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Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design

In Signature in the Cell, philosopher of science Stephen C. Meyer shows how the digital code in DNA points powerfully to a designing intelligence behind the origin of life. Unlike previous arguments for intelligent design, Signature in the Cell presents a radical and comprehensive new case, revealing the evidence not merely of individual features of biological complexity but rather of a fundamental constituent of the universe: information.

Nature's I.Q.

Hungarian scientists Balazs Hornyanszky and Istvan Tasi offer a novel contribution to the intelligent design literature by extending Michael Behe's theory of irreducible complexity from biological form to biological behavior. Where did the mysterious instincts of animals originate? Nature's IQ. The authors document more than 100 astonishing, unexplained phenomena from the animal kingdom, with 200 amazing color pictures. The authors point out how Darwinian "just so" stories fail to explain these irreducibly complex instincts and behaviors.

Salvo Magazine Special Issue on ID: What's So Intelligent About Design?

The Winter 2008 issue of Salvo Magazine is a special issue devoted to ID entitled "What's so Intelligent about Design?" The magazine has a number of excellent articles pertaining to all the different aspects of the debate over intelligent design, penned by a veritable who's who of intelligent design scientists and scholars.

Slaughter of the Dissidents:
The Shocking Truth about Killing the Careers of Darwin Doubters

Ben Stein's movie Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed has been called the "tip of the iceberg" regarding the discrimination that exists in academic and media communities against those who challenge Darwin's theory of evolution. With the release of Jerry Bergman's new book, Slaughter of the Dissidents, you are about to meet the rest of the this Titanic-sized iceberg.

The Silenced Hearings

In June of 2004, the Kansas State Board of Education received two entirely different recommendations for science standards regarding the origin of life and its diversity form the 26-member science writing committee. This well laid out book presents a clear 2-3 page summary of the major points presented by each speaker, including color photos of each speaker and drawings and diagrams to help clarify the scientific points for the layman. Not only will you hear first-hand testimony from some of the well-known scientists in the ID movement like Michael Behe, Stephen Meyer, Jonathan Wells and Charles Thaxton, but you will hear from other lesser known, but impressively qualified scientists, such as Edward Peltzer, John Sanford, Ralph Seelke, Robert DiSilvestro and Giuseppe Sermonti. This book is highly recommended as a very readable introduction into the origins controversy, and as a resource guide for anyone involved in science education standards.

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EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed

Depending on what review you read, Expelled is either a one star or a five star movie (read a sample collection of both here). It is pretty obvious from most of the reviews that the reviewer is either committed to a Darwinian worldview or a worldview that is open to the possibility of a designer. But this entertaining documentary is not about proving one theory or the other. It is about the simple right in America to ask questions about the topic without getting fired or marginalized.

The Great Debate: Creation, Evolution or Both?

The question about our origins is not a debate of science vs. religion, but a matter of faith. Either you have faith in a creator-god or you have faith in yet undiscovered natural processes and laws. In this event, held at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Hugh Ross and Fuz Rana present and overview of their model and predictions and two UCSB professors (Dr. Harry Nelson and Dr. Kevin Plaxco) present their responses and reactions to the RTB Creation Model, followed by 45 minutes of lively discussion between the audience and the panel of four speakers.

Teaching Origins Objectively
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Is there a genuine scientific controversy over evolution? A new documentary movie about Kansas Science Hearings held two years ago answer that question with a resounding "Yes." The film also shows why the controversy needs to be addressed in public schools.A tremendous value with 23 expert witnesses captured on one product

Teaching Origins Objectively
2-Hour Documentary

Is there a genuine scientific controversy over evolution? A new documentary movie about Kansas Science Hearings held two years ago answer that question with a resounding "Yes." The film also shows why the controversy needs to be addressed in public schools. Available in both a 2- and 5-hour version. A tremendous value with 23 expert witnesses captured on one product

The Case for a Creator
Documentary with author Lee Strobel

This is the third in a series of top quality, block-buster documentaries on Intelligent Design by Illustra Media that started with Unlocking the Mystery of Life and The Privileged Planet. Based on Lee Strobel?s popular book by the same title, the documentary leads you through one man?s journey to grapple with the scientific evidence regarding one of life?s greatest questions: How did we get here?? Along the way he interviews many of the leading scientists and scholars for the intelligent design theory including Stephen C. Meyer, Michael Behe, Jay Richards, Jonathan Wells, Robin Collins, William Lane Craig, Guillermo Gonzalez, and Scott Minnich.? The major topic areas of the documentary cover the fossil evidence, cosmology, astronomy, physics, biological machines and biological information.? The bonus material includes additional interviews with the scientists, and special units on the origin of life and the machinery of life.

Intelligent Design Under Fire: Experts Cross-Examine the Top Proponents of Intelligent Design Theory

On Friday May 12, 2006, five leading proponents of the intelligent design theory gathered at a sold-out auditorium at Biola University in Southern California and invited tough critics to join them and ask their most challenging questions.? Joining ID proponents Mike Behe, Steve Meyer, Paul Nelson, Guillermo Gonzalez, and Jonathan Wells were a panel of critics including professors Bruce Weber (Biochemistry, Cal State Fullerton), Larry Herber (Geology, Cal Poly Pomona, ret.), Jim Hofmann (Liberal Studies, Cal State Fullerton), Craig Nelson (Liberal Studies Cal State Fullerton) and media contributors Charlotte Laws (columnist/author), and Keith Morrison (Dateline NBC).

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A Study Course in the Intelligent Design Controversy:
By Design or by Chance?

