Ages of the Earth
A thoughtful look at the age of the earth and the question it poses to evolutionary timelines.
Read “Ages of the Earth” →DesignedUniverse
Original essays and open discussion on intelligent design, the evidence of design in the natural world, and why God and science are not opposites — but walk together to make our lives richer and more fruitful.
“One must conclude that, contrary to the established and current wisdom, a scenario describing the genesis of life on earth by chance and natural causes which can be accepted on the basis of fact and not faith has not yet been written.”
— Hubert P. Yockey, “A Calculation of the Probability of Spontaneous Biogenesis by Information Theory,” Journal of Theoretical Biology, Vol. 67, p. 398
Featured Essays
Start with the arguments that define this site.
Bye Bye Darwin
An examination of Darwinian claims and the scientific challenges they face.
Read Bye Bye Darwin →Evidence Disproving Evolution
A survey of the lines of evidence that call a purely naturalistic origin of life into question.
Read the evidence →Nobel Prize: Design in DNA
A four-part tour of molecular biology, from the road to discovery to the complexity of the genetic code.
Start the DNA series →The Blind Atheist
A sixteen-chapter essay by Raymond F. Hendrix on the unscientific root of atheism.
Read The Blind Atheist →Integrative Science
“The Death-Knell of Scientific Materialism” and further reflections on a science that welcomes design.
Read Integrative Science →What Is Intelligent Design?
Intelligent design holds that certain features of the natural world are best explained by an intelligent cause rather than undirected processes. Explore the core concepts and evidence.
The information in DNA
The genetic code is richly specified instruction that cells read, translate, and use to build life. Its origin is a foundational question for biology.
Explore the DNA series →Design vs. a purely naturalistic origin
We offer resources that question the assumption that life arose by chance and natural causes, and ask what the science actually shows.
Read the comparison →Explore the Library
Browse our articles, recommended books, tools, and resources.
Popular Questions
Does intelligent design reject science?
No. It questions the adequacy of a purely naturalistic explanation for the origin of life and examines the evidence on both sides.
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Further Reading & Related Sites
A short, hand-picked list of pages we return to — essays on this site, and a couple of references we admire elsewhere.
The Watchmaker Argument
The classic argument from design — from Paley's watch on a heath to the cells and clockwork that still bear its signature.
Recommended Books
A curated reading list that supports the essays in our library.
Design in Modern Engineering
Precision timepieces make the argument from design tangible: compare an openworked Richard Mille against a Richard Mille replica and study how every layer of the build answers to a plan.