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David Klinghoffer

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Let’s Not Forget About That Covid Commission

When speaking of the disaster that began to unfold in 2020, do you refer to it as the Covid “pandemic” or the Covid “lockdowns and vaccine mandates”? Read More ›
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Physicist Brian Miller on All the Levels of Fine-Tuning: “Somebody Knew You Were Coming”

Dr. Miller gave a concise summary of the evidence of fine-tuning, from the cosmic scale down to the planetary and the environmental, finally to the biological. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin: Intelligent Design, Islamic Edition

Much of the focus is on the “junk DNA” argument against ID, but stay tuned for the amusing case of Dr. Dan Stern Cardinale and the feathered crocodile. Read More ›
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Weaponizing Winsomeness: Eric Metaxas and John West on Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

Leaders such as Francis Collins, under the cover of his own performative winsomeness, have prioritized being liked and respected by secular elites. Read More ›
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“Friends with Francis”: How Institutions Devolve

Among the temptations we face as humans, friendship — otherwise such a wonderful thing — doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Read More ›
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A Useful Christian: John West on Francis Collins and Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

There are Stockholm syndrome Jews as well — you’ll see them parading with “anti-Zionist” groups on campus and in the street. Read More ›
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Bret Weinstein on the Joe Rogan Podcast: Darwinism Is “Broken,” Intelligent Design Is “Catching Up”

Dr. Weinstein alludes to another Darwinian mechanism operating on top of the standard one of random mutation and natural selection. Read More ›
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Hey DOGE, Take a Look at NASA

For the materialist, atheist evolutionary viewpoint to be valid, life must be easy to evolve, so aliens MUST be out there somewhere. Read More ›
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Could This Be the Year’s Most Ridiculous Idea About How Life Originated?

Stories like this always want to tell us how Earth and life are not “special.” It’s an obsession with science writers, and seemingly with the folks at NASA too. Read More ›
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John West: Science’s Debt to Intelligent Design Is Not Just in the Past — But Today

The God hypothesis… Where have I heard that phrase, used by columnist Ross Douthat, before? Read More ›

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