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Photo: Jonathan Wells teaching at the 2018 Summer Seminar, Seattle, by Daniel Reeves.

A First Meeting with Jonathan Wells

When physicians express doubts about Darwin, we are quickly reminded of that famous remark of Theodosius Dobzhansky. Read More ›
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Theory in Crisis? Dissatisfaction and the Proliferation of New Articulations

A growing number of biologists now acknowledge that there are serious problems with modern evolutionary theory. Read More ›
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Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis?

What does it mean to say that a theory is “in crisis”? It’s not enough to point out that a theory is inconsistent with evidence. Read More ›
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From Puzzles to Prison: Jonathan Wells in His Own Words

We are receiving many emails expressing appreciation of him as a man, a thinker, a scientific investigator, a writer, a mentor, and a friend. Read More ›
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Covering for Darwin, Science Reporter Massages a Study

Genetically, the model organism for studying evolution was just one water flea after another. Read More ›
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Optimization: A Theoretical Principle That Is Predictive for Biology

Are biological mechanisms optimized, or do they function poorly, evidence of their “poor design”? Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer and Ben Shapiro on Intelligent Design

The pair discuss the different meanings of the word "evolution" before Meyer gets into one of Darwin’s biggest doubts. Read More ›
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Lee Spetner on What Natural Selection Can Do — And What It Can’t

Dr Spetner also explores aspects of population genetics and the constraints the Earth’s history imposes. Read More ›
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Fitness Landscapes Demonstrate Perfection in Vertebrate Limbs Resulted from Intelligent Design

These observations present two dire challenges to undirected evolutionary models. Read More ›
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Developmental Biology of Vertebrate Skeletons Shows Similarities are Better Explained by Design

Evolutionists assume that the traits they classify as homologous share similarities due to their having evolved from a common ancestor. Read More ›

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