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Intelligent Design is the study of patterns in nature
that are best explained as the result of intelligence.
-- William A. Dembski
The mention of it has been banned from some classrooms. People have lost their jobs for discussing it. A growing number of scientists are proponents of it. What exactly is intelligent design (ID) that it is causing such an uproar? For an excellent overview of the concepts and history of ID see the New World Encyclopedia online entry. Then when you are ready to dive into the details you can:
Or continue browsing our vast web site and discover the hundreds of articles, books, videos, commentaries and news items available on this fascinating and timely topic. |
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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NEW! 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-layout 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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NEW! Intelligent Design 101 Whether you are looking for your first introduction to ID, wanting to get know some the key players without buying a boatload of books, or want an easy-to-read survey of the keys issues, this is a book everyone interested in the topic should have in their personal library. |
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NEW! The Design Matrix: A Consilience of Clues Using a similar concept to William Dembski's Explanatory Filter, Mike Gene defines a scoring system that is less deterministic but perhaps more refined in helping us detect the hallmarks of design in biological systems. While not all ID proponents agree with the "front-loading" position Gene is a proponent of (and a number strongly oppose it), it is a healthy sign for ID that various theories exist and are encouraged within the movement. This is the way scientific knowledge advances. |
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NEW! Teaching Origins Objectively
5-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.A tremendous value with 23 expert witnesses captured on one product |
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NEW! 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 |
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NEW! 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. |
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NEW! 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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ARN's Popular Study Kit ...
Darwinism: Science or Naturalistic Philosophy?
The Johnson/Provine Debate at Stanford University
Teaching and study kit containing a variety of useful resources for examining the questions surrounding the origins controversy.
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Response to the PBS Evolution Project On September 24, 2001, PBS launched an 8-hour documentary series promoting Darwinism. The program will rerun often on PBS, is being promoted heavily to the public schools and can be ordered directly from PBS. (www.pbs.org/evolution/). As with the Carl Sagan’s Cosmos series two decades ago, the PBS Evolution Project comes across more as evangelism for the Darwinian worldview, than as rigorous, undebatable science. This program offers a great opportunity to teach your students critical thinking skills, so in keeping with ARN's goals of open and honest academic debate, we have compiled this page of analyses, commentaries, and critiques of the series. |
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