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Michael Levin: “Evolution by Natural Induction” (By What?)

Levin and his colleagues are unintimidated by those bullies who labor to forestall a crackup on the orthodox evolutionary team. Read More ›
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Tourist man hiker on top of the mountain. Active life concept
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Nancy Pearcey: How Darwinism Fueled a Toxic War on Masculinity

Tune in to hear what Nancy Pearcey offers as an antidote to the war on virtuous masculinity. 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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Charles Murray, Among Others, Shows the Impact of Our Work

As Stephen Meyer, John West, Steve Buri, and others got up and spoke, there was an odd shaking in the floor and windows. Read More ›
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Goodbye to a Basic Clade That Has Been with Us Since 1908?

It is hard — okay, impossible — to keep up with the number of frankly stunning revisions of core evolutionary theory these days. Read More ›
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CRISPR’s Long Tail of Wonder: Too Many Solutions, Too Little Time

The implication: such a significant amount of diversity raises a challenge for unguided evolutionary mechanisms. Read More ›
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Ten Myths About Dover: No. 8, “Behe Admitted that ID Is No More Scientific than Astrology”

Yes, that’s Michael Behe’s definition of science. In its entirety. Do you see anything about astrology or the supernatural there? I don't. Read More ›
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All the Evidence Points to Design, but the Credit Goes to…You Know What

One of the most objectionable aspects of modern evolutionary theory was the undeserved, unearned credit it steals. Read More ›
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Close-up shot of microscope with metal lens.
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Luskin: The State of the Intelligent Design Debate

Terrell Clemmons asked, "Where have you seen the ID movement make strides?" This is some of the material that I wish someone would share with Elon Musk. Read More ›
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Third Way Evolution and the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis

Things were peachy until the late 20th/early 21st century, when some biologists began to acknowledge that neo-Darwinism had a glaring explanatory deficit. Read More ›

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