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“Design Strength on Multiple Levels”: More Ultimate Wiring with Stuart Burgess

The eye is one of the most striking embarrassing examples of claimed bad design by evolutionists. Read More ›
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Ultimate Wiring: Design Approach Explains the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

Think of a spacecraft. It might have 50 miles of wiring. In contrast, the human body has an incredible 50,000 miles of wiring. Read More ›
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Gelernter: Giving Up Darwin’s “Brilliant and Beautiful Theory”

David Gelernter’s confession raised many an eyebrow when it was published in 2019, and for good reason. Read More ›
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Misinformation About a Masterpiece: An Engineer Responds to a Colleague

"We have the anatomy department claiming the human spine is a bad design, whilst the engineering department is improving bridge design by copying it!" Read More ›
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Evolution of Biological Information: Maxwell’s Demon

Maxwell’s demon is a hypothetical entity that can increase the energy in a compartment by choosing to admit or exclude incoming particles based on speed. Read More ›
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For Many Catholics, Confusion on Evolution Is Like a Game of Telephone

“So by the time most Catholics hear about evolution, the version they get is, well, Pope Pius XII said that the church supports and accepts evolution." Read More ›
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Evolution of Biological Information: The Definition of Information

Whether the driveway is wet provides information about whether it rained. If the driveway is dry, it certainly has not rained. Read More ›
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Technological Evolution: Accidentally Demonstrating the Limits of Evolution

While economist Brian Arthur models the development of technology, he refers to it as the “evolution” of technology. Read More ›
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In Defiance of Evolution, Life Is an Idea

Nobody looks at a bear and thinks, “If it only had a long tail, it would be more bear-like.” Read More ›
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Mind Over Matter: Darwin, AI, and the Future of Reason

If our minds are the product of a blind and aimless process, what reason do we have to believe what we think? Read More ›

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