Michael Behe on Falsifying Intelligent DesignIDquest2024-10-19 | Michael Behe on Falsifying Intelligent DesignRest In Peace Phillip E. Johnson (June 18, 1940 – November 2, 2019)IDquest2021-01-10 | #intelligentdesign #evolution #phillipejohnson #ripphillipejohnson
First Persbytterian Church of Berkeley (November 24, 2019) - Memorial service of Phillip E. Johnson (author of the ground-breaking book Darwin on Trial). Among those speaking were Stephen Meyer, Michael Behe, Jonathan Wells, Douglas Axe, Paul Nelson, and others.The Case for the Creator (Lee Strobel)IDquest2020-12-28 | #intelligentdesign #evolution #leestrobel #apologetics #science #astronomy #biology #evidenceforGod
Sagemont Church (2018) - Speaker: Lee Strobel, a former atheist. Strobel discusses design in the astronomy and biology.Michael J. Behe Interview on Intelligent Design (October 6, 2020)IDquest2020-12-27 | #intelligentdesign #evolution #michaelbehe #apologetics
Merrill (Buddy) Matthews and Charles Stolfus interview scientist Michael J. Behe. Behe has a PhD in Biochemistry and will share information regarding Intelligent Design.Darwin vs Design: Brian Alters vs Tom WoodwardIDquest2020-12-26 | #intelligentdesign #evolution #tomwoodward #brianalters #science #apologetics
Brian Alters and Thomas Woodward debate the theory of evolution, intelligent design and whether I. D. should be taught in schools.Intelligent Design: Yesterdays Orthodoxy, Todays Heresy (William A. Dembski)IDquest2020-12-19 | #intelligentdesign #evolution #darwinism #charlesdarwin #williamdembski #apologetics
Asbury Theological Seminary (November 2007) - Lecture by philosopher, theologian and scientist William Dembski. Buy Dembski's books here: amazon.com/William-A-Dembski/e/B001HMST62How to be an Intellectually Fulfilled Atheist (Or Not) - William A. DembskiIDquest2020-12-12 | #intelligentdesign #evolution #darwinism #charlesdarwin #williamdembski #apologetics #atheist #atheism
Buy more Dembski's books here: amazon.com/William-A-Dembski/e/B001HMST62DonExodus2 and thunderf00t are Bad for ScienceIDquest2020-10-16 | #intelligentdesign #evolution #donexodus2 #thunderf00t #thunderfoot
DonExodus2 and thunderf00t (Phil Mason) known for their defense of evolution, atheism and criticisms of Intelligent Design are exposed in this video created by hallcyon (an atheist). Related:
Casey Luskin completely owns Phil Mason thunderf00t: youtube.com/watch?v=yOwHlcDYjqELawrence Krauss Is Bad for ScienceIDquest2020-10-09 | #intelligentdesign #evolution #williamlanecraig #lawrencekrauss #bvgtheorem #physics #astronomy
William Lane Craig discusses his debate with Lawrence Krauss. It ends up Krauss deliberately lied about the contents of a letter he was given by Alexander Vilenkin on the Borde Guth Vilenkin Theorem (or the BVG Theorem). More details here: reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/honesty-transparency-full-disclosure-and-the-borde-guth-vilenkin-theoremIrreducible Complexity (Kenneth R. Miller cross-examines Michael J. Behe)IDquest2020-01-12 | #intelligentdesign #evolution #michaelbehe #kennethmiller #mousetrap #debate #darwinism
Kenneth R. Miller cross-examines Michael J. Behe on the philosophy (the mousetrap analogy) and science (fucose) of irreducible complexity.
Related:
Introduction and Responses to Criticism of Irreducible Complexity: discovery.org/a/3408
Ken Miller's missed assumption: youtube.com/watch?v=2K_P7NQROmcDarwin on Trial - Phillip E. JohnsonIDquest2020-01-04 | #phillipejohnson #intelligentdesign #darwinontrial #evolution #darwinism #apologetics
darwinontrial.com - Lecture by Phillip E. Johnson. Buy Johnson's books here: amazon.com/Phillip-E.-Johnson/e/B000APES1MMichael Behe On BacteriaIDquest2019-09-08 | #michaelbehe #intelligentdesign #bacteria #apologetics #biology #chemistry Michael J. Behe comments on Richard Lenski's long-term evolution experiment.Jonathan Wells on Intelligent Design and Evolution (July 17, 2017)IDquest2019-08-24 | Our first guest on the show today is Jonathan Wells, author and Senior Fellow at Center for Science and Culture. He discusses his book, Zombie Science: More Icons of Evolution.
