Course Description

Discovering Intelligent Design is a comprehensive curriculum that presents both the biological and cosmological evidence in support of the theory of intelligent design. It equips young people and adults to critically analyze the arguments in the debate over evolution and intelligent design, encouraging them to follow the evidence wherever it leads. Enrollment includes access to the digital textbook + workbook (~$50 retail value) required to complete the course.

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Curriculum

    1. READ | Introduction by Gary Kemper, Hallie Kemper, and Casey Luskin

    1. WATCH | Introduction to Section 1

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    2. REVIEW | Chapter 1 Objectives & Outline

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    3. READ | Chapter 1 — Design Decoded

    4. WORK | Chapter 1

    5. QUIZ | Chapter 1

    6. REVIEW | Chapter 2 Objectives & Outline

    7. READ | Chapter 2 — Survival of the Materialist

    8. WORK | Chapter 2

    9. QUIZ | Chapter 2

    1. WATCH | Introduction to Section 2

    2. REVIEW | Chapter 3 Objectives & Outline

    3. READ | Chapter 3 — Think Big...No, Bigger

    4. WORK | Chapter 3

    5. QUIZ | Chapter 3

    6. REVIEW | Chapter 4 Objectives & Outline

    7. READ | Chapter 4 — Don’t Touch That Dial

    8. WORK | Chapter 4

    9. QUIZ | Chapter 4

    10. REVIEW | Chapter 5 Objectives & Outline

    11. READ | Chapter 5 — The Empire Strikes Back

    12. WORK | Chapter 5

    13. QUIZ | Chapter 5

    14. REVIEW | Chapter 6 Objectives & Outline

    15. READ | Chapter 6 — Home, Sweet Home

    16. WORK | Chapter 6

    17. QUIZ | Chapter 6

    1. WATCH | Introduction to Section 3

    2. REVIEW | Chapter 7 Objectives & Outline

    3. READ | Chapter 7 — Think Small…No, Smaller

    4. WORK | Chapter 7

    5. QUIZ | Chapter 7

    6. REVIEW | Chapter 8 Objectives & Outline

    7. READ | Chapter 8 — Information, Please

    8. WORK | Chapter 8

    9. QUIZ | Chapter 8

    10. REVIEW | Chapter 9 Objectives & Outline

    11. READ | Chapter 9 — Opening the Black Box

    12. WORK | Chapter 9

    13. QUIZ | Chapter 9

    14. REVIEW | Chapter 10 Objectives & Outline

    15. READ | Chapter 10 — Life is Complicated

    16. WORK | Chapter 10

    17. QUIZ | Chapter 10

    18. REVIEW | Chapter 11 Objectives & Outline

    19. READ | Chapter 11 — Body of Evidence

    20. WORK | Chapter 11

    21. QUIZ | Chapter 11

    22. REVIEW | Chapter 12 Objectives & Outline

    23. READ | Chapter 12 — Poorly Designed Arguments

    24. WORK | Chapter 12

    25. QUIZ | Chapter 12

    1. WATCH | Introduction to Section 4

    2. REVIEW | Chapter 13 Objectives & Outline

    3. READ | Chapter 13 — Tree Huggers

    4. WORK | Chapter 13

    5. QUIZ | Chapter 13

    6. REVIEW | Chapter 14 Objectives & Outline

    7. READ | Chapter 14 — Fakes and Mistakes

    8. WORK | Chapter 14

    9. QUIZ | Chapter 14

    10. REVIEW | Chapter 15 Objectives & Outline

    11. READ | Chapter 15 — Sudden, Gradual Change

    12. WORK | Chapter 15

    13. QUIZ | Chapter 15

    14. REVIEW | Chapter 16 Objectives & Outline

    15. READ | Chapter 16 — Skeletons In Their Closet

    16. WORK | Chapter 16

    17. QUIZ | Chapter 16

    18. REVIEW | Chapter 17 Objectives & Outline

    19. READ | Chapter 17 — Who’s Your Daddy?

    20. WORK | Chapter 17

    21. QUIZ | Chapter 17

    1. WATCH | Introduction to Section 5

    2. REVIEW | Chapter 18 Objectives & Outline

    3. READ | Chapter 18 — Taking Inventory

    4. WORK | Chapter 18

    5. QUIZ | Chapter 18

About this course

  • $29.99
  • 88 lessons
  • 0.5 hours of video content

Instructor

Casey Luskin

Associate Director, Center for Science and Culture

Casey Luskin is Associate Director of the Center for Science and Culture at Discovery Institute. He was trained as a scientist and an attorney, having earned his PhD in Geology from the University of Johannesburg, a law degree from the University of San Diego, and bachelor's and master's degrees in earth sciences from the University of California-San Diego. He has conducted scientific research at Scripps Institution for Oceanography, University of Johannesburg, and University of São Paulo, and has studied evolution extensively at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Casey cofounded the Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness (IDEA) Center, helping high school and college students to learn about ID by forming IDEA Clubs. He has published in technical law and science journals, including Journal of Church and State; Montana Law Review; Geochemistry, Geophysics, and Geosystems; and South African Journal of Geology. Casey has lectured widely on ID before audiences on four continents, has published numerous articles on ID, and has co-authored or contributed to ID books including Traipsing Into Evolution, Intelligent Design 1, Science and Human Origins, Theistic Evolution, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, and the Discovering Intelligent Design curriculum.