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Big Ben
Image Credit: Alyson - Adobe Stock

UK: Students Should Be Allowed to “Develop Own Opinions” Even if “Unpopular, Controversial”

A “chilling effect.” Yes, that’s a result of persecuting people with unpopular opinions. Read More ›
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Photo: Ganges River, by Aleksandr Zykov, via Flickr.

“River Rights” Would Impede Human Thriving

If the current trend continues, “river rights” will exert a tremendously destructive force. Read More ›
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Blue iguana, National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C., by Jarek Tuszyński / CC-BY-SA-3.0 & GDFL [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons.

Extinct Four-Eyed Monitor Lizard Busts Myth of a Congruent Nested Hierarchy

Obviously, evolutionary “laws” are quite malleable and have to give way when they become too cumbersome. Read More ›
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Photo: Woodstock Festival, opening ceremony, with Swami Satchidananda, by Mark Goff [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Listen: West, Boyer, and the “Darwin Woodstock”

Dr. West shares a fascinating postscript to the story of German paleontologist Günter Bechly. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Welcome to the 2015 “Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human?” exhibit, Milpitas Public Library, Milpitas, California, by Casey Luskin.

“Acceptance Is My Goal”: Reporter Spills the Beans on True Goals of Evolution Education

Usually when evolutionists talk about pushing evolution on the public, they are careful to guard their words. Read More ›
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Photo: Ephrata, Pennsylvania, by Jon Dawson, via Flickr.

Christians in the Evolutionary Crosshairs

I’m not an Evangelical Christian, nor a Christian of any kind, so I have no personal stake in what Evangelicals believe about evolution. Read More ›
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Photo credit: succo, via Pixabay.

InterVarsity Press Stumbles with Sloppy Anti-ID Book by BioLogos Advisor Greg Cootsona

Can we be frank? Cootsona’s treatment of ID is pathetic. As “scholarship,” it’s embarrassing. Read More ›
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Photo: Nylon in a laboratory setting, by Superplus [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Adaptation in Action Yields a Repurposed Enzyme

“Nylon-eating bacteria? What the heck?” you say. “Why does this matter?” Read More ›
Paul Nelson
Image: Paul Nelson, in a scene from “How to Build a Worm,” courtesy of Discovery Institute.

Online Seminar: Paul Nelson Will Discuss Ontogenetic Depth — in Depth! 

Paul acknowledges that OD is currently impossible to measure — so why talk about it live, while fielding questions? Tune in and find out. Read More ›
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Photo: Sonny and Cher, 1971, by Kapp Records (Billboard 18 September 1971, pages 12 and 13) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Sonny and Cher Meet Witt and Leisola

Leisola, of course, is a Finnish bioengineer who realized through his work that life could not have assembled itself through unguided processes. Read More ›

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