In the second hour, Kerby will have an open line. So feel free to call us with your thoughts, comments, questions and concerns at 800-351-1212.Richard Dawkins Cannot Condemn Pedophilia or PedophilesIDquest2019-08-16 | #richarddawkins #metoo #pedophilia #atheists #apologetics Believe it or not, atheist and evolutionist fundamentalist Richard Dawkins cannot bring it to himself to condemn child molestation and pedophilia.The Greatest Scientific Question: Understanding Intelligent Design (Sean McDowell)IDquest2019-07-08 | 06/16/19 - Sean McDowell. Lecture by Sean McDowellThe Edge of Evolution #evolution #intelligentdesign #michaelbeheIDquest2019-01-06 | Michael Behe talked about his book, The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism, published by Free Press. Biologist Behe argued that advancements in the science of genetics reveal that the process of evolution is driven far more by pre-existing design than by random mutation and natural selection, the foundations of Darwin’s theory of evolution. After his presentation he responded to audience members' questions.
Michael Behe also wrote, Darwin’s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution.Darwins Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution (Michael J. Behe, PhD)IDquest2019-01-04 | Institute of Catholic Culture (October 4, 2015) - Speaker: Michael Behe. Buy Behe's book Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution: amazon.com/gp/product/0743290313The Logical Contradiction at the Heart of Theistic Evolution #intelligentdesign #evolutionIDquest2019-01-03 | Speaker: J. P. Moreland. This video is part of the Problems with Theistic Evolution playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLutjxyYic6vT7jv4RfcbESl8gdufoIIQr
Produced by: Josh Dennis and Jon Marshall Design & Animation: Jorge R. Canedo E., Victor Claudio Silva Content Development: Matt Tully and Joe Jones
Special Thanks to: Dr. Douglas Axe, Dr. Stephen C. Meyer, Dr. Wayne Grudem, Dr. J.P. Moreland, Dr. Ann K. Gauger, Dr. John G. West, and Dr. Jonathan Wells
Buy the book Theistic Evolution: amazon.com/Theistic-Evolution-Scientific-Philosophical-Theological/dp/1433552868Lawrence Krauss Busted!!! #lawrencekrauss #williamlanecraigIDquest2018-12-23 | "I think you represented what I wrote about the BGV theorem in my papers and to you personally very accurately." - Alexander Vilenkin's e-mail to William Lane Craig, dated September 6, 2013
In their debate in Australia (2013), Lawrence Krauss accused William Lane Craig of misrepresenting Alexander Vilenkin and the BGV Theorem. To prove his point Krauss presented his private e-mail from Vilenkin. However, Craig noticed a number of ellipsis in the e-mail and wanted to know what Krauss deleted. Krauss said he deleted portions of the e-mail because they were "technical." Guess what? Vilenkin's uncensored e-mail to Krauss has been made public and it paints a different picture than the one Krauss presented. Here's the uncensored e-mail from Vilenkin to Krauss:
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Hi Lawrence,
Any theorem is only as good as its assumptions. The BGV theorem says that if the universe is on average expanding along a given worldline, this worldline cannot be infinite to the past.
A possible loophole is that there might be an epoch of contraction prior to the expansion. Models of this sort have been discussed by Aguirre & Gratton and by Carroll & Chen. They had to assume though that the minimum of entropy was reached at the bounce and offered no mechanism to enforce this condition. It seems to me that it is essentially equivalent to a beginning.
On the other hand, Jaume Garriga and I are now exploring a picture of the multiverse where the BGV theorem may not apply. In bubbles of negative vacuum energy, expansion is followed by cocntraction, and it is usually assumed that this ends in a big crunch singularity. However, it is conceivable (and many people think likely) that singularities will be resolved in the theory of quantum gravity, so the internal collapse of the bubbles will be followed by an expansion. In this scenario, a typical worldline will go through a succession of expanding and contracting regions, and it is not at all clear that the BGV assumption (expansion on average) will be satisfied.
I suspect that the theorem can be extended to this case, maybe with some additional assumptions. But of course there is no such thing as absolute certainty in science, especially in matters like the creation of the universe. Note for example that the BGV theorem uses a classical picture of spacetime. In the regime where gravity becomes essentially quantum, we may not even know the right questions to ask.
Alex
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William Lane Craig's reaction to this uncensored e-mail:
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Whoa! That puts a very different face on the matter, doesn't it? Why didn't Krauss read the sentence, "It seems to me that it is essentially equivalent to a beginning"? Because it was too technical? Is this the transparency, honesty, and forthrightness that Krauss extols? (By the way, Vilenkin's criticism of these models is the same one that Vilenkin makes in his Cambridge paper: far from showing an eternal past, these models actually feature a universe with a common beginning point for two arrows of time.)
And why did Krauss delete Vilenkin's caveat that the BGV theorem can, in his estimation, be extended to cover the case of an expanding and contracting model such as Garriga and Vilenkin are exploring? And why delete the remark that such a model is usually assumed to be incorrect? It's evident that Vilenkin's email was selectively edited to give it the spin Krauss wanted.
