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Intelligent Design

Thomas Reid Lectures on Natural Theology — New Edition

An excellent new edition of Thomas Reid's Lectures on Natural Theology has just been released, edited by my two good friends James Barham and Jake Akins. The editors draw valuable connections between Reid's lectures and the current understanding of intelligent design. These lectures are available on Amazon. Here is the introduction:

Bill Dembski
June 21, 2020

Culture

Denzel Washington on Getting There First vs. Speaking the Truth

Self-explanatory:

Bill Dembski
June 17, 2020

Intelligent Design

Retirement ≠ Repudiation

Some critics of intelligent design seem to be taking my retirement to mean that I’ve repudiated, in whole or in part, my work on intelligent design. So, in the recent recent video conversation by Sean McDowell with Doug Axe and…

Bill Dembski
June 15, 2020

Nostalgia

Casey Kasem’s Classic American Top 40 Countdown — 1970 to 1988

[I’m frequently asked “Do you have the American Top 40 shows?” The answer is NO. I’m simply listing the songs that appeared in those shows.] From 1970 to 1988, Casey Kasem (aka Shaggy on Scooby-Doo) hosted a weekly radio countdown…

Bill Dembski
April 19, 2020

Theology and Religion

The Faces of Miracles

Danila Castelli: The Face of Healing Shrines

Danila Castelli and the face of healing shrines Even though most Americans believe in miracles, only a handful believe that miracles happen more often at a shrine than anywhere else. Eighty-one percent of our survey participants said miracles happen (other…

Bill Dembski
April 7, 2020

Intelligent Design, Personal

The Passing of Jon Buell

I learned with sadness yesterday that my good friend and colleague Jon Buell passed away on Saturday (3/14/20). I had been Jon’s academic editor for The Foundation for Thought and Ethics (FTE), a Dallas publisher of books aimed at un-indoctrinating…

Bill Dembski
March 18, 2020

Science and Technology

Conversation about the Primacy of Information for Science

Last Thursday, February 27, 2020, my good friend Fred Skiff, chair of the physics department at the University of Iowa, and I discussed themes in my book BEING AS COMMUNION as they relate to the primacy of information for science.…

Bill Dembski
March 3, 2020

Theology and Religion

The Faces of Miracles

André Kole: The Face of Professional Stage Magicians

André Kole and the face of professional stage magicians World-renowned magician, illusionist, and skeptic André Kole believes that the faith healers who promise miracle cures to millions are in the same business he is — magic and illusion. They use…

Bill Dembski
March 2, 2020

Theology and Religion

The Faces of Miracles

James Randi: The Face of Expert Skeptics

James Randi resists being labeled a “debunker.” The legendary magician prefers “scientific investigator.” As he explains, “If I were to start out saying, ‘This is not true and I’m going to prove it’s not true,’ that means I’ve made up…

Bill Dembski
January 22, 2020

Theology and Religion

The Faces of Miracles

William Nolen: The Face of Medical Scrutiny

William Nolen and the face of medical scrutiny William Nolen, like most surgeons of his generation (he earned his medical degree in 1953), was wary of treatments outside traditional medicine. At the same time, he was frustrated when his patients…

Bill Dembski
January 6, 2020