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On Our 250th Anniversary, There Is a Battle for America’s Soul

While some researchers have "personified" their apes, others have mechanized their concept of man. Read More ›
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Revisiting the Dover Case in Light of C. W. Howell’s Recent Book

I am widely quoted (from my public writings), but often Howell misses the mark even when an email to me could have cleared up his confusion. Read More ›
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Philosopher Steve Fuller on Science, Censorship, and the “Church of Darwin”

The conversation delves into the institutional censorship within modern science, where ID concepts are effectively barred from professional journals. Read More ›
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Ten Myths About Dover: No. 1, “Jones Judged Actual ID Theory, Not a Straw Man”

At the end of the day, the ruling by Judge Jones really is not a refutation of intelligent design at all. Read More ›
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Ten Myths About Dover: No. 2, “Judge Jones Is a Brilliant, Neutral Legal Scholar”

A full 90.9 percent of a key section was copied, either verbatim or nearly verbatim, from a brief submitted by the plaintiffs’ attorney. Read More ›
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Ten Myths About Dover: No. 3, “Intelligent Design Has No Peer-Reviewed Publications”

Unfortunately, Judge Jones got this simple question exactly wrong, giving life to a myth. This alone speaks volumes about his ruling. Read More ›
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On Scopes and Dover Trials, Philosopher Robert Pennock Twists History and Science

There is no reason for Pennock’s rule other than to short-circuit the origins debate and rule intelligent design out-of-court without addressing the evidence. Read More ›
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Science, Not the Law, Will Settle the Debate Over Intelligent Design

I mark the 20th anniversary of the Dover verdict by beginning a two-part conversation with geologist, legal scholar, and Dover trial expert Dr. Casey Luskin. Read More ›
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Ten Myths About Dover: No. 4, “The Dover Ruling Refuted Intelligent Design”

Expert witnesses like biochemist Michael Behe and microbiologist Scott Minnich testified about how irreducible complexity makes a positive case for design. Read More ›
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Ten Myths About Dover: No. 6, “Judge Jones, No Activist, Stayed Strictly Within Authority”

Federal judges are to decide constitutional questions. Deciding what is and is not science is a matter for philosophers of science. Read More ›

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