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Stephen C. Meyer
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March 18, 2018
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Drones Can Protect Us From Kim’s Missiles

Stephen C. Meyer
March 18, 2018
Commentary
President Trump’s announcement that he will meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un caught everyone by surprise. The big question is: Will the meeting reduce the threat of North Korean ballistic missiles? Read More ›
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Stephen C. Meyer
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December 13, 2013
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Debate With Michael Ruse on Ben Wattenberg’s Think Tank (PBS)

Stephen C. Meyer
December 13, 2013
Debates

Ben Wattenberg moderates this matchup with Darwinist Michael Ruse, who was also featured in the movie Expelled.  This debate gets into the philosophical implications of design and Darwinism and the distinctions between the scientific evidence and the implications for both theories.

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Stephen C. Meyer
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February 1, 2019
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Defining Theistic Evolution

Stephen C. Meyer
February 1, 2019
Commentary
In the book Theistic Evolution, we provide a comprehensive scientific, philosophical, and theological critique of the idea known as theistic evolution. But before we can do that, we will need to define what the proponents of this perspective mean by “theistic evolution” — or “evolutionary creationism,” as it is sometimes now called. Read More ›
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Stephen C. Meyer
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October 24, 2013
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Does Lightning-Fast Evolution Solve the Cambrian Enigma?

Stephen C. Meyer
October 24, 2013
Research and Analysis
The authors of a paper in Current Biology present the problem of the Cambrian explosion — the rapid emergence of new forms of animal life — as it own solution. Read More ›
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Stephen C. Meyer
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October 23, 2013
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More on Small Shelly Fossils and the Length of the Cambrian Explosion

Stephen C. Meyer
October 23, 2013
Research and Analysis
In my previous replies to Marshall's review in Science of Darwin's Doubt, I've responded to his critiques of the main argument of the book. Read More ›
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Stephen C. Meyer
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April 26, 2018
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Yes, Intelligent Design Is Detectable by Science

Stephen C. Meyer
April 26, 2018
Commentary, Research and Analysis
Biologists have long recognized that many organized structures in living organisms — the elegant form and protective covering of the coiled nautilus; the interdependent parts of the vertebrate eye; the interlocking bones, muscles, and feathers of a bird wing — “give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose.” Read More ›
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Stephen C. Meyer
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December 6, 1993
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A Scopes Trial for the ’90s

Stephen C. Meyer
December 6, 1993
Commentary
A distinguished biology professor, Dean Kenyon, was forbidden to teach his course not because he taught evolutionary theory (which he did) but because he offered a critical assessment of it. Read More ›