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Lawrence Krauss is in deep trouble for taking Vilenkin out of context like this. This proves Krauss is more interested in ideology than scientific evidence. This dishonesty shows he fails as a serious academic and leading thinker in physics and science. To read more on Lawrence Krauss' misuse of Alexander Vilenkin go here (this a must-read article!):Falsifiability in Science: Is Evolution Falsifiable? | Jay W. Richards, PhDIDquest2017-02-21 | On this episode of ID the Future, Logan Gage and Jay Richards discuss Popper’s falsification test for science. Today, the demarcation for science is the idea is that a theory should be empirically testable. Nonetheless, many ID proponents use the harder criterion of falsifiability.In the Beginning: An Atheist Professor Considers Intelligent DesignIDquest2016-06-26 | Buy Bradley Monton's book Seeking God in Science: An Atheist Defends Intelligent Design: amazon.com/Seeking-God-Science-Atheist-Intelligent/dp/1551118637How Evolutionists Lied and Smeared Caroline CrockerIDquest2016-03-07 | http://www.discovery.org - Darwinian fundamentalists (like the NCSE) and atheists have told many lies regarding Caroline Crocker (who was featured in Ben Stein's Expelled documentary). Was she fired because her contract was up? Was she a bad teacher? Was she trying to teach intelligent design in class? Did she encourage her students to disregard evolution? Caroline Crocker sets the record straight on why she was unjustly fired from George Mason University. Buy her book Free to Think: http://www.amazon.com/Free-To-Think-Caroline-Crocker/dp/0981873448
Buy the Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed: http://www.amazon.com/Expelled-Intelligence-Allowed-Ben-Stein/dp/B001BYLFFSEvolution: Still a Theory in Crisis | Michael Denton, PhDIDquest2016-02-21 | http://theoryincrisis.com - Biologist Michael Denton published the groundbreaking Evolution: A Theory in Crisis more than 30 years ago. On this episode of ID the Future, we will be giving you a special preview of biologist Michael Denton’s new book, Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis, and hearing from Denton and biochemist Michael Behe.
Evolution: A Theory In Crisis: http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-A-Theory-In-Crisis/dp/091756152XGods Crime Scene by J. Warner WallaceIDquest2015-10-24 | How do detectives know when a murder has occurred? Every death investigation presents one of four possibilities; the victim died accidentally, died from natural causes, committed suicide or was murdered. Only one of these circumstances requires someone outside the room to enter the scene. Accidental deaths, natural deaths and suicides can occur without an intruder. Homicide detectives, therefore, are looking for evidence of outside involvement. One important question must be asked and answered: “Can the evidence ‘in the room’ be explained by staying ‘in the room’?” This question is key to determining whether a death scene is a crime scene. If, for example, there is a victim in the room with a gunshot injury lying next to a handgun, but the doors are locked from the inside, all the DNA and fingerprints in the room come back to the victim, the gun is registered to the victim and there are no signs of an outside intruder, this is simply the scene of a suicide or accidental death. If, however, there exist fingerprints or DNA of an unknown suspect, the gun does not belong to the victim, and there are bloody footprints leading outside the room, detectives must consider the reasonable inference of murder. When the evidence in the room cannot be explained by staying inside the room and is better explained by a cause outside the room, there’s a good chance a murderer is on the loose. Intruders turn death scenes into crime scenes.
As we examine the universe around us, a similar opportunity awaits those who want to begin the most important of all investigations. Can everything we see in the universe be explained solely from causes found within the natural realm, or is there evidence of an outside “intruder”? Is the universe a “scene” that can be explained by natural “internal” forces, or is an external “intruder” a better explanation? God’s Crime Scene was written to help you examine the nature of the universe as you sift through eight important characteristics of the cosmos, biological organisms and human experience, considering each as though it were a piece of evidence at a crime scene. You’ll be introduced to the methodology used by detectives to “determine the most reasonable explanation in light of the evidence” and you’ll be challenged to examine eight important pieces of evidence common to our human observations and experience. You’ll also be encouraged to examine which explanation (pure unguided naturalism or supernatural intervention) best accounts for the evidence at the “crime scene.”
