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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
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Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

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Life Sciences

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Jonathan McLatchie
Date
December 24, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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The Cell Division Challenge to Eukaryogenesis — And to Evolution

Jonathan McLatchie
December 24, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The disparity between the eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell division is very surprising given the standard evolutionary view of gradual, incremental evolution. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
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December 24, 2024
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Bioethics
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What If? The Threat of Sentient AGI

Eric Hedin
December 24, 2024
Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind
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John West brings a word of caution to public health policies espoused by Francis Collins. Collins succinctly illustrates an example of unbalanced morality. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
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December 23, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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No. 10 Story of 2024: Evolutionary Biologist Concedes Intelligent Design Is Cutting Edge

David Klinghoffer
December 23, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying are well-known evolutionary biologists (and husband and wife) with a podcast. Read More ›
Nakridletia
Image: Strashila, redrawn by Bechly after Grimaldi & Engel 2005, fig. 12.6.
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Günter Bechly
Date
December 20, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Paleontology
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Fossil Friday: Nakridletia — The Rise and Fall (and Possible Resurrection) of a Fossil Insect Order

Günter Bechly
December 20, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Paleontology
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So, were strashilids a distinct order of parasitic insects or just aquatic flies? Read More ›
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Jonathan Witt
Date
December 19, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Foundations
Intelligent Design
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Evolutionary Flimflam: Watch Out for These Common Parlor Tricks in Science Reporting

Jonathan Witt
December 19, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Foundations, Intelligent Design
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I suspect the average person comes to accept modern evolutionary theory through a near-constant drip of pro-evolution propaganda. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
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December 18, 2024
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Bioethics
Environment & Climate
Life Sciences
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Learning to Love Industrial Farming

Wesley J. Smith
December 18, 2024
Bioethics, Environment & Climate, Life Sciences
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"Old MacDonald-style farms where soil is nurtured with love and animals have names rather than numbers may sound environmentally friendly." Read More ›
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Michael Egnor
Date
December 17, 2024
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Mathematics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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What Does Your Brain Do? And What Can It Not Do?

Michael Egnor
December 17, 2024
Mathematics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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A surprising result of pioneering neurosurgery was the discovery that some mental processes could be stimulated in the brain but others could not be. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
December 16, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Meyer: Can There Be a Theory of Everything?

Andrew McDiarmid
December 16, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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Philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer discusses two of the crucial arguments of his latest book. Read More ›
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brain
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
December 14, 2024
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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Brain Imaging Shows Intelligence Uses the Whole Brain

Denyse O’Leary
December 14, 2024
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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A focus on specific regions like the prefrontal cortex can mislead. When we are thinking, we use brain-wide connections between many parts of the brain at once. Read More ›
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December 12, 2024
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Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Why the Multiverse Theory Can’t Explain Away Cosmic Fine-Tuning

Science & Culture
December 12, 2024
Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics
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Many thoughtful people in science today would see the goal of science as explaining away both goal-directedness and thought. Read More ›

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