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Why Darwinian Theory Threatens the Declaration of Independence

Dr. John West highlights how modern scientific discoveries in biology, physics, and cosmology are now reinforcing the core claims of the Declaration. Read More ›
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The Science Behind the Declaration of Independence

The scientific consensus of the Founders’ era confirmed the truths of the Declaration. Read More ›
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What’s So Hard About Scientific Controversy? Addressing Bad Theories of Truth

The consensus theory says that truth is whatever we all agree about. Needless to say, that fits right into what we were saying about status signaling. Read More ›
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Questioning the Science Experts: Is It Even Permitted?

If you're trying to do ID science, it's a little bit easier to be intellectually honest, because you have to work harder to make the case for your claim. Read More ›
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Status Signaling in the Herd: Why Otherwise Good Scientists Sneer at Intelligent Design

"Here is Johnson, giving a very studious argument for ID, and the other fellow thinks it’s sufficient to say, 'I know it's wrong because my friend told me.'" Read More ›
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The Flocking of Crowds: The Secular University and Unstable Mass Conformism

A bird sees another bird next to him fluttering, and he wants to flutter that way, too. Read More ›
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Motivated Irrationality: Why Even Smart People Swallow Crackpot Ideas

A critic will just fling out an objection, intelligent design thinkers will reply, and the reply is totally ignored. Read More ›
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Darwin’s Doubts, and Their Philosophical Implications

Charles Darwin thus appears to us more modern than his present-day disciples, whose unbending materialism comes closer to that of Erasmus Darwin. Read More ›
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Another Hypothesis for the Origin of Animals

This one uses an analogy to the origin of smartphones. No kidding. Yet, it’s an interesting article. Just not really evolutionary theory in any normal sense. Read More ›
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Axe and Luskin on the Design Intuition and Its Critics

The numbers don’t lie. So why do so many academic biologists and other scholars resist the design implications of Axe’s research? Read More ›

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