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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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Design Disquisitions: Why the Question of Biological Origins Really Matters

Finally, I’ve managed to publish my first blog article! It’s been a rocky start as I had some technical difficulties. Nevertheless, it feels good to get the ball rolling. In this first article, I’ve chosen to take a step back and reflect upon whether or not intelligent design is an important problem to consider in Read More…

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Foundational Philosophical Alternatives

Criminologist and former atheist Mike Adams summarizes the three foundational philosophical alternatives to the Cosmos: First, we can say that it came into being spontaneously – in other words, that it came to be without a cause. Second, we can say that it has always been. Third, we can posit some cause outside the physical Read More…

polistra The only solution is PRECISELY ZERO government funding and VERY SMALL corporate funding. Let worthy projects gather their own patrons... – Policy analyst: More funding is not...
polistra Excellent narrative. – Granville Sewell on the first “self-replicating”...
Silver Asiatic Querius What if you destroy life by eating it? Murder? It's a great question. There have been human societies that... – Lutheran religious studies prof asks, Is...
Silver Asiatic BA77 Why Fossils Cannot Demonstrate Darwinian Evolution Claims of convergent evolution are proof of this. Genetic similarity does not match... – Laszlo Bencze: Just another gratuitous use...
Silver Asiatic Part 2 of Loenning's paper gives much more detail: http://www.weloennig.de/GiraffaSecondPartEnglish.pdf 99.99% of all mammal species possess exactly seven neck vertebrae.... – Laszlo Bencze: Just another gratuitous use...
EDTA >"...are highly suggestive proxy evidence for the earliest clothing in the archaeological record..." Clothing, yes. But when was the first... – Evidence of clothing from 90 000...
bornagain77 Yes Querius, given the Cambrian explosion by itself you would think that Darwinists would be far more reticent in claiming... – Laszlo Bencze: Just another gratuitous use...
ronvanwegen A few hundred thousand (?) naked apes wandering around. One of 'em grunts, "Imma now gonna tie this piece of... – Evidence of clothing from 90 000...
Silver Asiatic LCD This world is made by God to produce saints(to replace fallen angels) Great thought - perfectly stated. That thought... – Lutheran religious studies prof asks, Is...
vividbleau “but also providing concrete evidence of how one creature evolved into another.” It does no such thing “Also, fossils aren’t... – Laszlo Bencze: Just another gratuitous use...
Silver Asiatic Seversky Human parents are regarded as being responsible for the care and well-being of their children Yes, exactly. We don't... – Lutheran religious studies prof asks, Is...
Silver Asiatic Querius To your point, all these changes will certainly manifest themselves continually in tangible ways, or the person is a... – Lutheran religious studies prof asks, Is...
vividbleau KF Welcome back I hope things are settling down for you Vivid – Lutheran religious studies prof asks, Is...
Querius Seversky, The problem is when you try to anthropomorphize God. God created space and time and does not have human... – Lutheran religious studies prof asks, Is...
Querius The problem with the calories in/calories out approach is that it ignores the 30-40% drop in basal metabolism under caloric... – At least, the “science of obesity”...
Seversky Silver Asiatic/216 If your own life belongs to your creator, then it is His. So, it wouldn’t be immoral for... – Lutheran religious studies prof asks, Is...
Lieutenant Commander Data 1. Why do some detractors care when they are already intractably wedded to MN? 2. Why do some detractors not... – Lutheran religious studies prof asks, Is...
Querius Bornagain77 @19, Loved your post, especially this quote! “No fossil is buried with its birth certificate. That, and the scarcity... – Laszlo Bencze: Just another gratuitous use...
Querius KF, Wonderfully articulated and stepped through! Since there are some who continually impose and propagate methodoligical naturalism in spite of... – Lutheran religious studies prof asks, Is...
polistra A better way to avoid deceit is to train the computers on reality. When students have their HANDS AND SENSES... – Design inference: AI, ID, and detecting...
jerry There’s actually more to be found if you Google on “giraffe fossil record” – if you are interested, that is.... – Laszlo Bencze: Just another gratuitous use...