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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
April 17, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, chemicals, evolution, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richard Dawkins, Sean Carroll, serendipity}

Pre-Adaptation: In Evolutionary Explanations, Too Much Serendipity

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April 17, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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"The bombardier beetle’s ancestors simply pressed into different service chemicals that already happened to be lying around. That’s often how evolution works." Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
April 11, 2018

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, astrophysics, ATP, Drake equation, earth, Ethan Siegel, evolution, extraterrestrial intelligence, Forbes, galaxy, meteorites, Milky Way, molecule, National Academy of Sciences, optimism, planets, rocks, science, SETI, supernova}

Updating the Drake Equation

_{Cornelius Hunter
April 11, 2018

Biology, Chemistry, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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The Drake equation is simply the product of a set of factors, estimating the number of active, technologically advanced, communicating civilizations in our galaxy. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
April 9, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, Charles Darwin, common descent, corals, debate, Discovery Institute, Epicureanism, evolution, evolutionists, Hydra, jellyfish, Laurence Moran, leafhopper, Paul Nelson, species}

A Problem for Evolution Grows Worse: Brochosome Proteins Encoded By Orphan Genes

_{Cornelius Hunter
April 9, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Brochosomes are intricate, symmetric, secretory granules forming super-oily coatings on the integuments of leafhoppers. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
April 3, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Metaphysics
Tagged
, __cedited, Aristotelianism, birds, common descent, creation, Epicureanism, evolutionary theory, homology, horse, inheritance, Jerry Coyne, just-so stories, monkey, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, teleology, Why Evolution Is True}

What Your Biology Teacher Didn’t Tell You

_{Cornelius Hunter
April 3, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Metaphysics

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Here are unauthorized answers to questions posed by Jerry Coyne's blog. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
February 22, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, Aristotelianism, cells, convergence, evolutionary theory, ions, logic, mutations, nerve cells, potassium, Royal Society, sodium, teleology, voltage}

This Didn’t Evolve a Few Mutations at a Time

_{Cornelius Hunter
February 22, 2018

Biology, Evolution

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Let’s have a look at an example: nerve cells and their action potential signals. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
February 21, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, cells, Charles Darwin, complexity, evolution, evolutionists, fitness, gradualism, manufacturing, mutations, science, straw man}

Here Is How Evolutionists Respond to the Evidence

_{Cornelius Hunter
February 21, 2018

Biology, Evolution

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In a word, they are unresponsive. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
January 29, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, amoeba, Charles Darwin, DNA, evolutionary theory, evolutionary tree, natural selection, nerve cells, synapses, tautology}

Early Complexity: An Evolutionary Case Study

_{Cornelius Hunter
January 29, 2018

Evolution

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Amoebas contain hundreds of times more DNA than humans, and this “just didn’t make sense.” Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
January 24, 2018

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, common descent, complexity, diversity, embryology, embryonic development, evidence, evolution, evolutionary theory, evolutionists, mutations, science}

Embryonic Development Reveals “Staggering Complexity”

_{Cornelius Hunter
January 24, 2018

Biology, Intelligent Design

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As in all other disciplines within the life sciences, embryonic development is not complying with evolutionary theory. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
January 23, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __cedited, amino acids, catalysis, enzymes, RNA world}

About That RNA World Hypothesis

_{Cornelius Hunter
January 23, 2018

Evolution, Origin of Life

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Given its widespread popularity and acceptance you might not have realized that the so-called RNA World hypothesis suffers from some dramatic problems. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
January 22, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, body plans, common descent, convergent evolution, Elliott Sober, embryonic development, gene expression, genes, homoplasy, organs, Thomas Henry Huxley}

How Embryonic Development Bears on Evolution

_{Cornelius Hunter
January 22, 2018

Evolution, Life Sciences

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In order for evolution to have occurred as the orthodox theory describes, the intricate embryonic development stages of species must have evolved. Read More ›