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Doug Axe
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Günter Bechly
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David Berlinski
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Michael Egnor
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
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Robert Shedinger
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Jonathan Wells
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Brian Miller

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Brian Miller
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April 29, 2025
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Evolution
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The Math Behind the Immaterial Genome 

Brian Miller
April 29, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Scientific Reasoning
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While not a formal defense, this analysis aims to give readers an intuitive grasp of the reasoning behind Richard Sternberg's Platonic perspective. Read More ›
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Brian Miller
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April 21, 2025
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Biology
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Plato’s Revenge: Mathematical Biologist Richard Sternberg Foresaw Major Developments in Biology

Brian Miller
April 21, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics
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A new book traces the ideas of Dr. Sternberg, who offers rigorous scientific evidence that the true control center of life lies outside DNA. Read More ›
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Brian Miller
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April 17, 2025
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Anatomy
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New Article Calls for a Philosophical Revolution in Biology, Placing Mind Over Matter

Brian Miller
April 17, 2025
Anatomy, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind
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Biology is directed by cognition. But the authors do not attempt to explain the source of cognition or how it originated. Read More ›
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Brian Miller
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January 27, 2025
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Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Circular Reasoning in Origin of Life Research: Insights from a Recent Study on the Genetic Code

Brian Miller
January 27, 2025
Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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This study compared sequences of proteins in modern organisms to reconstruct ancestral proteins believed to reside in the last universal common ancestor (LUCA). Read More ›
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Brian Miller
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January 24, 2025
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Faith & Science
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The Multiverse Has a Measure Problem

Brian Miller
January 24, 2025
Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Physical Sciences, Physics
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In terms of science, the central problem with the naïve multiverse is that it could explain any observation, so it really explains nothing. Read More ›
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Brian Miller
Date
October 21, 2024
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Biology
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Control Systems in Vertebrate Limbs Further Demonstrate that They Were Designed

Brian Miller
October 21, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Even if one limb suddenly transformed into another, the new limb would prove useless until its control system was entirely reengineered. Read More ›
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Brian Miller
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October 16, 2024
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Biology
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Stuart Burgess Overturns the Claim that the ACL Is Poorly Designed

Brian Miller
October 16, 2024
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The explanation for ACL injuries is not poor design. Burgess noted in my interview with him that ACL tears were far less frequent in past centuries. Read More ›
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Brian Miller
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October 10, 2024
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Anatomy
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New Research: Stuart Burgess Demonstrates the Exquisite Engineering of Human Limbs

Brian Miller
October 10, 2024
Anatomy, Engineering, Intelligent Design
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Burgess’s research represents yet another nail in the coffin of the standard evolutionary model. Read More ›
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Brian Miller
Date
September 6, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
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Fitness Landscapes Demonstrate Perfection in Vertebrate Limbs Resulted from Intelligent Design

Brian Miller
September 6, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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These observations present two dire challenges to undirected evolutionary models. Read More ›
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Brian Miller
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September 5, 2024
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Developmental Biology of Vertebrate Skeletons Shows Similarities are Better Explained by Design

Brian Miller
September 5, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Evolutionists assume that the traits they classify as homologous share similarities due to their having evolved from a common ancestor. Read More ›

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