Denyse O'Leary

By Design or by Chance? Study Guide is a lively ten-lesson study course on the growing intelligent design controversy that introduces students to a wide range of scientific topics such as biology and cosmology in the context of history and current events. The course was developed by Access Research Network (ARN) and author Denyse O’Leary based on her recent book By Design or by Chance? (ARN #B088), which has been widely praised for its clarity, even-handedness, high interest level, and use of teaching elements. As both a journalist and a textbook editor, O’Leary offers a unique background that is well suited for a course of study in intelligent design. The Study Guide is available separately, or as part of four different study kits.

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Thanks for sending me the By Design or by Chance? Study Course.  Eye-opening quotations, impressive resource lists,engaging activities...it's a homeschooler's dream!  No wonder my 14-year-old son Leo has been unable to put thebook down (even when threatened with "no dessert")! His review? "This book is very absorbing!" 

 Celeste Behe, Homeschool Teacher

UPDATE: This study course is now shipping with a Reading Comprehension Questions CD, which contains over 200 pages of questions and answers divided into 23 assignments that can be used for homework or open- or closed-book tests.

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Despite the volume of science information available, the fundamental concepts are simple and can be easily grasped even by the elementary school aged child. By building a solid foundation in the basic science areas of Chemistry, Biology and Physics, students will be able to understand a much broader range of science topics. By thinking critically about the nature of scientific investigation, students will gain an appreciation for both the exciting conclusions and predictions of science and the limitations of scientific explanation.

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Humanity as the second orang-utan
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The cognitive skills of Stone Age Man
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B.A.R.B: Birds Are Really.....Birds!
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Did birds fly in the Late Triassic?
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Richard Dawkins launches children's summer camp for atheists
2009-07-03T03:00:13Z
New Zogby Poll Reveals Majority Support for Intelligent Design
2009-07-02T13:29:53Z
Climate Change Reconsidered: 880 Page Report Released
2009-06-25T13:25:37Z
Stephen Meyer scheduled for Laura Ingraham Show
2009-06-20T13:48:51Z

The ID Report
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Of Pots and People
2009-07-01T02:55:09Z
Our Remarkable Cosmic Abode
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ID The Future podcast blog provides listeners with the most current news and views on evolution and ID through brief interviews with key scientists and scholars developing the theory of ID, as well as insightful commentary from Discovery Institute senior fellows and staff on the scientific, educational and legal aspects of the debate.

Uncommon Descent is a weblog founded by William Dembski to serve the Intelligent Design community.

Evolution News and Views is the Discovery Institute weblog dedicated to news analysis of media coverage of the debate over evolution.

Michael Behe’s Amazon Blog where he responds to comments and criticisms about his books and other topics of interest.

Intelligent Design the Future
Founding Father Thomas Jefferson on Intelligent Design
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The Design Argument Is Unrefuted: Stephen Meyer Responds to Critics With Signature in the Cell, Part 4
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DNA Evidence for Design: Stephen C. Meyer and Signature in the Cell, Part 3
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Uncommon Descent
Salvo! Great new articles and summaries online
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Author Glenn Schromm has questions for ID theorists
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Russian Roulette and Pascal’s Wager
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Evolution News & Views
Founding Father Thomas Jefferson on Intelligent Design
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Did Vision Evolve?
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Stephen Meyer and Signature in the Cell on CBN News
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Signature in the Cell: DNA Evidence for Intelligent Design. In Signature in the Cell, philosopher of science Stephen C. Meyer shows how the digital code in DNA points powerfully to a designing intelligence behind the origin of life. Unlike previous arguments for intelligent design, Signature in the Cell presents a radical and comprehensive new case, revealing the evidence not merely of individual features of biological complexity but rather of a fundamental constituent of the universe: information. That evidence has been mounting exponentially in recent years, known to scientists in specialized fields but largely hidden from public view. A Cambridge University-trained theorist and researcher, director of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, Dr. Meyer is the first to bring the relevant data together into a powerful demonstration of the intelligence that stands outside nature and directs the path life has taken.


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Frequently Asked Questions about Intelligent Design

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  • Doesn’t ID refer to something supernatural?
    From an ID perspective, the natural-vs.-supernatural distinction is irrelevant. The real contrast is not between natural laws and miracles, but between undirected natural causes and intelligent ones. Mathematician and philosopher of science William Dembski puts it this way: "Whether an intelligent cause is located within or outside nature (i.e., is respectively natural or supernatural) is a separate question from whether an intelligent cause has operated." Human actions are a case in point: "Just as humans do not perform miracles every time they act as intelligent agents, so there is no reason to assume that for a designer to act as an intelligent agent requires a violation of natural laws." click for full section text

  • Isn’t "intelligent design" another name for "scientific creationism?"
    The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) and other organizations have tried to portray intelligent design as another variant of scientific creationism. Although intelligent design is compatible with many "creationist" perspectives, including scientific creationism, it is a distinct theoretical position. This can be seen by comparing the basic tenets of each view. click for full section text

  • How many scientists take this stuff seriously?
    Intelligent design is still a minority position, but even many scholars who disagree with it are intrigued by the idea—and can’t seem to get it out of their minds. Biologist and philosopher of science Paul Nelson observed that despite opposition in the culture and in science, the intelligent design movement will continue to grow.

    “It’s not the kind of thing you change overnight,” Nelson said. “But there’s a steady, healthy growth of the intelligent design community, where we’re bringing in a lot of people of diverse backgrounds and diverse viewpoints. The little plant of intelligent design continues to flourish.” click for full section text


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