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Casey Luskin
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Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Origin of Life

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Casey Luskin
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August 8, 2024
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“That Is a Lot of Evolution”: Study Finds LUCA Required 2,600 Genes

Casey Luskin
August 8, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Technology
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One scientist commented, “LUCA was a very complex cell, with a genome similar to modern bacteria." Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
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August 5, 2024
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“Beyond Evolution”: Where James Tour and Stephen Meyer Disagree

David Klinghoffer
August 5, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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When you plant an inert, seemingly dead thing — a seed — in the ground, and it grows to be a flower, what has just happened? Life has happened. But why? Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
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August 3, 2024
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Popular YouTube Science Educator Professes “Emotional” Response to “Amazing” Flagellum

Casey Luskin
August 3, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Philosophy, Technology
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In the video, engineer Destin Sandlin explains how he became captivated after watching an online animation of the bacterial flagellum. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
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July 30, 2024
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Oxford Biologist Denis Noble: “The Fact Is that I Think Neo-Darwinism Is Dead”

Casey Luskin
July 30, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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I respect Denis Noble and in disagreeing with him I do not mean to slight his deep insights into how biology works. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
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July 18, 2024
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Study Finds Life’s Origin “Required a Surprisingly Short Interval of Geologic Time”

Casey Luskin
July 18, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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It’s certainly not impossible that life was already present on Earth at 4.2 Ga. And if it were true it would have intriguing implications. Read More ›
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Rob Stadler
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June 26, 2024
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Video: Life Can’t Exist Without Repair Mechanisms, and That’s a Problem for Origin-of-Life Theories

Rob Stadler
June 26, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Following the replication of DNA, a daily barrage of DNA damage occurs during normal operating conditions. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
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June 6, 2024
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Chemistry
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Our Highly Praised High School CHEMISTRY Class Starts August 26

David Klinghoffer
June 6, 2024
Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics, Science Education
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As one of Ms. Marais’s students wrote to her, “I have never in my life had a teacher (besides my parents) who was as dedicated and excited as you!” Read More ›
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Robert F. Shedinger
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June 4, 2024
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Reading Between the Lines: Intelligent Design in Philip Ball’s Non-ID Book

Robert Shedinger
June 4, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Ball, in describing this new biology, feels the need to appeal to design language despite his overt disavowal of any support for intelligent design. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
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May 15, 2024
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Cosmology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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From a Theistic Evolutionist, Long-Ago Answered Critiques of Stephen Meyer’s Book

Casey Luskin
May 15, 2024
Cosmology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Scott Buchanan's review is now being recirculated because of the positive attention that Meyer has received from his recent Piers Morgan interview. Read More ›
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Kelley J. Unger
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May 15, 2024
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Kelley J. Unger
May 15, 2024
Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Science Education
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People are looking to the CSC to provide compelling, easy-to-understand information on subjects overrun by Darwinism. Read More ›

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