Global Warming and Intelligent Design

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Atheist Circular Alogic - “Who Designed the Designer?”

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At Long Last Scientifically Verifiable Evidence of the Long Sought After Eight Winged Dragonfly!!!

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Darwinism by Censorship – “Darwin’s Dilemma” Gets X’d—Addendum

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In Which I Agree With Richard Dawkins on Intelligent Design

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Will Richard Dawkins Debate Stephen Meyer?, part 2

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Darwinism by Censorship – “Darwin’s Dilemma” Gets X’d

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Science & Faith: Friends or Foes?

Science & Faith: Friends or Foes? Is the title of a conference which will take place on October 23-24, 2009 AD at the Riley Conference Center on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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Are science and faith at war? Does science undermine or corroborate belief in God? Does faith suppress or inspire scientific research? Explore these questions and more at a two-day conference…

Sessions will explore a Biblical theology of nature; the role of Christianity in the founding of modern science; the impact of Darwinian Evolution on ethics, society, Biblical studies and theology; and the scientific evidence for intelligent design and its implications for theism.

This conference will be of special interest to seminary students, college students, and pastors and other church leaders.

At the end of the conference there will be breakout sessions for students and church leaders on how to incorporate science and faith issues into one's church, ministry, or career.

Featured speakers include:
Dr. William Dembski, author of The Design Revolution, The End of Christianity.

Dr. Stephen Meyer, author of Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design

Dr. Jay Richards, co-author of The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos Is Designed For Discovery (which was made into a DVD)

Dr. John West, author of Darwin Day in America: How Our Politics and Culture Have Been Dehumanized in the Name of Science

Dr. Ray Bohlin, author of Basic Questions on Genetics, Stem Cell Research and Cloning: Are These Technologies Okay to Use? (Biobasics Series)

Dr. Michael Keas, Professor of the Philosophy of Science at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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Will Richard Dawkins Debate Stephen Meyer?, part 1

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William Provine – Heavy on Inference But Light on Implication

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Richard Dawkins’ New Book – The Evolution Delusion

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New Atheism – Further Evidence of Its Deleterious Effects, part 2 of 2

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New Atheism – Further Evidence of Its Deleterious Effects, part 1 of 2

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Atheism’s Failed Indoctrination Attempts

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Atheism as Militant Activism in Schools

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Daniel Dennett’s One Way Street of Censorship

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Atheism and Science : The Wedgie Document, the Second Papyri

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GUEST BLOGGER: "Evidence" for Evolution is Evidence for ID

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Excellent Anti - Evolution Resources

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A special place?

Though I have not read his works, Guillermo Gonzalez is an Intelligent Design supporter who wrote a book called 'The Privileged Planet'. The basic premise behind this book, as I understand it, is that the Earth holds a special place in the universe which makes it uniquely conducive to scientific discoveries.

There is a theory that explains the apparent acceleration of the universe's expansion through a void of matter in our local region. According to this article, this theory thus far could not be distinguished from the dark matter theory by experiment, but that may change in the future.

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It is interesting to see how assumptions that we don't hold a special place in the universe can disrupt viable theories as much as assumptions that we do in all ways hold a special place. It was a mistake to think that the sun revolved around the earth, and we now know that what we observe is much better explained by a heliocentric model. But being mistaken in one (or more instances) does not mean we should always assume we are not in a special place. Nor should we always assume we are. I think the theist is in a unique position here. For the atheist, it would seem strange and improbable that we should be in an atypical place in the universe. For the theist, however, it is an open question. In some ways our location may be typical, in other ways atypical. We simply don't know until we look.

Important note: I'm not suggesting that the void explanation mentioned holds any value or merit over dark matter. It's just an idea for now, with no evidence that I'm aware of to distinguish it. I mention it merely as a springboard for discussion, and as an interesting look into the future directions astrophysics may take.

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