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Photo: Trilobites, by Kevin Walsh [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Discontinuous Fossil Record Refutes Darwinian Gradualism

Appeals to the incompleteness of the fossil record are no longer tenable. Paul Nelson has cogently explained why. Read More ›
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New Book, Animal Algorithms, Spells Fresh Trouble for Darwinism

The book is all about the buzzing, migrating, web-spinning, and colony-building world of ingenious animals. Read More ›
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Dragonflies Make the Most of a Tiny Brain

For an animal whose brain is the size of a pinhead, one would think its capabilities would be hopelessly limited. Not so. Read More ›
Metrosideros
Photo: Metrosideros polymorpha, Kalapana, Hawaii, by Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Non-Darwinian Adaptive Radiation Proposed

Is it possible that adaptive radiation is falling out of the Darwin trophy cabinet? A new proposal sounds amenable to intelligent design. Read More ›
MOLO RNA world
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New Animated Video Dismantles Origin-of-Life Hype

The origin of the first life required not merely design, but an ingenious designing intelligence far beyond that of our smartest origin-of-life researchers. Read More ›
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Why C. S. Lewis Doubted the Creative Power of Natural Selection

Lewis first read Bergson in France during World War I while recovering from shrapnel wounds from the front-lines, and the experience on Lewis was profound. Read More ›
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Photo: Francis Collins, by National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) from Bethesda, MD, USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Francis Collins, Eye Evolution, and Blind Faith

Instead of simply accepting the neo-Darwinian explanation of the eye on faith, Casey Luskin examines the evidence. Read More ›
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Photo: Titanokorys gainesi, by Jean-Bernard Caron & Joseph Moysiuk, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Three Stunners Challenge Traditional Darwinism

Remember when fossil hunters found Marble Canyon, a fossil bed in Canada that surpassed the Burgess Shale in extent and species richness? Read More ›
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Life: Fearfully and Wonderfully Fine-Tuned

At the center of the discussion are three technical papers, each co-authored by one or more of the three members of the podcast discussion. 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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