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Date
October 5, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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, __edited, "God of the gaps", boron, DNA, Douglas Axe, Geophysical Research Letters, Georgia Tech, Mars, National Science Foundation, polypeptides, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, RNA, sugars, Undeniable (book), William A. Dembski}

Cheaters Never Prosper? Sure They Do in Origin-of-Life Papers

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October 5, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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How can scientists get away with publishing patent nonsense when it comes to the origin of life? Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 3, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, early Earth, hydrothermal vents, meteorites, Miller-Urey experiment, nucleobases, ozone, polymers, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, RNA world}

Warm Little Pond? PNAS Paper Admits Difficulties Generating RNA on Prebiotic Earth

_{Casey Luskin
October 3, 2017

Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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“Warm little ponds,” in Darwin's quaint expression, are actually very hostile environments for generating nucleotides. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
October 2, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Hans Vodder, intelligent design, John Maynard Smith, Mars rover, probability, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book), Universal Design Intuition, William A. Dembski}

You Don’t Need a Calculator to Know Some Things Just Can’t Happen

_{Douglas Axe
October 2, 2017

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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This is the seventh part of my ongoing conversation about Undeniable with theistic evolutionist Hans Vodder. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 29, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Brown University, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, evolution, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Kenneth Miller, Michael Behe, Michael Keas, molecular machines, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), natural selection, On the Origin of Species, Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines (film)}

Charles Darwin, Michael Behe — Two Revolutionary Scientists

_{David Klinghoffer
September 29, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Here’s a great insight and juxtaposition by historian and philosopher of science Michael Keas. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 28, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, Benjamin Wiker, Charles Darwin, First Amendment, Hugh Hefner, John West, Louisiana Science Education Act, morality, National Review Online, relativism, Richard Dawkins, Richard Weikart, The Descent of Man, William F. Buckley Jr., Zack Kopplin}

Hugh Hefner, Charles Darwin – The Connection

_{David Klinghoffer
September 28, 2017

Bioethics, Evolution

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Hefner was a modern-day exponent of evolutionary relativism, which he restyled as the “Playboy philosophy.” Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
September 27, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, Charles Darwin, chimpanzees, circular reasoning, common ancestry, homology, humans, Jerry Coyne, monkeys, orangutan, Star Trek, vestigial structures}

Darwin’s Point: No Evidence for Common Ancestry of Humans with Monkeys

_{Günter Bechly
September 27, 2017

Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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The bump was originally discovered by the celebrated British sculptor Thomas Woolner, who informed Charles Darwin about it. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 25, 2017

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, Charles Darwin, chicken-and-egg problem, Communism, competition, Darwinism, death, Discovery Institute, Disinherit the Wind, DNA repair, Hollywood, ID the Future, intelligent design, John West, Jonathan Wells, Thomas Malthus}

“Communism Was Welded to Darwinism”

_{David Klinghoffer
September 25, 2017

Biology, Evolution, Origin of Life

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You never know who’s going to turn up at Q&A with Jonathan Wells and John West. Read More ›

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Date
September 23, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Darwin's Doubt, Field Museum of Natural History, hopeful monster, Metazoa, shmoo, Stephen Meyer}

Turtles All the Way Down?

_{Science & Culture
September 23, 2017

Evolution, Life Sciences

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In a new book, considering turtle origins leads to challenging questions about the beginnings of life itself, reminiscent of Stephen Meyer and Darwin's Doubt. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
September 21, 2017

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, Discovery Institute, education, Jonathan Wells, Kenneth Miller, Louisiana Science Education Act, science, textbook, vestigial structures}

Theology in Biology Class: Vestigial Structures as Evidence for Evolution

_{Sarah Chaffee
September 21, 2017

Biology, Evolution, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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I was recently reading over the Louisiana science standards, adopted this past March. Read More ›

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Date
September 20, 2017

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, cell division, Current Biology, embryo, epidermis, Fibonacci sequence, flowers, geometry, Golden Ratio, intelligent design, stem cells}

Plant Spiral Designs Still Unexplained

_{Science & Culture
September 20, 2017

Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Even down to the level of molecules and genes, there doesn’t seem to be any physical reason for plants to grow “Golden Ratio” patterns. Read More ›