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Design Disquisitions: Jeffrey Koperski on Two Bad Ways and Two Good Ways to Attack ID (Part 1): Two Bad Ways

Here’s my new article at Design Disquisitions. Enjoy: In the next two (potentially three) articles I’ll be taking an in-depth look at an excellent paper written by Jeffrey Koperski, a philosopher of science at Saginaw Valley State University. Koperski has written about ID in several publications (1), which I highly recommend, and he takes a balanced Read More…

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zweston BA, Nice job as always. Sev must have a goalpost moving machine by now to make it easier and automatic.... – Nathan Lents argues that the human...
zweston Ram, wanting a response to what Tovia Singer said about hell...I wonder where he got the concept?? It seems pretty... – Materialists Know What They Say is...
Lieutenant Commander Data “I, Origenes, exist” is a self-evident truth to me. To no one else is “I, Origenes, exist” Irrelevant. Why? Because... – Materialists Know What They Say is...
bornagain77 Among other false claims, ChuckyD also falsely claims that, "Third, the “evidential claim that Jesus defeated death” is non-existent. This... – Nathan Lents argues that the human...
Origenes KF @ Our error proneness is a general but not crippling characteristic, that’s why responsible, adequate warrant confers reliability. “I,... – Materialists Know What They Say is...
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Bob O'H ET - I think you commented on the wrong thread. – Lizards “evolve” in just a few...
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martin_r just another Darwinian misinterpretation of reality ... – Lizards “evolve” in just a few...
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William J Murray To sum up what I presented in comments #198 & #199, inasmuch as anything has ever been proved, the afterlife... – Materialists Know What They Say is...