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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
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 in 2021
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
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
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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Dembski
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
November 16, 2023
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Bill Dembski Reflects on the Origins of a Classic

Andrew McDiarmid
November 16, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Technology
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Twenty-five years later, Dembski’s arguments stand firm, and a second edition with fresh analysis and insight is now available to a new generation. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
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November 16, 2023
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Archaeology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Were Neanderthals and Humans the Same Species?

Casey Luskin
November 16, 2023
Archaeology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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The evidence does not demonstrate that humans evolved from some kind of humanlike yet intellectually primitive precursor.  Read More ›
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Brian Miller
Date
November 16, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Dembski Won the Argument with His Critics; New Edition of The Design Inference Shows How

Brian Miller
November 16, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The expanded edition represents the culmination of decades of thought. Esteemed Princeton University mathematician Sergiu Klainerman has welcomed the book. Read More ›
James Tour
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Tova Levengood
Date
November 15, 2023
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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James Tour and Lee Cronin to Discuss Origin of Life at Harvard Roundtable

Tova Levengood
November 15, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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Props to Professor Lee Cronin for agreeing to participate. Wish you could be a fly on the wall? Here's good news. Read More ›
Taking Leave of Darwin
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Emily Sandico
Date
November 15, 2023
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Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Wisdom Wednesday: Yale Polymath David Gelernter’s Farewell to Darwinism

Emily Sandico
November 15, 2023
Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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Writes Professor Gelernter, "The origin of species is exactly what Darwin cannot explain." Read More ›
Homo naledi
Photo: A femur, by John Hawks, Marina Elliott, Peter Schmid, Steven E. Churchill, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Eric M. Roberts, Hannah Hilbert-Wolf, Heather M. Garvin, Scott A. Williams, Lucas K. Delezene, Elen M. Feuerriegel, Patrick Randolph-Quinney, Tracy L. Kivell, Myra F. Laird, Gaokgatlhe Tawane, Jeremy M. DeSilva, Shara E. Bailey, Juliet K. Brophy, Marc R. Meyer, Matthew M. Skinner, Matthew W. Tocheri, Caroline VanSickle, Christopher S. Walker, Timothy L. Campbell, Brian Kuhn, Ashley Kruger, Steven Tucker, Alia Gurtov, Nompumelelo Hlophe, Rick Hunter, Hannah Morris, Becca Peixotto, Maropeng Ramalepa, Dirk van Rooyen, Mathabela Tsikoane, Pedro Boshoff, Paul H.G.M. Dirks, Lee R. Berger, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Casey Luskin
Date
November 15, 2023
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Archaeology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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Journal Rejects Claims that Homo naledi Buried Dead, Made Rock Art, Used Fire

Casey Luskin
November 15, 2023
Archaeology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology
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Researchers, led by Lee Berger, had claimed in a Netflix documentary that the species buried its dead, used fire, used tools, and made rock art. Read More ›
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Michael Egnor
Date
November 14, 2023
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Bioethics
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Why Free Will Denial Is Self-Refuting

Michael Egnor
November 14, 2023
Bioethics, Chemistry, Physical Sciences, Physics
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The only "scientific" basis for the denial of free will is determinism, the theory that every change in nature is determined prior to its occurrence. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
November 14, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Secrets of the Cell — Behind the Scenes with Michael Behe

Andrew McDiarmid
November 14, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Imagine if Charles Darwin could have peered into one of today’s high-powered microscopes and seen the complexity and function in even the simplest living cells. Read More ›
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Brian Miller
Date
November 14, 2023
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Biology
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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To Create Functional Proteins,  Evolution Would Need a Miracle

Brian Miller
November 14, 2023
Biology, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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Theologian Rope Kojonen claims that God designed the laws of nature, which then gave rise to “fine-tuned” preconditions and smooth fitness landscapes. Read More ›
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David Coppedge
Date
November 13, 2023
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Environment & Climate
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Epigenetics: Performing the Genome

David Coppedge
November 13, 2023
Environment & Climate, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Epigenetics is surpassing genetics in distinction, just as the pianist gets the applause and not the piano. Read More ›

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