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After Weaponizing Evolution, New Atheists Are Unhappy with Results

Richard Dawkins says he finds it “depressing” that people now think he’s “right-wing,” even a “right-wing extremist,” because he’s anti-woke. Read More ›
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Photo: Pocket watch, an image Wikipedia links with intelligent design because it’s meant to suggest an association with William Paley and the antiquated “watchmaker analogy”; by Hannes Grobe (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Sanger Fought Disinformation on Intelligent Design “Tooth and Nail” — But Disinformation Won

"I fought ... tooth and nail on the question whether Wikipedia articles should dismiss [ID] and other nonstandard scientific theories without a hearing." Read More ›
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Co-Founder Again Blasts Wikipedia’s “Scientistic Point of View,” “So Biased as to Be Twisted”

Yet a lot of people out there still think Wikipedia is meaningfully “vetted” and if you find an inaccuracy, you can “Update it then. That’s the entire point.” Read More ›
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“Suspect Science”: Stephen Meyer and James Tour Bring Clarity on the Origin of Life

Helpfully, Meyer stops Tour again and again and asks for clarification of scientific terms and concepts that might not be obvious to all viewers. Read More ›
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Photo: Pocket watch, an image Wikipedia links with intelligent design because it’s meant to suggest an association with William Paley and the antiquated “watchmaker analogy”; by Hannes Grobe (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

On ID, Myth Persists that Wikipedia Is Reliable, though Co-Founder Has Called It “Appallingly Biased”

I was reminded of this by an exchange today on Twitter, or X, or however somebody “rebrands” it tomorrow. Read More ›
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Watch: Jay Richards on the Catholic Case for Intelligent Design

Eric Sammons is a personable interlocutor who realizes, by the end of the interview, that he was an intelligent design proponent all along without realizing it. Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer, James Tour: The Origin-of-Life Hustle

Researchers perform experiments using specially purchased chemical ingredients and assure the credulous science media that this has something relevant to say. Read More ›
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Professor Dave Debates a Fellow Atheist

What a strange thing to say. To represent someone with his own words, while pointing out his failure to respond to substantive critiques, is “slander”? Read More ›
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Photo: Spiral galaxy NGC 7469, by ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, L. Armus, A. S. Evans.

Joe Rogan, Stephen Meyer: Did Images from Webb Space Telescope Refute the Big Bang?

Joe Rogan is the ideal interviewer for our colleague Stephen Meyer — thoughtful, skeptical, curious about absolutely EVERYTHING. Read More ›
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Science Versus Certainty: Casey Luskin Talks with Andrew Klavan About Intelligent Design and More

Science is not about granting certainty. Dr. Luskin gives as an illustration his own field, geology. Read More ›

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