Day 1 (October 15):

• Dr. Nima Narimani delivered a lecture on “ Science and Ideology (Evolutionary Theory Case Study).”
• Dr. Narges Bahmanpour discussed “ Whitehead’s Evolutionary Metaphysics.”
• Dr. Ebrahim Azadegan explored “Randomness in Nature and Divine Providence,” addressing related challenges.

In the second session:

• Dr. Naeimeh Pourmohammadi presented on “God as Omniscient: A Cognitive Explanation,” examining the challenges of theism through the lens of cognitive sciences.
• Dr. Reza Naderloo spoke on “ Evolutionary thinking, the climax conflict between natural sciences and religious thinking.”
• Finally, Dr. Hassan Miandari presented on “ Evolution of Religion: (Moral) Relationship with the Supernatural (God)” and discussed moral challenges within this domain.

Virtual Sessions (October 16–19):

• Prof. Rope Kojonen (University of Helsinki, Finland) delivered two lectures on “ methodological naturalism and design arguments” and “Relationship between design and evolution.”
• Prof. Elliott Sober (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) discussed “Darwin and Intelligent Design.”
• Prof. Michael Behe (Lehigh University, USA) conducted two lectures on “The Argument for Intelligent Design in Biology” and “Addressing Objections to The Argument for Intelligent Design in Biology.”
• Prof. Nidhal Guessoum (American University of Sharjah, UAE) addressed “Islam, Science, and Methodological Naturalism” and “Islam and Science in Education” in two sessions.
• Prof. Denis Alexander (University of Cambridge and Director of the Faraday Institute) examined “Is Evolution a Theory of Chance?” from the perspectives of biology and genetics.
• Prof. Shoaib Ahmad Malik (University of Edinburgh, Scotland) presented on “ Evolution and Religion, Islamic Attitude.”
• Dr. Zakaria Arden delivered a talk on “Contingency, laws, and theistic explanation in the context of evolution.”