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11/26/09
Signature in the Cell Named One of Top Books of the Year by Times Literary Supplement
ENV reports that Stephen Meyer's Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design is being named one of the top books of 2009 in the prestigious Times Literary Supplement (TLS) annual "Books of the Year" issue.
The selection was made by prominent philosopher (and noted atheist) Thomas Nagel at New York University. The books issue is not online yet, but the TLS website has posted a preview of Nagel's endorsement of the book.
11/24/09
California Science Center Sued for Cancelling Screening of Intelligent Design Video
A lawsuit has been filed against the California Science Center by the American Freedom Alliance (AFA) for cancelling the AFA's contract to screen the Darwin's Dilemma documentary on October 25th.
Children who front Richard Dawkins' atheist ads are evangelicals
The TimesOnline reports that two children chosen to front Richard Dawkins's latest assault on God could not look more free of the misery he associates with religious baggage. With the slogan "Please don’t label me. Let me grow up and choose for myself", the youngsters with broad grins seem to be the perfect advertisement for the new atheism being promoted by Professor Dawkins and the British Humanist Association.
Except that they are about as far from atheism as it is possible to be. The Times can reveal that Charlotte, 8, and Ollie, 7, are from one of the country's most devout Christian families.
Pro-Darwin consensus doesn't rule out intelligent design
Stephen Meyer op-ed appears on CNN's Web site.
Click HERE to read...
Rare Charles Darwin Book Found on Toilet Bookshelf
A first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," which had been kept in a bathroom bookcase in England for years, fetched 103,250 pounds ($171,000) at auction Tuesday, around twice its pre-sale estimate.
Christie's auctioneer offered the book at a sale held in London on the 150th anniversary of the evolutionary work's original publication.
The copy was bought by the family of the current owners for "a few shillings" (dollars) over 50 years ago, the auctioneer said.
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It will be interesting to see what else is underneath their "Holiday Tree" this December 25th.
11/18/09
The Darwin Debates - November 30
The American Freedom Alliance will sponsor The Origin of Life Debates at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, California on December 30th.
This will be a Public Debate featuring...
Stephen Meyer, Rick Sternberg, Michael Shermer and Don Prothero
Two advocates for Intelligent Design; Two advocates for Evolution
Meyer on Miller last month
The audio of this interview is on this LINK.
And Stephen Meyer will be on the Dennis Miller Show again on December 2nd. Here's the LINK.
11/16/09
Intelligent Design Book Cracks Bestseller List at Amazon.com
Today Amazon.com announced their bestselling books of 2009 and Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design (HarperOne) by Dr. Stephen C. Meyer made the top ten in the science category.
11/14/09
3M - Meyer, Mooney on Medved
Monday, November 16th, Stephen Meyer and Chris Mooney will be on The Michael Medved Show (second hour, 1pm PT/4pm ET).
Mooney is a diehard Darwin defender that various Fellows here at the CSC have debated in the past, and he is someone we have reported about over the years. His view of science is elitist and arrogant, and he has recommended such things as suppressing dissenting views from the media, to spinning science in such a way as to manipulate public opinion.
Casey Luskin: Let's restore civility to the debate on evolution and intelligent design
Casey's op-ed piece in the Washington Examiner.
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Ad hominem attacks do serve as conversation stoppers when the other side has nothing to offer. Well done Casey!
Post-mortem on Craig-Ayala debate at Indiana University
A description of the Craig-Ayala debate was provided by Bradley Monton, moderator of the debate, which you can access HERE.
In Thinking Matters you can access the audio of the debate, and William Lane Craig's take on the debate. Click HERE.
Should Intelligent Design Be Taught In The Schools?
Ask PZ Myers. Next Monday, November 16th in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Dr. Jerry Bergman and Dr. PZ Myers will be debating the topic: "Should Intelligent Design Be Taught In The Schools?"
This event is sponsored by the Christian Student Fellowship and Campus Atheists, Skeptics and Humanists.
