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I was just about to type out my life story when I realised that whoever is reading this really wouldnt be interested. Instead Ill cut to the chase:your work at Discovery Institute may have saved my life.

So began the email sent to us at cscinfo@discovery.org. The 18-year old writer named Reuben, from a small town in the United Kingdom, went on to describe how he had found us during his search for organizations that dealt with origin-of-life research. His thoughtful and insightful email revealed much about his journey.

Methodological naturalism (and its associated atheism) is a very depressing thing to be told is the truth. This is what I was essentially told when introduced to the scientific factof Darwinian evolution at sixth form A-level biology (kinda like high schoolin the U.S. I think). No one else in my class seemed to care that this brilliant sciencetold them that the universe is completely meaningless, life a complete accident, and their sense of selfin fact a worthless illusion.I felt very small.

Then Reuben came acrossMichael BehesDarwins Black Boxand the idea of irreducible complexity. It made sense to him and provided scientific evidence for design. Now he has watched nearly every one of our videos onYouTube and is readingForesightby Marcos Eberlin.

More than that, he discovered Discovery Institute and expressed his sincere gratitude for the work made possible by people like YOU.

Thank goodness I live in a time where fields such as biochemistry are actually (to my great delight) revealing intelligence and planning.But I want to thank you all so so much.Because it is not easy to stand up against the paradigm. To be branded as religious hereticsby proud, often arrogant people. The layman is never going to question them, and the vast majority of young scientists are brainwashed into joining them.But not me, and I can thank you for that.

As I read Reubens email, it warmed my heart to knowthe impact our donors have made on this young mans lifethrough their support of the Center for Science & Culture.Would you consider joining them?

Without our supportersthere would be no books by Michael Behe, Marcos Eberlin, Stephen Meyer, Michael Denton, and others. There wouldnt be awide-array ofYouTubevideoscritiquing Darwinian evolution and providing scientific evidence for intelligent design. There would most certainly not be aneducational and research network circling the globethat will be a resource to him now and in the future.

In 2020, ourEducation and Outreach Initiativereached over32,000 people through53 events(live and virtual), with360,000+ more viewsof the videos onYouTubeafter the events. OurSummer Seminarprogram engaged57 participantsfrom11 countries, 100 percent of whom would recommend the program to others.Generous donors made all this possible and your support todaywill continue those programs in 2021.

Reuben is now connected to a welcoming and vibrant community of like-minded people who will stay in touch with him and mentor him throughout his education.Hes the lucky one.

There are many more out there like him.We need you beside usto provide thehopeandencouragementandpurposethat they need to survive and thrive in their educational and career endeavors. Reuben and I hope you will consider a life-saving gift today.

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Reuben's Story A Light in Troubled Times - Discovery Institute