Since one form or another of the “intelligent design” argument is from at least the Middle Ages, I would be disappointed if it were not included in a philosophy class. I would support parents who ...

The point about publishing an article, making it a technical case for intelligent design is that this is a new argument. This is a new argument based on new discoveries that have taken place in the ...

In the wake of the recent lawsuits over the teaching of Darwinian evolution, there has been a rush to debate the merits of the rival theory of intelligent design. As one of the scientists who has ...

Elliot Sober joins Bassam Shakhashiri to discuss science, religion and creation theories. Elliott Sober, Professor, Department of Philosophy, UW-Madison, discusses the relationship between science and ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A federal judge is contemplating whether the mandatory teaching of "intelligent design" improperly promotes religion in schools, after the historic evolution trial drew to a close.

Compelling biology teachers to present intelligent design as an alternative explanation to evolution violates the Constitution, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying the concept is “an interesting ...

When federal Judge John E. Jones III handed down his decision in Kitzmiller v. Dover in December, 2005, I experienced a considerable sense of relief, if not jubilation, that a challenge to the ...

Scientists who teach evolution sometimes feel as if they are trapped in an old horror film -- the kind where the monster is killed repeatedly, only to come to life in a nastier form each time. Since ...

The Argument from Design purports to demonstrate the existence of God by citing as evidence the appearance of design or purpose in the natural world. This argument differs from the others we have ...

Henry Brinton characterized the intelligent design movement as religion in contrast to science [Outlook, Sept. 18]. But proponents of intelligent design limit themselves exclusively to scientific ...

Re “Judge Says ‘Intelligent Design’ Is Not Science,” Dec. 21 U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III correctly ruled that “intelligent design” is a theological argument, not science. In his ruling, he ...

A federal judge in Pennsylvania will hear arguments Monday in a lawsuit that both sides say could set the fundamental ground rules for how American students are taught the origins of life for years to ...