The event is held at the North Star Ballroom, St. Paul Student Center (Buford Ave. near Cleveland Ave.) 7:30 to 9:30 PM, student center, St. Paul campus.
11/09/09
University of St. Thomas to host fall symposium on intelligent design
The symposium will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the Frey Moot Courtroom of at the School of Law, located on St. Thomas' downtown Minneapolis campus.
The symposium, free and open to the public, will bring together scholars to debate and analyze various constitutional and philosophical issues surrounding evolutionism and intelligent design, particularly as they affect U.S. public schools.
Among the speakers will be Casey Luskin of the Discovery Institute.
11/07/09
The Berlinski Bundle
Today Tom Woodward interviews Dr. David Berlinski on our Darwin or Design radio show. You can listen live via the Internet on Saturday mornings (10AM E.T.) at The BridgeFM. To celebrate the occasion we are offer The "Berlinski Bundle" of books and DVDs by Dr. Berlinski.
The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions by Dr. David Berlinski has just been released in paperback after the hardback edition sold out in weeks. ARN is offering the Berlinski Bundle at a 20% discount off our regular prices which includes Devil's Delusion, his new collection of 32 stunning essays, The Deniable Darwin & Other Essays, and the entertaining and informative interview DVD, The Incorrigible Dr. Berlinski. Individually these items normally cost $70, but you can buy the Berlinski Bundle for a limited time for only $50 which includes free shipping anywhere in the US.
11/04/09
Intelligent Design: Is it Viable?
A reminder that the Indiana University debate between Dr. William Lane Craig and Francisco J. Ayala will place on Thursday, November 5th.
Film uses science, not religion, to debate Darwin
Sophia Lee, of the USC Daily Trojan, reports that with nothing but a projector screen and folding chairs, the tiny Embassy Auditorium of the Davidson Conference Center is a far cry from the 50-foot-high IMAX theater where Darwin's Dilemma was originally scheduled to be screened. Even though the California Science Center recently backed out of its contract to host the film's Los Angeles premiere, the tensions created by the controversial documentary's release followed the event to its new location.
The final installment of Illustra Media's long-planned Intelligent Design trilogy, this documentary brings to light the contradiction between the fossil record and Darwin's theories. It focuses on the Cambrian explosion, a time period in the earth's history in which there was a sudden "explosion" of complex species without any ancestral trace.
Though unmistakably pro-intelligent design, Darwin's Dilemma takes on a purposefully secular stance. The word "God" is never mentioned. Instead, less threatening euphamisms like "information source" and "designer" are used. In fact, post-screening panelist and anti-evolution activist Jonathan Wells emphasized that intelligent design is not creationism or natural theology.
"Intelligent design is not a random, convenient solution to evolution," Wells said. "In fact, it actually opens more doors to scientific research and investigation."
11/02/09
Report on the Castle Rock Intelligent Design Conference
What I consider a fair and balanced report on the Castle Rock Intelligent Design Conference was offered by Bradley Monton.
Epperson v. Arkansas: It's Illegal to Ban Evolution, How About Intelligent Design?
In ENV, Casey Luskin writes on the landmark Epperson v. Arkansas, the first case regarding the teaching of evolution to reach the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision was handed down in 1968, where the Court effectively declared it illegal to ban the teaching of evolution.
An informative summary and commentary can be viewed by clicking HERE.
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Complete zipped downloadable pdf copy of David Stove's devastating, and yet hard-to-find, critique of neo-Darwinism entitled "Darwinian Fairytales"
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Intelligent Design The Future is a multiple contributor weblog whose participants include the nation's leading design scientists and theorists: biochemist Michael Behe, mathematician William Dembski, astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez, philosophers of science Stephen Meyer, and Jay Richards, philosopher of biology Paul Nelson, molecular biologist Jonathan Wells, and science writer Jonathan Witt. Posts will focus primarily on the intellectual issues at stake in the debate over intelligent design, rather than its implications for education or public policy.
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