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Photo: Michael Behe in Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines, via Discovery Institute.

Michael Behe and His Critics

If the past is any guide, where the critics are substantive rather than snarky or patronizing, we’re in for a good debate. Read More ›
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This Thanksgiving, Be Grateful for the Intelligent Design of Your Eyes

We take them for granted, but our ability to interact with the world through vision is beyond remarkable. Read More ›
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Photo: Scallop eyes, by Matthew Krummins [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Can You Say That in Nature? Dobzhansky’s Evolution Cliché Is Becoming Passé

“Nothing in biology makes sense except…” Go ahead; complete that sentence yourself, with a yawn.  Read More ›
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Photo credit: University of Chicago’s Hull Library, by Josh Evnin, via Flickr(cropped).

New Model Legislative Resolution on University Student Academic Freedom in Science

From otherwise very impassioned and articulate commentators, the silence on this subject is remarkable. Truly, it’s a scandal. Read More ›
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Photo: On his visit to South Africa, Brian Miller took the opportunity to pet a friendly cheetah.

Intelligent Design in South Africa: Brian Miller and Ray Bohlin Report

South Africa is less infused with materialistic philosophy than Europe or America’s research universities. This means an open door for ID. Read More ›
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NASA’s Parker Probe Kisses the Sun — And Rightly So

It’s thanks only to the fine-tuning of the laws and constants of nature that we live in a universe awash in radiation from this tiny swath of the electromagnetic spectrum — the life-permitting swath. Read More ›
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No Escape from Theistic Evolution?

“TE thus represents a very deep sink or depression in the landscape of theological and scientific opinion.” Read More ›
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Great Idea: Let Students Debate Evolution!

If standard Darwinian theory is really as ironclad as we are commanded to assume, then the exercise should reinforce belief in evolution. Read More ›
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Intelligent Design and Other “Sensitive Topics”

Do you self-censor? Would you tell your coworkers what you think about immigration, gender issues, or evolution? Read More ›

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