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Image: Voltaire reads the Orphan of China, by Anicet Charles Gabriel Lemonnier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Darwin and the Loss of the Enlightenment Paradigm

As a plethora of books, articles, and TV programs have recently intoned, our almost complete ignorance of the nature of ultimate reality has been laid bare. Read More ›
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Image: Erasmus Darwin, by Joseph Wright of Derby, via Wikimedia Commons.

Erasmus Darwin and Credible Denial

Consideration of Erasmus Darwin’s writings suggests that his unbelief could well have been father to the thought in the matter of his evolutionary speculations. Read More ›
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Dawkins
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Darwin and the “New Atheists” 

There is surely some historical irony in the attempt to enlist Charles Darwin posthumously in defense of the atheist cause. Read More ›
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Photo: Museum of Criminal Anthropology in Turin, Italy, by John G. West.

Darwinian Racism, Past and Present

John West discusses his experience visiting the Museum of Criminal Anthropology in Turin, Italy, and Cesare Lombroso’s racist ideas about evolution. Read More ›
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Photo: Pakicetus and Ambulocetus by Thewissen 2009, via Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Fossil Friday: Walking Whales and Why All Critiques of the Waiting Time Problem Fail

These fossils are often celebrated as missing links and a success story for Darwinism. Read More ›
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Image: A scene from "Molecular Machines — ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

Michael Behe in World Magazine — “Game Over” for Darwinism

Behe was present at a “semi-secret” scientific gathering “whose theme was a specific controversial question: Did Darwinian evolution have any limitations?” Read More ›
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An Optimistic Solution to the Mystery of Life’s Origin

Consider what five prestigious origin-of-life thinkers say about the current status of origin-of-life research. Read More ›
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Cambrian
Photo credit: Charlie Wollborg, via Flickr (cropped).

Origin of Life: Saved by Time?

Many materialists believe that the severe unlikelihood of the series of events required for the origin of life is not a serious problem. Read More ›
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Image: Jeremy England lectures in Stockholm, via YouTube.

Still Unexplained: The First Living Cell

In recent years, MIT physicist Jeremy England has gained media attention for proposing a thermodynamic energy-dissipation model of the origin of life. Read More ›
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Image: RNA, via Illustra Media’s documentary Origin.

Origin of the First Self-Replicating Molecules

For some theorists, the origin of life is defined as the natural origin of a self-replicating system capable of undergoing Darwinian evolution. Read More ›

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