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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 16, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaptation, Current Biology, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian mechanism, devolution, evolution, function, genes, intelligent design, John Maynard Smith, loss-of-function mutations, Michael Behe, mutations, natural selection, phenotypes, The Quarterly Review of Biology}

Vindicated But Not Cited: Paper in Nature Heredity Supports Michael Behe’s Devolution Hypothesis

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February 16, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The literature is looking at the same data that intelligent design proponents are looking at, making similar observations, and asking similar questions. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 15, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, chemists, Denis Lamoureux, DNA, Goldilocks, Harvard University, heat, hydrothermal vents, James Tour, Jeffrey Bada, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, John Sutherland, Lawrence Krauss, monomers, Nature (journal), nucleotides, Peter Ward, polymers, RNA, Stanley Miller, Stephen Meyer, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, UV radiation, water}

Nature Article Admits Unanswered Origin-of-Life Questions, Exposing Broken Promises of ID Critics

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February 15, 2021

Evolution, Origin of Life

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In 2016, physicist Lawrence Krauss promised, “We’re coming very close” to explaining the origin of life via chemical evolutionary models. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 8, 2021

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, bipedalism, chimpanzees, femur, gorillas, human ancestor, human origins, John Hawks, Journal of Human Evolution, Le Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Martin Pickford, New Scientist, Roberto Macchiarelli, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, University of Poitiers, University of Tübingen}

Newly Published Analysis Refutes Claims that Sahelanthropus tchadensis Was Human Ancestor

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February 8, 2021

Human Origins and Anthropology

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What happened to the femur? Did the original discoverers hold on to the bones to stonewall an analysis with a conclusion they didn’t like? Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 6, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, common sense, creationists, Darwin-skeptics, evolution, evolutionary theory, intelligent design, misrepresentation, scientists, teleology}

Why Do Critics Misrepresent Intelligent Design?

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February 6, 2021

Intelligent Design

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I will close by revisiting the question of why people doubt Darwin and reject evolution — something discussed in my first post on this paper. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 5, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, apes, Casey Luskin, evolution, Evolution: Education and Outreach, Homo (genus), human origins, information, intelligence, intelligent design, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Neo-Darwinism, paleoanthropologists, religion, Stephen Meyer}

Misconceptions about Misconceptions: Examining a Citation of My Work

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February 5, 2021

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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The citation is to one of my earliest writings on the topic of human origins, an article I published in an old ID journal. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 4, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Brazil, Charles Darwin, creationism, creationists, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, evolution, Evolution: Education and Outreach, human origins, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Paul Nelson, religious beliefs, scientists}

Academic Article Correcting Misconceptions about Evolution Promotes Misconceptions about ID

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February 4, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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It’s good to be back at Discovery Institute. Even after my fives years away, I see that some things remain unchanged. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 19, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Geology
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, BIO-Complexity, Brian Miller, censorship, Center for Science and Culture, common design, crocodiles, Current Biology, Darwin Devolves, Darwinism, David Gelernter, dependency graph, Discovery Institute, Evolution News, Günter Bechly, hippos, intelligent design, Jeremy England, Jerry Coyne, John West, Journal of Bacteriology, Journal of Theoretical Biology, junk DNA, Michael Behe, paleomagnetism, polar bears, Richard Lenski, Royal Society, Science (journal), South Africa, Stuttgart, Summer Seminars, UC San Diego, University of Johannesburg, Winston Ewert}

I’m Excited to Return to Discovery Institute to Find Intelligent Design Stronger Than Ever!

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January 19, 2021

Evolution, Geology, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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Over the past few years, I’ve seen ID critics advance some wild and amusing conspiracy theories about the reasons for my departure and absence. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 9, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Geology
Tagged
, Africa, Asia, common descent, dinosaurs, Europe, evolutionists, falsification, fossil record, Late Cretaceous, logic, monkeys, oceans, rafting, Sherlock Holmes, University of Bath}

Intelligent Design’s Yellow Star: Journal’s Disclaimer Refutes a Common Criticism of ID

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October 26, 2020

Scientific Freedom

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Critics of intelligent design (ID) often lecture ID proponents that they are free to submit their work to any scientific journal. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 21, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, arthropods, bilateral symmetry, bilaterians, body plans, Cambrian animals, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Darwin's Doubt, eLife, evolution, Evolution News, evolutionary biology, fossil record, genes, genetic information, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, Nature Communications, oxygenation, paleontology, Precambrian, Stephen Meyer}

Scientific Paper Reaffirms New Genes Required for Cambrian Explosion

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October 21, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The notion that many genes would be required for the Cambrian explosion may seem unsurprising — what is surprising is that anyone would challenge the idea. Read More ›