of science has significant problems and he has some Read More…

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Design Disquisitions: A Dialogue Between Peter S. Williams & Denis Alexander

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Design Disquisitions: Critic’s Corner-Elliott Sober

Over at Design Disquisitions I have a new ‘Critic’s Corner’ post. This one focusses on the work related to ID and evolution by Elliott Sober, a prominent ID critic and philosopher of science. I’ve always seen Sober as a more sophisticated critic of ID. This will be a handy resource for finding pretty much everything that Read More…

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New ID Blog ‘Design Disquisitions’ Now Online

Back in November of last year, I published a post announcing a new ID blog I was working on. This post is to let UD readers know that I have now put the blog online. Do pop in and have a look around! There isn’t much material to look at yet, though there are a Read More…

jerry This view has no evidence that a designer exists at all. Absolutely not true! Start with the fine tuning of... – At The Federalist: What design can...
ET At The Federalist: What Design Can Explain About Life’s Origins That Chance Can’t Everything, as chance cannot explain anything about... – At The Federalist: What design can...
ET Well Fred, the genetic code is intelligently designed if we follow science. So that would mean that the OoL was... – At The Federalist: What design can...
ET JVL: There is evidence but none that you accept. No, there isn't any evidence that blind and mindless processes can... – Casey Luskin at Hillfaith: Using the...
relatd I posted earlier that there is no such thing as 'theistic evolution' because there is no room for God. No... – At The Federalist: What design can...
Silver Asiatic They react to their names sometimes, but can opening sounds, vacuum or broom, litter box refreshment, an open window, freezer... – At Mind Matters News: Why cats...
Silver Asiatic Relatd That’s ridiculous. How did any code appear in living things? How does this code work? The theistic evolution view... – At The Federalist: What design can...
Silver Asiatic FH Well I appreciate that you are reading me with an open mind. I’m not any kind of anti-theist and... – At The Federalist: What design can...
relatd SA at 50, That's ridiculous. How did any code appear in living things? How does this code work? You start... – At The Federalist: What design can...
Silver Asiatic Sandy “Your creator look like a darwinian evolutionary biologist to me(not an epitome of intelligence ) ?” That's the problem... – At The Federalist: What design can...
Silver Asiatic Life requires genetic code. Intelligence can create functional code. Natural causes cannot. – At The Federalist: What design can...
relatd JVL, Unguided processes is not a reasonable answer. I have been studying attempts to produce a minimal living thing. In... – Casey Luskin at Hillfaith: Using the...
Fred Hickson Please explain the origin of life. Let's open that up to everyone! My position: I have no idea. I'm skeptical... – At The Federalist: What design can...
JVL ET: There isn’t any evidence that blind and mindless processes can produce coded information processing systems. There is evidence but... – Casey Luskin at Hillfaith: Using the...
jerry Your creator has enough intelligence to comunicate with humans to tell them the truth about creation or is a hidden... – At The Federalist: What design can...
Sandy Jerry I as still postulating the same remarkable intelligence but asking some other questions about how it actually happened. Your... – At The Federalist: What design can...
jerry Nothing The sum total of what Seversky has added in over 13 years. Be careful as ChuckDarwin has actually got... – At The Federalist: What design can...
relatd Seversky, Please explain the origin of life. – At The Federalist: What design can...
Seversky At The Federalist: What Design Can Explain About Life’s Origins That Chance Can’t Nothing? – At The Federalist: What design can...
ET Fred, please stop quote-mining. It makes you look much weaker and ignorant than you already demonstrate. Science is the study... – Casey Luskin at Hillfaith: Using the...
jerry But you are the one who thinks that a Designer doesn’t have enough intelligence to create an organism directly and... – At The Federalist: What design can...