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Thanks for visiting our FAQ page. Below are answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the IDEA Center. This page provides information about the IDEA Center only: it does not deal with the theory of intelligent design itself. To see our Intelligent Design FAQs, please click here. If y

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Welcome to the IDEA Center Quotes Archive. Many of the quotes in our collection have been verified for accuracy, but not all have been verified. Thus, we present our quote-collections as a starting point for research, and we suggest that you verify any individual quote before using it.If you have in

Please feel free to download these files to print and post at your school, church, community group, or give to friends or the media. Publicity Files: Basic Info Sheet (PDF) Registration Flyer (PDF) Conference Flyer (PDF) Press Release (PDF) Animated Gif Banner: Please No

The age of the earth is not an issue related to intelligent design theory, the validity of evolutionary theory, or even to to the validity of religions, including Christianity. For this reason, IDEA finds no reason to make any statements about the age of the earth. This does not mean it is not an i

Dennis Wagner is executive director of the Access Research Network (ARN), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing accessible information on science, technology and society issues from an intelligent design perspective. ARN is one of the best internet sites to gather information, news, and a

William Dembski holds a PhD in Math and Philosophy as well as a having a Masters in Divinity and is the author of The Design Inference which Behe says, "constructs the formal logical arguments necessary for rigorous evaluation of design hypotheses." The site has info about his other books and links

The IDEA Center lending library is a collection of resources, related to intelligent design and the creation - evolution issue, that are available for free loan to any IDEA Clubs. The items in the library belong to individuals who are affiliated with the IDEA Center, and they are willing to mak

The IDEA Center lending library is a collection of resources, related to intelligent design and the creation - evolution issue, that are available for free loan to IDEA Clubs. The items in the library belong to individuals who are affiliated with the IDEA Center, and they are willing to make their o

Jonathan Wells has a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Jonathan Wells has a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Yale University. He has done postdoctoral research at the UC Berkeley, and h

Our current IDEA Course is a 15 week course entitled, The IDEA Course in Orange County. Please see the Classes & Seminar page under the News & Events menu for details about the course. Please note that the above graphic is not intended to be a mockery of Sir Charles Darwin or the theory of

End of the Class Report (5/21/02): On May 20th the IDEA course had its final meeting. The purpose of the class was to give those attending a broad introduction and then in-depth exposure to many of the issues surrounding intelligent design and evolution. Overall, class attendance was smaller than

Above is the photo of the UCSD IDEA Club which appeared in Natural divisions in the April 28, 2005 issue of Nature. Here, Casey Luskin draws a graph explaining a critique of the "Lenski Paper." Photo Copyright by Brit Colanter (2005). Introduction: The April 28, 2005 issue of journal Nature

Letters to the editor are great way to promote your views and make an impact in the public forum, which may be dominated by a more liberal voice. Letters to the editor are useful because they: • Give your views a chance to be heard by your community • Add information which is typically missin

Welcome to our Phylogenetic Trees quote collection. Many of the quotes in our collections have been verified for accuracy, but not all have been verified. Thus, we present our quote-collections as a starting point for research, and suggest you verify any individual quote before using it. If you hav

Pictured above is the cover of Creationism's Trojan Horse by Barbarra Forrest and Paul R. Gross. Introduction In January of 2004, Barbara Forrest and Paul R. Gross released a book critiquing the intelligent design movement entitled, Creationism's Trojan Horse. This 300 page Oxford Univer

Please feel free to make use of the following list of hotels if trying to find lodging near the IDEA Conference. For more information about visiting the San Francisco Bay Area, please also visit the San Francisco Convention and Visitor's Bureau Website. CAMPUS AREA (Walking Distance) Vi

The Short Answer: Yes. The scientific theory of intelligent design deals with the efficient cause of life--the mechanism that created it. The scientific theory of intelligent design is independent of the final cause, or the purpose of the design. In other words, things can be designed whether th

The Short Answer: Arguments by analogy can be valid if there is sufficient similarity between the case in the analogy and the actual case. Intelligent design theory postulates that we can detect design by finding the product of design -- specified complexity. We try to detect intelligently sent

Bacterial antibiotic resistance or viral antiviral drug resistance are often cited to prove the alleged creative power of evolution through mutation and selection. While antibiotic resistance and antiviral drug resistance are very real phenomena, they have no real bearing on the actual ability of ev

Welcome to our Cosmology and Physics quotes collection. Many of the quotes in our collections have been verified for accuracy, but not all have been verified. Thus, we present our quote-collections as a starting point for research, and suggest you verify any individual quote before using it. If you

Welcome to our Law and Education quote collection. Many of the quotes in our collections have been verified for accuracy, but not all have been verified. Thus, we present our quote-collections as a starting point for research, and suggest you verify any individual quote before using it. If you have

Quick Quote "When we replace the traditional idea of God the creator with the idea of the process of natural selection doing the creating, the creation is as wonderful as it ever was. All that great design work had to be done. It just wasn’t done by an individual, it was done by this huge process

Welcome to our Human Origins quote collection. Many of the quotes in our collections have been verified for accuracy, but not all have been verified. Thus, we present our quote-collections as a starting point for research, and suggest you verify any individual quote before using it. If you have inf

Welcome to our Fossil Record quote collection. Many of the quotes in our collections have been verified for accuracy, but not all have been verified. Thus, we present our quote-collections as a starting point for research, and suggest you verify any individual quote before using it. If you have inf

Welcome to our "Introductory Quotes" collection (a collection of introductory quotes of interest to those starting off in the debate, as well as gurus looking to back up basic claims). Many of the quotes in our collections have been verified for accuracy, but not all have been verified. Thus, we pre

Welcome to our General Evolution of Life quote collection. Many of the quotes in our collections have been verified for accuracy, but not all have been verified. Thus, we present our quote-collections as a starting point for research, and suggest you verify any individual quote before using it. If

Welcome to our Origin and Complexity of Life collection (a collection of introductory quotes of interest to those starting off in the debate, as well as gurus looking to back up basic claims). Many of the quotes in our collections have been verified for accuracy, but not all have been verified. Thus

Welcome to our Philosophy quotes collection. Many of the quotes in our collections have been verified for accuracy, but not all have been verified. Thus, we present our quote-collections as a starting point for research, and suggest you verify any individual quote before using it. If you have infor