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Steve Fuller

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January 5, 2026

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, biomimicry, Casey Luskin, code, conflict thesis, creative medium, Dover 20th anniversary, Galileo, history of science, Intelligent Design, interdisciplinary, Judge Jones, Kitzmiller v. Dover, logos, Newton, philosophy of science, Science and faith, science and religion, Steve Fuller, Theology, warfare thesis}

Professor Steve Fuller on the Rich Tradition of Intelligent Design

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January 5, 2026

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On this episode of ID the Future, host Casey Luskin begins a two-part conversation with University of Warwick professor Steve Fuller to reflect on the historical and philosophical foundations of intelligent design (ID) and the 20th anniversary of the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial. Fuller, an expert witness in the Dover trial and a scholar in the history and philosophy of science, challenges the popular "conflict thesis" that suggests that science and religion are perpetually at war. Instead, he describes a different historical understanding where modern science originated from a theological foundation, noting pioneers like Newton and Galileo, who viewed the universe as an intelligible machine designed by a divine mind. This tradition suggests that the very project of science was launched by the belief that human minds, created in the image and likeness of God, are capable of uncovering the logical laws governing reality. The conversation delves into why intelligent design should be viewed as a rich, interdisciplinary research tradition rather than a modern invention. Fuller explores the concept of biomimicry as a form of reverse engineering nature to uncover the hidden engineering elements within organisms. While Luskin notes that ID can be approached through purely scientific observations of intelligent agency, Fuller argues that theology remains a vital component because it explains why the designer uses "code" or the "logos"—be it in DNA or mathematical laws—as a creative medium. This insightful first part of a two-part series highlights how ID integrates biology, engineering, and information science to offer a comprehensive explanation for the complexity of the natural world. Read More ›

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Michael Newton Keas

Date
May 11, 2020

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, __edited, ancient medicine, Carl Sagan, conflict thesis, Contact movie, cosmos, Cosmos Possible Worlds, Jay W. Richards, Materialism, Michael Newton Keas, Mind Matters, National Geographic, Neal DeGrasse Tyson, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Possible Worlds, Ray Kurzweil, reductionism, techno-utopia, technological singularity, the singularity, transhumanism, Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, warfare thesis}

Cosmos: Possible Worlds’ Religious Mythology

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May 11, 2020

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On this episode of ID the Future, science historian Michael Keas and philosopher Jay Richards continue their conversation about Neil deGrasse Tyson’s new National Geographic series Cosmos: Possible Worlds. As Keas explains, Tyson’s story of ancient superstition evolving at last into modern medicine gets both ancient and modern medicine factually wrong. His long-running “history” of the warfare between science and religion also is historically mistaken, Keas, author of Unbelievable: 7 Myths About the History and Future of Science and Religion insists. Curiously, Tyson has a future, quasi-religious myth of his own to promote: personal immortality through futuristic technology.

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Michael Newton Keas

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February 6, 2019

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, __edited, conflict thesis, Galileo, geocentrism, heliocentrism, Jupiter’s moons, phases of Venus, Tycho Brahe, Tychonic system, Venus, warfare thesis}

Unbelievable: Galileo Proved the Church’s Irrational Opposition to Science

_{Michael Newton Keas
February 6, 2019

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On this episode of ID the Future, Andrew McDiarmid interviews science historian and author Michael Keas about Keas’ new ISI book Unbelievable: 7 Myths About the History and Future of Science and Religion. The myth this time is that the Church tortured Galileo for opposing official teachings on the structure of what we now call the solar system.

New Book Debunks Atheist Myths about the History of Faith and Science

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January 9, 2019

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On this episode of ID the Future, Andrew McDiarmid talks with science historian Michael Keas about Keas’ revealing new work from ISI Books, Unbelievable: 7 Myths About the History and Future of Science and Religion. Read More ›