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Join us at the 6th Annual Dallas Conference on Science & Faith hosted by Park Cities Presbyterian Church on February 17, 2024. This year’s conference will explore the theme: Privileged Planet — The Intelligent Design of Earth and its Inhabitants. Plenary speakers will include Research Scientist and Former NASA Engineer Bijan Nemati, Philosopher of Science Jay W. Richards, Astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez, and Philosopher of Science Stephen Meyer. Additional breakout sessions will explore special topics like Kepler’s view of the cosmos, intelligent design as a predictive scientific theory, archaeological evidence of the Bible, C.S. Lewis on evolution and intelligent design, and the uniqueness of the human mind. Whether you join us in Dallas or online, … You’re Invited! Nothing compares to the otherworldy experience of witnessing a total solar eclipse in person. A drop in temperature, a 360-degree sunset, a silvery sheen in the sky, stars and planets strangely visible mid-day, insects and birds behaving erratically, shadows becoming distorted…it is truly one of the greatest shows on Earth. Beyond the unique sensory experience lies something even more astonishing — a cosmological coincidence of metaphysical significance to human existence and the scientific enterprise. Discovery Institute is pleased, then, to invite you to join us in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex on April 7-8, 2024 for a one-of-a-kind eclipse experience, when the “path of totality” will pass directly over our event … We invite you to save the date for God’s Splendor in the Universe — the 12th Annual Westminster Conference on Science & Faith, scheduled for September 20–21, 2024 in the Philadelphia area. This 2-day conference will explore the finely-tuned design of the cosmos, the uniqueness of our solar system and planet, and implications on faith. Speakers will include philosopher Jay Richards and astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez, co-authors of The Privileged Planet, and distinguished professor Dr. Vern Poythress of Westminster Theological Seminary. The conference will coincide with the release of an updated and expanded 20th-anniversary edition of The Privileged Planet, a seminal book on the fine-tuning of our planet for life and scientific discovery. This annual conference …
