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Water — We’ll Drink to That

Dr. Howard Glicksman goes beyond a discussion of irreducible complexity to something he calls “natural survival capacity.” Read More ›
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Under Materialism, No Meaning to Life — and No Life, Either

Biologist Scott Turner’s spot-on phrase, the “Reverse Pinocchio,” captures the idea well. Read More ›
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A “Facilitator” of the Intelligent Design Movement — Dembski Pays Tribute to His Father

He concludes with a link to the final scene from Babette’s Feast. If you watch it, or already know it, you’ll understand why. Read More ›
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Water — A Grand Story of Intelligent Design, Told by Michael Denton

Its unique properties allow it to fill many roles throughout the biological world, from forming the matrix of our cells, to regulating the temperature of our planet. Read More ›
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At Bridalveil Fall — Michael Denton on the Wonder of Water

Thanks to a unique cluster of properties, water is able to fulfill many roles essential to our living planet. Read More ›
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Controversial! HHS to Define Life in Line with Embryology Textbooks

The Department of Health and Human Services has published a draft strategic plan for 2018-2022. Read More ›
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How the Body Meets Its Need for Oxygen

Finely tuned and exquisitely engineered, this system gave our ancestors enough oxygen not only to stay alive but to thrive in the face of a hostile environment. Read More ›
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“Communism Was Welded to Darwinism”

You never know who’s going to turn up at Q&A with Jonathan Wells and John West. Read More ›
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From BioMed Central, a Confusing Discussion of Evolution Education and the “Nature of Science”

Kids have headed back to school. But what will they learn about evolution there? Read More ›
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Photo: Vestigial structures? You decide. Via Wikicommons.

Theology in Biology Class: Vestigial Structures as Evidence for Evolution

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

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