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Sophia the Robot
Photo credit: Sophia the Robot with Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of United Nations, by UNCTAD, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Marks: Human Exceptionalism in a World of AI

“Ever wonder whether computers will one day be capable of doing everything that human beings can?” Read More ›
Charles Darwin statue
Charles Darwin statue
Photo: Darwin statute at the Natural History Museum, by Alan Perestrello, via Flickr (cropped).

Darwin’s Contribution to Racial Extermination

These men and others argued that the logical extrapolation of Darwin’s theory was the extermination of their fellow humans in the name of evolutionary progress!  Read More ›
bored students
Photo credit: Eric E. Castro, via Flickr (cropped).

Why High School Biology Made Me Angry (And Why I Like It So Much Better Now)

Your own body has something like 30 trillion cells in it. That’s 30 trillion large cities’ worth of complexity. Read More ›
atmosphere
Photo credit: NASA.

Will AI “Own the World”? Robert J. Marks Talks with Laura Ingraham

In response to those who believe AI will take over the world, Marks says, "Look at history." Read More ›
transgenderism
Image credit: Gerd Altmann via Pixabay.

Medical Malpractice Lawsuits to the Rescue

State legislatures are considering bills to remedy a problem by lengthening their statute of limitations when the procedures were done on minors. Read More ›
African savannah
Photo: African savannah, by Javier Puig Ochoa, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Is Human Psychology Better Explained by Evolution or Design?

“We are survival machines,” wrote atheist biologist Richard Dawkins, “robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes.” Read More ›
ss-pearcey
Photo credit: John West.

Nancy Pearcey on the Politics of Darwinism, Then and Now

The problem with wedding Darwinism and theism is that ultimately it turns one’s understanding of God into something that is largely private and subjective. Read More ›
transgenderism
Image credit: Gerd Altmann via Pixabay.

In U.S. and Europe, Gender Ideology as “Settled Science” Is Crumbling

In the U.S., an increasing number of states are passing laws or guidelines to protect children from potentially irreversible and life-shattering outcomes. Read More ›
Olufemi Oluniyi
Photo: Olufemi Oluniyi, via Discovery Institute.

My Friend Olufemi Oluniyi and Darwin’s Legacy in Nigeria

Olufemi opened my eyes and heart to the importance of Nigeria to Africa, the dynamic role of Christians there, and the importance of Africa to the world. Read More ›
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
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When Darwinism Came to Africa, Horrors Ensued

Olufemi Oluniyi tells the story of Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, who, guided by Social Darwinism, “sought to produce a race of super-soldiers for Stalin’s army.” Read More ›

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