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Eric H. Anderson

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#10 Story of 2022: Twelve “Shocking” Discoveries for Evolution

Some discoveries might be surprising from an evolutionary perspective, but not necessarily from a perspective of intelligent design. Read More ›
topoisomerase
Image: Topoisomerase II, via Discovery Institute.

Twelve “Shocking” Discoveries for Evolution

Some discoveries might be surprising from an evolutionary perspective, but not necessarily from a perspective of intelligent design. Read More ›
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Photo: Plasmodium falciparum, by Dr Graham Beards, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Real-World Data and the Lesson of Chloroquine Resistance

The take-home lesson is that evolution, on its best day, is an embarrassingly anemic process. Read More ›
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How Much Can Evolution Really Accomplish?

Unsatisfied with circular evolutionary arguments and lazy reasoning, Michael Behe decided to pose his question to the real-world data. Read More ›
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Self-Replication? Not Even Close

Cornell University researchers allegedly “created a machine that can build copies of itself.” Read More ›
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Image: A scene from "Molecular Machines — ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

A Modest Invitation to David Sivak

Don’t burden your great research program with Darwin’s mid-1800s view of biology (or any modified descendant of Darwin’s general premise). Read More ›
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Image: A scene from "Molecular Machines — ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

Evolution Is NOT an Engineer

The Saturday Morning Lectures series recently featured an excellent presentation by Dr. David Sivak. Read More ›
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Photo source: Science Museum, London / Science and Society Picture Library, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Great Expectations: Origins in Science Education

How ironic then that a majority of college-educated adults have been led so far astray in their understanding of the sobering realities of abiogenesis research. Read More ›
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alien life
Image: ʻOumuamua, by ESO/M. Kornmesser. Derivative: nagualdesign [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons.

My Concern About Avi Loeb’s Work in Relation to Intelligent Design

The evidence seems pretty light, at least compared to what we normally expect for a design inference. Read More ›
ATP Synthase
Image: A scene from "Molecular Machines — ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

Of Turbines and Pumps: More on Denton’s Latest

We rarely give a second thought to our body’s energy production. Robots use a battery pack and long lengths of wiring to transfer electricity. Read More ›

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