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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
February 6, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, bacteria, Current Biology, Dennis Venema, DNA, evolution, functional sequences, intelligent design, intrinsically disordered proteins, Nature Reviews Genetics, protein folding, proteins, RNA, Sapientia, sequence space, Undeniable (book)}

Losing the Forest by Fixating on the Trees — A Response to Venema’s Critique of Undeniable

_{Douglas Axe
February 6, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I was asked recently to take part in an online symposium. The journal Sapientia, published by the Carl F.H. Henry Center, invited four theistic evolutionists to review my book. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
December 18, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, coincidences, Del Ratzsch, design intuition, dragonfly, functional coherence, Hans Vodder, hummingbird, intelligent design, Mars rover, monkey, natural processes, Neo-Darwinism, probabilities, probability, Star Trek, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book)}

The Calculation-Free Design Intuition and the Calculations That Validate It

_{Douglas Axe
December 18, 2017

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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From childhood, we all naturally ascribe things like spiders and hummingbirds to a “God-like designer.” But are we right to do this? Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
November 17, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, alphabet soup, dandelions, design intuition, dragonflies, Elliott Sober, eyes, functional coherence, glaciers, Hans Vodder, intelligent design, Mars, Mount Rushmore, mountains, probability, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book)}

Challenge to a Critic of the Design Intuition: How Do You Explain Your Own Use of It?

_{Douglas Axe
November 17, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology

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Previously, I questioned a theistic evolutionist's claim that we can’t rule out chance as an explanation for something unless the probability of chance working can be calculated accurately. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
October 2, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Hans Vodder, intelligent design, John Maynard Smith, Mars rover, probability, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book), Universal Design Intuition, William A. Dembski}

You Don’t Need a Calculator to Know Some Things Just Can’t Happen

_{Douglas Axe
October 2, 2017

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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This is the seventh part of my ongoing conversation about Undeniable with theistic evolutionist Hans Vodder. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
September 15, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, dragonflies, evolution, functional coherence, Gabon, Hans Vodder, intelligent design, John Maynard Smith, Scientific American, smartphone, Undeniable (book)}

The Unmistakable Imprint of Purpose — Response to a Theistic Evolutionist

_{Douglas Axe
September 15, 2017

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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We instantly spot the fruits of fertile imaginations by spotting their characteristic functional coherence. Dragonflies. Smartphones. Nuclear power plants. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
July 21, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, evolution, functional coherence, Gabon, Hans Vodder, intelligent design, Martin Nowak, Undeniable (book), Universal Design Intuition, universal probability bound, William A. Dembski}

A “Natural” Adjustable Wrench? More Conversations with a Theistic Evolutionist

_{Douglas Axe
July 21, 2017

Intelligent Design

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Somehow, without any calculation at all, we’re all certain that geological processes can’t make a wrench. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
July 10, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, bacteria, evolution, functional coherence, God, Hans Vodder, intelligent design, photosynthesis, probability, Richard Dawkins, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book)}

On Functional Coherence — Another Serving of Oracle Soup

_{Douglas Axe
July 10, 2017

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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This is the fourth installment of my ongoing conversation with theistic evolutionist Hans Vodder about my book Undeniable. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
June 28, 2017

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, Antony Flew, evolution, Hans Vodder, intelligent design, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book)}

Oracle Soup – Dialogue with a Theistic Evolutionist, Continued

_{Douglas Axe
June 28, 2017

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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We have no trouble rattling off any number of “conditions” that are relevant to the process of boiling alphabet soup. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
June 26, 2017

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, earth, evolution, Francis Collins, God, Hans Vodder, intelligent design, life, Sahara Desert, theism, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book)}

Is the Universe “Rigged” for Life? Conversation with a Theistic Evolutionist, Continued

_{Douglas Axe
June 26, 2017

Faith & Science

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Random and undirected processes are clearly and obviously incapable of inventing new living things. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
June 23, 2017

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, evolution, Hans Vodder, intelligent design, Sahara Desert, theistic evolution, theology, Undeniable (book)}

Undeniable? A Conversation with Theistic Evolutionist Hans Vodder

_{Douglas Axe
June 23, 2017

Faith & Science, Philosophy

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Suppose I were to place a small diamond just below the surface of the sand in the Sahara Desert, and you were to set out to find it. Read More ›