Science and Evidence for Design in the Universe

Science and Evidence for Design in the Universe

Author: Michael Behe

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2000-10-02

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 168149423X

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Michael Behe, William Dembski, Stephen Meyer As progress in science continues to reveal unimagined complexities, three scientists revisit the difficult and compelling question of the origin of our universe. As mathematician, biochemist, and philosopher of science, they explore the possibility of developing a reliable method for detecting an intelligent cause and evidence for design at the origin of life. In the process, they present a strong case for opening and pursuing a fruitful exchange between science and theology. Mathematician William Dembski, author of The Design Inference, first argues that new developments in the information sciences make intelligent design objectively and scientifically detectable-he identifies the signs of design. Next, philosopher of science, Stephen Meyer, and biochemist Michael Behe, author of Darwin's Black Box, argue that these signs are now clearly evident in both the architecture of the universe and the features of living systems. Other essays by the authors defend the scientific status of the theory of intelligent design and show how that theory supports traditional religious belief without necessarily "proving" the existence of God. In a concluding essay, Michael Behe responds to critics of his best selling book, Darwin's Black Box, thus bringing readers up-to-date on the status of the contemporary design argument in biology.


Return of the God Hypothesis

Return of the God Hypothesis

Author: Stephen C. Meyer

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2021-03-30

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 0062071521

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The New York Times bestselling author of Darwin’s Doubt presents groundbreaking scientific evidence of the existence of God, based on breakthroughs in physics, cosmology, and biology. Beginning in the late 19th century, many intellectuals began to insist that scientific knowledge conflicts with traditional theistic belief—that science and belief in God are “at war.” Philosopher of science Stephen Meyer challenges this view by examining three scientific discoveries with decidedly theistic implications. Building on the case for the intelligent design of life that he developed in Signature in the Cell and Darwin’s Doubt, Meyer demonstrates how discoveries in cosmology and physics coupled with those in biology help to establish the identity of the designing intelligence behind life and the universe. Meyer argues that theism—with its affirmation of a transcendent, intelligent and active creator—best explains the evidence we have concerning biological and cosmological origins. Previously Meyer refrained from attempting to answer questions about “who” might have designed life. Now he provides an evidence-based answer to perhaps the ultimate mystery of the universe. In so doing, he reveals a stunning conclusion: the data support not just the existence of an intelligent designer of some kind—but the existence of a personal God.


Mere Creation

Mere Creation

Author: William A. Dembski

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 1998-09-28

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780830815159

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In this book a team of expert academics trained in mathematics, engineering, philosophy, physical anthropology, physics, astrophysics, biology and more investigate the prospects for intelligent design. Edited by William Dembski.


Signs of Intelligence

Signs of Intelligence

Author: William Dembski

Publisher: Brazos Press

Published: 2001-03

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1587430045

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A collection of fourteen essays which provide an overview of the argument for intelligent design, with diagrams, explanations, and relevant quotations.


Science and Evidence for Design in the Universe

Science and Evidence for Design in the Universe

Author: Michael J. Behe

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 0898708095

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A collection of essays in which a mathematician, a biochemist, and a philosopher of science explore the possibility of developing a reliable method for detecting intelligent life, and examine evidence for design in life and the universe.


Signature in the Cell

Signature in the Cell

Author: Stephen C. Meyer

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009-06-23

Total Pages: 628

ISBN-13: 0061472786

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"This book attempts to make a comprehensive, interdisciplinary case for a new view of the origin of life"--Prologue.


Seeking God in Science

Seeking God in Science

Author: Bradley Monton

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2009-07-20

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1770480188

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The doctrine of intelligent design is often the subject of acrimonious debate. Seeking God in Science cuts through the rhetoric that distorts the debates between religious and secular camps. Bradley Monton, a philosopher of science and an atheist, carefully considers the arguments for intelligent design and argues that intelligent design deserves serious consideration as a scientific theory. Monton also gives a lucid account of the debate surrounding the inclusion of intelligent design in public schools and presents reason why students’ science education could benefit from a careful consideration of the arguments for and against it.


The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith

The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith

Author: William A. Dembski

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Published: 2021-10-05

Total Pages: 657

ISBN-13: 0736977147

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Science and Faith Can—and Do—Support Each Other Science and Christianity are often presented as opposites, when in fact the order of the universe and the complexity of life powerfully testify to intelligent design. With this comprehensive resource that includes the latest research, you’ll witness how the findings of scientists provide compelling reasons to acknowledge the mind and presence of a creator. Featuring more than 45 entries by top-caliber experts, you’ll better understand… how scientific concepts like intelligent design are supported by evidence the scientific findings that support the history and accounts found in the Bible the biases that lead to scientific information being presented as a challenge—rather than a complement—to Christianity Whether you’re looking for answers to your own questions or seeking to explain the case for intelligent design to others, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith is an invaluable apologetic tool that will help you explore and analyze the relevant facts, research, and theories in light of biblical truth.


Why Intelligent Design Fails

Why Intelligent Design Fails

Author: Matt Young

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780813534336

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Historically, religious scriptures are defined as holy texts that are considered to be beyond the abilities of the layperson to interpret. Their content is most frequently analyzed by clerics who do not question the underlying political or social implications of the text, but use the writing to convey messages to their congregations about how to live a holy existence. In Western society, moreover, what counts as scripture is generally confined to the Judeo-Christian Bible, leaving the voices of minorities, as well as the holy texts of faiths from Africa and Asia, for example, unheard. In this innovative collection of essays that aims to turn the traditional bible-study definition of scriptures on its head, Vincent L. Wimbush leads an in-depth look at the social, cultural, and racial meanings invested in these texts. Contributors hail from a wide array of academic fields and geographic locations and include such noted academics as Susan Harding, Elisabeth Shussler Fiorenza, and William L. Andrews. Purposefully transgressing disciplinary boundaries, this ambitious book opens the door to different interpretations and critical orientations, and in doing so, allows an ultimately humanist definition of scriptures to emerge."


Intelligent Design

Intelligent Design

Author: William A. Dembski

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2002-07-12

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780830823147

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In this book William A. Dembski brilliantly argues that intelligent design provides a crucial link between science and theology. This is a pivotal work from a thinker whom Phillip Johnson calls "one of the most important of the `design' theorists."