Stephen C. Meyer Philosopher of Science
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Ghost Nebula
Photo: Ghost Nebula, by NASA, ESA, and STScI/Acknowledgment: H. Arab (University of Strasbourg).
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Brian Miller
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October 16, 2020
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Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder Challenges the Evidence for Cosmological Fine-Tuning

Brian Miller and Stephen C. Meyer
October 16, 2020
Research and Analysis
Hossenfelder’s strongest argument is that many fine-tuning parameters cannot in fact be quantified. Read More ›
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Stephen C. Meyer
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January 10, 2014
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The Cambrian Explosion and the Combinatorial Problem

Stephen C. Meyer
January 10, 2014
Research and Analysis
We count on scientists to tell us what they know and don’t know—not just what they want us to hear. But when it comes to the contentious issue of the evolution of life on earth, spokesmen for official science are often less forthcoming than we might wish. Read More ›
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Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria have a single polar flagellum
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Brian Miller
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December 17, 2018
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Advances in Biology Discredit Argument that Cooption Can Explain Irreducible Complexity

Brian Miller
December 17, 2018
Research and Analysis
One of most popular attempts at explaining the flagellum via cooption was developed by Nicholas Matzke. Read More ›
Abstract variation on the theme of life originated in water 3.8 billion years ago
The origin of life on Earth. Abstract variation on the theme of life originated in water 3.8 billion years ago
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Stephen C. Meyer
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April 3, 2020
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Evidence of Intelligent Design in the Origin of Life

Stephen C. Meyer
April 3, 2020
Research and Analysis
Origin-of-life researchers want to explain the origin of the first and presumably simplest — or, at least, minimally complex — living cell. As a result, developments in fields that explicate the nature of unicellular life have historically defined the questions that origin-of-life scenarios must answer. Read More ›
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Lightning thunderstorm flash over the night sky. Concept on topic weather, cataclysms (hurricane, Typhoon, tornado, storm)
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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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Geological sample with small shells
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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 ›