Buy the book God's Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe: http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Crime-Scene-Cold-Case-Detective/dp/1434707849How Darwinian Fascists Persecuted Caroline CrockerIDquest2015-07-13 | Darwinists and evolutionists did all they could to persecute and fire biology professor Caroline Crocker from her teaching position. Buy her book Free To Think: Why Scientific Integrity Matters: http://www.amazon.com/Free-To-Think-Caroline-Crocker/dp/0981873448Caroline Crocker Explains the Need for Scientific IntegrityIDquest2015-05-07 | On this episode of ID the Future, Caroline Crocker is interviewed by Casey Luskin about the principles of academic freedom in education. Listen in as Dr. Crocker shares from her experience in the classroom at George Mason University and how all the problems she navigated there had a common thread: the lack of integrity in science. Buy her book Free to Think: http://www.amazon.com/Free-To-Think-Caroline-Crocker/dp/0981873448How Caroline Crocker was Expelled from George Mason UniversityIDquest2015-05-07 | The Real Story of How Caroline Crocker Was Expelled from George Mason University. Are scientists free to think and follow the evidence wherever it leads? On this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin interviews Caroline Crocker, president of the American Institute for Technology and Science Education and author of Free to Think: Why Scientific Integrity Matters. Dr. Crocker was famously expelled from her job at George Mason University. Listen in as she shares stories about her inspiring student and reveals details in her case for the first time. Buy her book Free to Think: http://www.amazon.com/Free-To-Think-Caroline-Crocker/dp/0981873448Setting the Record Straight with Caroline CrockerIDquest2015-05-07 | On this episode of ID the Future Casey Luskin interviews Caroline Crocker, who shares about her experience during the filming of “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed” and how she first became interested in the debate over origins. What was it like for Dr. Crocker when she was expelled for questioning Darwinian evolution (and having Ben Stein write the Foreword for her new book, Free to Think)? Listen in and find out. Buy her book Free to Think: http://www.amazon.com/Free-To-Think-Caroline-Crocker/dp/0981873448Is There Design In Biology?: William Dembski vs Lewis WolpertIDquest2015-05-07 | Premier Christian Radio's Unbelievable hosts a debate between William Dembski and Lewis Wolpert.The God Delusion Debate: Richard Dawins vs David QuinnIDquest2015-05-07 | Richard Dawkins and David Quinn debate the nature of science and the existence of God.Celebration of Creation | Ben Carson, MDIDquest2015-02-14 | Ben Carson speaks on God's creation.The Case For Intelligent Design - Tom WoodwardIDquest2014-12-16 | Tom Woodward gives evidence for Intelligent Design.How Do You Distinguish Design from Chance?IDquest2014-12-10 | Greg Koukl defends the design argument for the existence of God.Sons Suicide Blamed on Richard Dawkins The God DelusionIDquest2014-11-20 | This episode of ID the Future tells the story of Jesse Kilgore, a college student whose loss of faith and subsequent suicide has been linked to his biology class and Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion. After his professor challenged him to read the anti-theistic book and rule out the possibility of God’s existence in light of the evidence for evolution, Jesse experienced a crisis of faith. Now his father is arguing for academic freedom for intelligent design and critiques of Darwin’s theory. Listen in as he and others explain how Jesse was affected by reading this book.
The tragedy of Jesse Kilgore’s death affects all of us. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who knew and loved him.
"Think about it. On one planet, and possibly only one planet in the entire universe, molecules that would normally make nothing more complicated than a chunk of rock, gather themselves together into chunks of rock-sized matter of such staggering complexity that they are capable of running, jumping, swimming, flying, seeing, hearing, capturing and eating other such animated chunks of complexity; capable in some cases of thinking and feeling, and falling in love with yet other chunks of complex matter. We now understand essentially how the trick is done, but only since 1859." - Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion (p. 366-367)Intelligent Design - Doug Powell, MAIDquest2014-11-17 | Doug Powell gives a presentation on intelligent design.Intelligent Design - Stephen C. Meyer, PhDIDquest2014-11-08 | Irving Bible Church (November 2, 2014) - Lecture by Stephen Meyer.A Dialogue on Intelligent Design and Evolution - Michael Behe, PhDIDquest2014-11-05 | Michael Behe is a professor of biochemistry at Lehigh University and a leading thinker in the Intelligent Design movement. He is the author of "Darwin's Black Box", a controversial book which posits that some biological systems are irreducibly complex, and therefore unexplainable by evolution.
Edge of Evolution: http://www.amazon.com/The-Edge-Evolution-Search-Darwinism/dp/0743296222Its Easier to Falsify Intelligent Design than Darwinian Evolution - Michael Behe, PhDIDquest2014-11-05 | Biochemist Michael J. Behe shows how easy it is to falsify Intelligent Design. In fact, it's easier to falsify ID than it is to falsify Darwinian evolution!Has Ken Miller Refuted Irreducible Complexity with a Tie Clip?IDquest2014-10-10 | Michael Flannery writes an articles on Kenneth Miller's alleged refutation of using (get this) his tie clip against irreducible complexity demonstrated in the mouse trap. Read the article here: http://www.evolutionnews.org/2014/10/has_ken_miller090241.htmlThe End of Christianity: Interview with William DembskiIDquest2014-09-11 | Hank Hanegraaff interviews William A. Dembski on his new book The End of Christianity: Finding a Good God in an Evil World: http://www.amazon.com/The-End-Christianity-Finding-World/dp/0805427430