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Signature in the Cell

Randy Isaac — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:14:44 +0000

Welcome to the ASA book discussion of Signature in the Cell by Stephen Meyer, published in the summer of 2009. This is a major work by Meyer, covering his extensive journey to solve what he calls the “DNA enigma” by which he means the origin of the DNA information that is ubiquitous in life. It is a comprehensive manifesto of his view of the scientific argument for intelligent design based on information that resides in all living cells.
The intent of this blog is not to review the book. An essay book review will be published in Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith. Rather, it is intended to be a source of thoughtful dialog and analysis of the various issues raised in the book. Meyer lays out a well-organized set of ideas that address why he believes the design argument is the best inference to explain the origin of life, why his critics are not correct, why ID is science, and other related topics. In Appendix A, he articulates a dozen predictions that he believes intelligent design, as a scientific endeavor, provides. Over the ensuing months, this blog intends to consider these and other topics in the book in a thoughtful way to present them for discussion.
These posts do not reflect an ASA position but my own thoughts and questions, designed to stimulate discussion and deeper understanding of these key topics. I have encouraged Steve Meyer to personally comment and respond as often as he can.

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Randy Isaac — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:32:22 +0000

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