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John West on C.S. Lewis (who was not really a “theistic evolutionist” as the term is understood today)

West: “Indeed, [Ken] Miller insists that ‘mankind’s appearance on this planet was not preordained, that we are here… as an afterthought, a minor detail, a happenstance in a history that might just as well have left us out.'” Needless to say, Lewis did not subscribe to anything similar to this and might not have recognized it as Christian.

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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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Ten (or so) Anti-Intelligent Design Books You Should Read

I have posted the second video in my two part book recommendation series on the YouTube channel. In the previous video I highlighted many books that argue for intelligent design. My view is that proponents of design should face the strongest criticisms possible, and not be afraid of doing so. In line with this philosophy, Read More…

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Update 2: Springer has forwarded Jerry Coyne’s concern re creationist paper

Coyne, author of Why Evolution Is True, promises to “ rest assured—for the time being.”

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New biography of the original ID guy, Alfred Russel Wallace

Klinghoffer: A spiritualist, libertarian socialist, women’s rights advocate, and critic of Victorian social convention, Alfred Russel Wallace was in every sense a rebel who challenged the emergent scientific certainties of Victorian England by arguing for a natural world imbued with purpose and spiritual significance.

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Design Disquisitions: How/Why I Became a Design Advocate

One of the main pages on my new blog has a brief account of my journey towards accepting ID. I’ve taken a few different stances on the biological origins question in the past so it’s been a bumpy ride for me. This article is mainly autobiographical, but it gives me a chance to lay my Read More…

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Debating Darwin and Design: Science or Creationism? (1)

A couple of days ago I posted my opening statement to a formal online debate I’m currently engaged in with Christian neo-Darwinist Francis Smallwood at Musings Of A Scientific Nature. My opening statement can be found here, and his here. What follows are my opening thoughts on the question whether ID is ‘creationism in a Read More…

Origenes Seversky @27 1. The physical sciences are the touchstone of reality. I’d say it’s a question of “so far, so... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
Seversky Origenes/15 1. The physical sciences are the touchstone of reality. I'd say it's a question of "so far, so good."... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
Origenes Let us stop pretending that 'naturalism' is a worldview/philosophy. It is an enumeration of sciency stuff without internal coherence, axioms... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
martin_r CD, here you go, from a mainstream paper, ScienceDaily (2018) Loss of eye tissue in blind cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus), which... – Century of bird evolution knowledge overturned?
Seversky Origenes/17 “we present teleology brought to you by purely blind natural processes!” I think the word you're looking for is... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
PyrrhoManiac1 @15 Naturalism, according to Slagle: 1. The physical sciences are the touchstone of reality. 2. Causal closure of the physical.... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
PyrrhoManiac1 @291 I am pointing out something fairly obvious, that one who speaks with disregard to truth, disregards first principles of... – Is the Galton Board evidence for...
Seversky If consciousness and thoughts die when the physical brain dies then naturalism/physicalism/materialism are the better explanation. There is no supernatural,... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
asauber "WHEN YOU PEOPLE WILL FINALLY GET IT ????" They will do anything except acknowledge what exists. Andrew – Century of bird evolution knowledge overturned?
bornagain77 As well, Kevin Moran, an optical engineer who has studied the Shroud of Turin, describes the Shroud Image in this... – Is the Galton Board evidence for...
bornagain77 Various attempts have been made to find a mathematical workaround for this ‘infinite mathematical divide’ that exists between General Relativity... – Is the Galton Board evidence for...
bornagain77 EDTA per VJT: ”Does it even make sense to say that one and the same person has two distinct minds... – Is the Galton Board evidence for...
Origenes The Creation Problem. Let’s zoom out totally and go back in time a bit. Let’s go back to a time... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
Sandy If one thought exists then naturalism is impossible. Is that simple. – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
Origenes StephenB Ori: Do you agree with the following formulation (feel free to make improvements): Man alone is the cause of... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
StephenB Origenes: ---“Do you agree with the following formulation (feel free to make improvements):” Man alone is the cause of his... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
martin_r CD, Your sightless cave fish example is odd because it illustrates my point re natural selection. Every organ system requires... – Century of bird evolution knowledge overturned?
tangent EDTA, Why not post your comment over at TSZ, where VJT and others can respond to it? – Is the Galton Board evidence for...
EDTA At first glance, I'm a little bit surprised at VJT here. He is making a common mistake (made here also... – Is the Galton Board evidence for...
Querius Fasteddious @6, Thanks for pointing this out. I was pretty surprised when I first learned the putative ~1% difference between... – Human DNA evolution as a “balancing...
Querius Chuckdarwin @53, Now you are simply being obtuse and gratuitously satirical. Your resorting to an ad hominem attack means I’ve... – Century of bird evolution knowledge overturned?