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Doug Axe
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 Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer
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Carl Linnaeus
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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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Jonathan Witt

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July 1, 2025
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Intelligent Design
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When Schools of Fish Lose Their Memories

Science and Culture
July 1, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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Because we don’t tend to think of fish as being very smart, we don’t think they could have memories that matter. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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July 1, 2025
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Evolution
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A Century Later, the Spirit of Scopes Is Alive and Well

Andrew McDiarmid
July 1, 2025
Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science Reporting
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According to secularist legend, the Scopes trial represented a great showdown between ignorant, fundamentalist religion and enlightened, scientific progress. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
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June 30, 2025
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Evolution
History of Science
Intelligent Design
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With Scopes Trial Anniversary Approaching, We Need Science, Not Just Feelings

David Klinghoffer
June 30, 2025
Evolution, History of Science, Intelligent Design
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At best, Christian commitment without a reasonable basis is only shifting sand under believers’ feet. At worst, it invites disdain. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
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June 30, 2025
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Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
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On Human-Chimp Genetic Differences, the Critics Misstate My Arguments 

Casey Luskin
June 30, 2025
Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology
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Evolution defenders generally accept the new evidence showing that humans and chimps are 15 percent genetically different but downplay the new number. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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June 29, 2025
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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To Save Civilization, Will “Cultural Christianity” Suffice?

Denyse O’Leary
June 29, 2025
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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Elon Musk told Jordan Peterson that he is a cultural Christian in an interview broadcast on X last July. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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June 28, 2025
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Archaeology
Arts
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Neuroscience & Mind
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Birds Don’t Drive Buicks Because of … Evolution, You See

Denyse O’Leary
June 28, 2025
Archaeology, Arts, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Neuroscience & Mind
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This all seems a roundabout way of saying that humans are exceptional. And here’s the question that no one in evolutionary biology has the answer to. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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June 27, 2025
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Anatomy
Arts
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Learning About Biological Design from Human Art

Andrew McDiarmid
June 27, 2025
Anatomy, Arts, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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How does an intelligent agent go from idea to artifact? What can the process of art teach us about the evidence of design in the natural world? Read More ›
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June 27, 2025
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Watch: Casey Luskin Debunks the “1 Percent” Myth

Science and Culture
June 27, 2025
Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design
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On a new podcast, Dr. Luskin explains the science that refutes the myth about humans and chimpanzees being separated by a genetic distance of just 1 percent. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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June 27, 2025
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Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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The Very “Nature of the Universe” Puzzles Physicists

Denyse O’Leary
June 27, 2025
Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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The more physicists know about the universe, the larger loom some questions about ultimate realities. Read More ›
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June 26, 2025
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Near-Death Experiences Give Scientific Evidence of the Soul

Science and Culture
June 26, 2025
Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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As Dr. Egnor contends, near-death experiences offer modern, experiential evidence that the human mind is not confined to the skull. Read More ›

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