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Intelligent Design Scholar-Historian Dr. Thomas Woodward in Tauranga in December

Intelligent Design scholar Dr. Thomas Woodward (Wikipedia) will be visiting Tauranga for a few days in the second week of December 2012. Qualifications Dr. Woodward is Research Professor at Trinity College of Florida in Tampa Bay, where he has taught for 23 years. He has spoken on the topic of evolution, Intelligent Design and the existence of God at over…

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New Online Store for ID Resources: idFilms

A new online store has launched for those in New Zealand and Australia, aimed at providing a dedicated home for quality DVDs about Intelligent Design. idFilms was established to invigorate and expand the ID discussion by supporting those who are committed to investigating the origins of life and the universe. The store already houses a great list of DVD titles…

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The Nature of Nature

A new book brings together essays from influential scientists, scholars, and public intellectuals to examine the role of naturalism in science.

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Panel Discussion of Stephen Meyer’s Signature in the Cell

The audio from a C.S. Lewis Society-hosted discussion of Stephen Meyer’s new book Signature in the Cell and the evidence for intelligent design is now available.

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Who Designed the Designer?

A dialogue written by philosopher Douglas Groothius, challenging the claim that a cosmic designer only postpones the problem of complexity in the universe.

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Challenging naturalism: David Gordon on the Nagel controversy

David Gordon, of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, offers some comments on the controversy that has erupted in the wake of atheist philosopher, Thomas Nagel’s positive review of a new book on Intelligent Design.

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Atheist philosopher slammed for endorsing Meyer's book on Intelligent Design

Atheist philosopher Thomas Nagel’s endorsement of Stephen Meyer’s latest book, Signature in the Cell, has generated ample debate and provoked outrage from his fellow atheists.

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Seeking God in Science: An Atheist Defends Intelligent Design

Against the critics of Intelligent Design theory, a new book by a philosopher of science argues that design theories are, in fact, science and that the arguments are stronger than most realize.

The author, Dr Bradley Monton, is a professor at the University of Colorado and specializes in the philosophy of physics. In his book, he examines the scientific evidence for intelligence design and argues that the argument from cosmology is important and persuasive. He is also an atheist.

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Brian Auten of Apologetics 315 provides an excellent review of Darwin’s Dilemma

I have stolen the following directly from here — thanks Wintery Knight! Illustra Media is the Creator of three of the best DVDs available on intelligent design. Their DVDs are professional documentaries with lots of great music, stunning animations and interviews with people on both sides of the question. The first DVD (watch the whole thing on youtube) is about…

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Wilberforce Forum – Intelligent Design and Darwinism

MP3 Interview with leading Intelligent Design proponent Dr. Stephen Meyer here. “The inaugural radio Forum will be Sunday, May 30, 2009 featuring Dr. Stephen C. Meyer, Director and Senior Fellow of the Center for Renewal of Science and Culture, the Discovery Institute, Seattle, Washington. He demonstrates that the digital code imbedded in DNA points to a designing intelligence and brings…

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Theory of Evolution: A History of Controversy

Given the coming year of Darwin, here is a $20 USD MP3 course you can buy and download…

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The "god-of-the-gaps" argument

The god-of-the-gaps argument is used most often as an objection to the arguments of natural theology advanced by philosophers and theologians who explain the gaps in scientific knowledge as specific acts of God. It is a variant of the argument from ignorance which is a logical informal fallacy. But there are some consideration which blunt the force of the objection.

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Dembski and McDowell on Intelligent Design

This 90-minute talk on Intelligent Design by Sean McDowell and William Dembski was to a lay audience of 500. It is based on their new book “Understanding Intelligent Design – Everything you need to know in plain language”.

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Answering Objections to 'The Argument from Evolution' Part 2

Answering the objections to the article “Argument from Evolution,” (4) the illegitimate use of probability calculations to substantiate fault in evolutionary models; (5) the illegitimate use of the second law of thermodynamics and (6) that these improbability calculations should equally apply to creation models.

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Answering Objections to 'The Argument from Evolution' Part 1

Answering the objections of the article “Argument from Evolution” (1) being anti-evolution; (2) upholding a ‘web of lies’ by citing ‘bulling’ tactics from evolutionists that curtail of the freedom of inquiry; (3) The illegitimate use of a quotation by Stephen J Gould that speaks of a lack of transitional forms in the fossil record;

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The Merits of Intelligent Design

A follow-up answering some criticisms of “The Argument from Evolution” article. These include defending Premise 1-1: If evolution is true it requires a divine miracle; explaining there is no need for an explanation of the explanation; the science of Intelligent Design and its predictions; and broadly defending the criticisms of religious texts.

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