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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
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Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
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Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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History of Science

Richard-Sternberg
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May 22, 2025
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If Richard Sternberg Is Right, That Would Be the End of Darwinism

Science & Culture
May 22, 2025
Evolution, Genetics, History of Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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If the genome is not wholly material, then a fully material process like Darwinian evolution cannot even gain full access to it. Read More ›
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Robert J. Marks II
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May 20, 2025
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The Myth of “Settled Science”

Robert J. Marks II
May 20, 2025
Evolution, History of Science, Intelligent Design
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Einstein was wrong. Quantum mechanics does not follow the principle of “local causality.” God apparently does play dice with the universe. Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
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May 19, 2025
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History of Science
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Settled Science Is Becoming Radically Unsettled: Get Ready for Revolutions

Daniel Witt
May 19, 2025
History of Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science
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It might be early to say whether Richard Sternberg's calculations are correct — but the point is, this kind of calculation is only just becoming possible. Read More ›
Richard-Sternberg
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David Klinghoffer
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May 5, 2025
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Spooked by Sternberg: From the Introduction to Plato’s Revenge

David Klinghoffer
May 5, 2025
Evolution, History of Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning
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All familiar thinking about the genome assumes that it is, of course, purely material. From this premise, biologist Richard Sternberg radically departs. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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May 1, 2025
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Evolution
Genetics
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Plato’s Revenge: An Interview with David Klinghoffer

Andrew McDiarmid
May 1, 2025
Evolution, Genetics, History of Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics
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We are now overdue for a profound revolution in science, one you’ve probably heard very little about. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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April 29, 2025
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Evolution
History of Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Scopes “Monkey” Trial Is Turning One Hundred

Denyse O’Leary
April 29, 2025
Evolution, History of Science, Human Origins and Anthropology
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Almost nothing happened quite the way the stereotypes have portrayed it since then. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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April 12, 2025
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Evolution
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Darwin’s Sacred Fiction

Andrew McDiarmid
April 12, 2025
Evolution, History of Science, Human Origins and Anthropology
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A book by Adrian Desmond and James Moore holds that Charles Darwin was significantly motivated in his scientific work by abolitionist sentiments. Read More ›
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Martin Hilbert
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April 10, 2025
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Evolution
Faith & Science
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, “The Catholic Darwin”

Fr. Martin Hilbert, C.O.
April 10, 2025
Evolution, Faith & Science, History of Science
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No doubt, Teilhard ­ had — and has — Catholic admirers. The most positive Catholic assessment I have encountered comes from the pen of Msgr. Bruno de Solages. Read More ›
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Rt. Revd. Samuel Wilberforce
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April 7, 2025
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Botany
Evolution
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“Into the Jungle of Fanciful Assumption”: Excerpts from Samuel Wilberforce on Darwin

Rt. Revd. Samuel Wilberforce
April 7, 2025
Botany, Evolution, History of Science, Intelligent Design
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"We have objected to the views with which we have been dealing solely on scientific grounds." Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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April 2, 2025
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Examining the Legacy of Baruch Spinoza in the History of Science

Andrew McDiarmid
April 2, 2025
Faith & Science, History of Science, Intelligent Design
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Join host and geologist Casey Luskin and historian of science Michael Keas for a lively conversation puncturing a series of anti-Christian myths. Read More ›

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