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April 5, 2019

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Polar Bear Seminar: Why Behe Is Right

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April 5, 2019

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Starting today, you’re invited to sit back and enjoy a five-part series on polar bear genes in light of Behe’s thesis in Darwin Devolves. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

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February 20, 2019

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Evolution
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From Swamidass on Chloroquine Resistance, a Response that Doesn’t Respond

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February 20, 2019

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Swamidass’s response doesn’t address our main arguments, but he indicates he is impressed by what Darwinian mechanisms accomplished in generating chloroquine resistance. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

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February 19, 2019

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Evolution
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On Chloroquine Resistance, Nathan Lents Severely Misrepresents Behe’s Arguments

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February 19, 2019

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If you’re going to engage with an individual you disagree with, it’s important to know what that person argues and to state it accurately. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

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February 19, 2019

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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Perplexing: Michael Behe’s Critics Falsely Claim He Ignores Exaptation

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February 19, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Writing in the journal Science, reviewers Lents, Swamidass, and Lenski make a very specific, clear, strong, and unambiguous claim. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

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February 14, 2019

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Evolution
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Science Review Offers False Accusations about Chloroquine Resistance

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February 14, 2019

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In one paragraph Lents et al. twice cited sources they thought contradicted Behe, and twice suggested he ignored or dismissed contrary evidence. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

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January 24, 2019

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Intelligent Design
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As Predicted by Intelligent Design, “Junk” Introns Are Actually Functional

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January 24, 2019

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ID proponents have long predicted that functions would be uncovered for such non-coding DNA. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

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November 27, 2018

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Cosmology
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To Bolster Belief in Evolution, Study Recommends Celebrity Endorsements

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November 27, 2018

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The study’s design revealed much about the motives of the investigators. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

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October 26, 2018

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Evolution
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On the Evolutionary Origin of New Genes, Stephen Meyer Is Vindicated Again

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October 26, 2018

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Most studies simply infer or invent some story about the evolution of a gene without any experimental tests. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

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September 13, 2018

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Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Medicine
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Nathan Lents Is Back; Still Wrong About Sinuses

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September 13, 2018

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The interaction with Lents is of interest because it provides an opportunity to look again, in some detail, at a fascinating illustration of design in action. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

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August 27, 2018

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Evolution
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Sociology Journal: Why Lobbyists So Persistently Call Evolution a “Fact”

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August 27, 2018

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The paper could cause a stir, since it has violated an “implicit agreement” that mainstream academics should never criticize public advocates of evolution. Read More ›