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Author
John G. West

Date
September 4, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, academic fabrication, ACLU, atheists, Brian Josephson, C. W. Howell, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, Christian magazines, Christianity Today, Christians, Darwinian theory, Denis Noble, Designer Science, Discovery Institute, Dover School District, Edward Larson, evolution, intelligent design, materialists, Michael Behe, misinformation, New York University Press, Oxford University, Pulitzer Prize, Ronald Numbers, Scopes trial, secular voices, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, Summer for the Gods, William Jennings Bryan}

How a Christian Magazine and a Christian Scholar Boosted a Book with a Fabricated Quote

_{John G. West
September 4, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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As you might have noticed, the critics of intelligent design I’m discussing here aren’t atheists or materialists. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
September 3, 2026

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, carbohydrates, cellular metabolism, chemistry, control feedback loops, embedded computing, Energy, enzymes, feedstock, formaldehyde, informational system, intelligent design, iron, lipids, microspheres, minimally complex cells, molybdenum, Nayan Chakraborty, organic molecules, origin of life, origin-of-life literature, peptides, philosophical commitments, phosphate, protocells, Science and Faith in Dialogue, Shashi Thutupalli, signal processing, specified complexity, spherules, storytelling, The Design Inference, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, William Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Protocell Pretensions: The Illusion of Progress in Origin-of-Life Research

_{Brian Miller
September 3, 2026

Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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This paper contains the imaginative storytelling, speculative leaps, and inflated claims that have become staples of the origin-of-life literature. Read More ›

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Author
Tova Levengood

Date
September 3, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, Africa, BioCosmos Kenya, Center for Science and Culture, computers, desks, donors, educational resources, faculty, Great Lakes University of Kisumu, intelligent design, Kenya, laboratory, Lencer Ndede, materials, smart screen, students}

A Hub of Intelligent Design in Africa

_{Tova Levengood
September 3, 2026

Intelligent Design, Science Education

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Not only does the space enable regular study, but also it hosts ID discussion forums, faculty or departmental workshops, and club training. Read More ›

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Author
Winston Ewert

Date
September 2, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Artificial Cell Model, avida, calculations, Christoph Adami, complex systems, complexity, computer models, enzymes, evolution, evolutionary models, fitness, genomes, information, intelligent design, metabolites, precursor molecules, pykaryotes, simplicity, The Evolution of Biological Information, Thomas Ray, Tierra}

Evolutionary Models Reward Complexity for Complexity’s Sake

_{Winston Ewert
September 2, 2026

Computational Sciences, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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But then the complexity is not interesting. Crucially, it’s not really information. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 2, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, academia, C. W. Howell, Designer Science, discourse, Duke University, fabrication, fabulists, funeral pyre, Jason Arday, Jennifer Hammer, Joan Didion, Lehigh University, media, Michael Behe, New York University Press, publishers, race, Retraction Watch, science journals, Townhall, University of Cambridge, Vikings}

Academic Fabrication: Is the Case of Designer Science an Isolated One?

_{David Klinghoffer
September 2, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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"There are tales readily believed by scholars, 'in order to live' — because the ideological campus discourse is beyond question." Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
September 1, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, AAAS, American Association for the Advancement of Science, amino acids, cells, cellular metabolism, chemical reactions, chemists, DNA, early Earth, Energy, energy production, failed models, information processing, investigators, mind, nanozymes, nucleotide chains, origin of life, overinterpretation, particles, peptides, photosynthesis, polymerization, Protein World, proteins, Research (journal), RNA, RNA world, self-replicating RNA, thermodynamics, Yongdong Jin}

Nonsense with “Nanozymes”: New Origin-of-Life Theory Fails to Impress

_{Brian Miller
September 1, 2026

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Yongdong Jin proposes that microscopic particles, which he terms nanozymes, orchestrated many of the major steps in the synthesis of the first cell. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 1, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, apology, ax-grinding, C. W. Howell, Casey Luskin, courtroom, deflection, Designer Science, editors, fabrication, harm, historical record, history, honor, intelligent design, intention, J.L.S., Michael Behe, mistake, motives, New York University Press, Retraction Watch, scholars, Science and Culture Today, skepticism, sloppiness, students}

Is It “Rude” to Point Out the Seriousness of C. W. Howell’s Defamatory, Fabricated Quote?

_{David Klinghoffer
September 1, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A sincere apology, not merely acceding to the will of NYU’s legal team, would be "honorable." Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 31, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, academics, ACLU, animal behavior, C. W. Howell, design detection, Designer Science, Designer Science (series), Discovery Institute, Dover trial, Duke University, evolution, Expelled (movie), genomics, Google searches, hare, human body, intelligent cause, intelligent design, linchpin, media attention, Michael Behe, molecular biology, National Center for Science Education, New York University Press, paleontology, peer-reviewed papers, Pennsylvania, Phillip Johnson, PragerU, protein science, research program, Seattle, snowballs, Stephen Meyer, students, Summer Seminars, systematics, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, The Story of Everything, tortoise, universe, YouTube videos}

Steady and Consistent Growth: The Real Story of Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
August 31, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Snowballs start small. But they grow steadily over time, and after a while they really start to get large and pick up speed. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 31, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, academic publishers, C. W. Howell, Casey Luskin, cats, courtroom, Designer Science, evolution, fabrication, headline, intelligent design, intent, linchpin, Mars, Michael Behe, misquote, New York University Press, reporters, Retraction Watch, scholarship, sloppiness, smell test, telephone (game), testimony}

Retraction Watch Reports on Designer Science Fiasco, but Mischaracterizes It

_{David Klinghoffer
August 31, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The headline is glaringly inaccurate. It says, “University press removes book about intelligent design for misquoting ID proponent.” Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 30, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, academic publishers, books, C. W. Howell, creationism, Designer Science, Designer Science (series), Discovery Institute, Douglas Groothuis, Dover School District, evolution, intelligent design, John West, Michael Behe, New York University Press, Ronald Numbers}

Positive and Near-Positive Aspects of Designer Science

_{Casey Luskin
August 30, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In C. W. Howell’s mind, intelligent design is still recovering from the Dover trial, and if there’s evidence to the contrary, he doesn’t want to see it. Read More ›