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Doug Axe
Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Carl Linnaeus
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

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April 2025

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Jonathan McLatchie
Date
April 14, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Sporulation: Another Example of a Transcriptional Hierarchy

Jonathan McLatchie
April 14, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Examples like this suggest the existence of a master-architect behind biological systems. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
April 13, 2025
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Bioethics
Environment & Climate
Intelligent Design
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New York State: Rights for Lakes, Waterways

Wesley J. Smith
April 13, 2025
Bioethics, Environment & Climate, Intelligent Design
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For the future good of human flourishing, we need to take the “nature rights” movement seriously. Read More ›
Charles-Darwin
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
April 12, 2025
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Evolution
History of Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Darwin’s Sacred Fiction

Andrew McDiarmid
April 12, 2025
Evolution, History of Science, Human Origins and Anthropology
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A book by Adrian Desmond and James Moore holds that Charles Darwin was significantly motivated in his scientific work by abolitionist sentiments. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
April 11, 2025
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Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
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Big Human Brain from…Just Two Genes?

Denyse O’Leary
April 11, 2025
Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning
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The genes, unique to humans, spurred brain growth when introduced in mice and chimpanzee stem cells. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
April 11, 2025
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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From Seizures, a Healthy Respect for the Brain

Denyse O’Leary
April 11, 2025
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology
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Webb Wright’s roundup of historical approaches to epilepsy is not very insightful, unfortunately. Read More ›
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Martin Hilbert
Date
April 10, 2025
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Evolution
Faith & Science
History of Science
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, “The Catholic Darwin”

Fr. Martin Hilbert, C.O.
April 10, 2025
Evolution, Faith & Science, History of Science
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No doubt, Teilhard ­ had — and has — Catholic admirers. The most positive Catholic assessment I have encountered comes from the pen of Msgr. Bruno de Solages. Read More ›
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Robert F. Shedinger
Date
April 10, 2025
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Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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On the 70th Anniversary of His Death, Anything to Salute in the Thought of Teilhard de Chardin?

Robert Shedinger
April 10, 2025
Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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The significance of Teilhard's pointing out the incomplete nature of the evolutionary theory of his day should not be underestimated. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
April 10, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Education
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Casey Luskin on Intelligent Design, Evolution, and the Fossil Record

Andrew McDiarmid
April 10, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education
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In the realm of education, Luskin addresses the controversy surrounding teaching evolution and intelligent design in schools. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
April 9, 2025
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Arts
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
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A Needed Protest Against “AI Slop” and AI “Word Vomit”

David Klinghoffer
April 9, 2025
Arts, Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind
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It’s all another lesson in human exceptionalism. I believe we will wake up from the AI delusion someday. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
April 9, 2025
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Archaeology
Paleontology
Science Reporting
Technology
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Dire Wolves Are Still Extinct

Wesley J. Smith
April 9, 2025
Archaeology, Paleontology, Science Reporting, Technology
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Let’s call it puffery. The company was careful to acknowledge that the dire wolf is not actually back but that the pups are “functional equivalents.” Read More ›

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