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Ventral death-mask of Kimberella quadrata
Ventral death-mask of Kimberella quadrata
Kimberella quadrata, an Edicaran organism, by Masahiro miyasaka / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Bechly Series: No Ancestors for Cambrian Animals; Darwin’s Doubt Remains

I urge you to review this important series. Humbly place it at the feet of your favorite Darwinist, atheist, or theistic evolutionist. Read More ›
Black Lives Matter protest
Black Lives Matter protest
Photo credit: Frankie Fouganthin / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Racial Conflict and Scientific Racism

Protests are convulsing Louisville, KY, over the death of Breonna Taylor. How is the legacy of scientific racism reflected in today’s unrest? Read More ›
sleep
Photo credit: Kasper Rasmussen via Unsplash.

Sleep on It: Design in the Subconscious Brain

An international team reasoned there had to be a purpose for sleep. In one of the largest datasets ever collected, they believe they found two functions. Read More ›
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Image: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, by Jakob Schlesinger / Public domain.

Darwinism as Hegelian Dialectics Applied to Biology

Nineteenth-century Darwinism was much more than a revolutionary scientific theory. Read More ›
rope bridge
Photo credit: Tony Webster, via Flickr (cropped).

A Bridge Too Far? In Search of Precambrian Sponges

The most celebrated Precambrian sponge may not be a sponge at all. Watch Darwinians try to coax it into spongehood. Read More ›
Miracle of the Cell
Miracle of the Cell
Image credit: Brian Gage.

New Book by Biologist Michael Denton on Nature’s Miraculous “Primal Blueprint”

To see cells in action, he notes a remarkable video, “Neutrophil Chasing Bacteria,” made in 1950s by a researcher at Vanderbilt University. Read More ›
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Photo: Visitors admire the iconic Darwin statue at London's Natural History Museum, by Thomas Fabian, via Flickr.

Richard Weikart on How Darwinism Fueled Scientific Racism

Darwin didn’t merely predict racial genocide; he thought it would advance human evolution. Read More ›
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
Photo credit: Fibonacci Blue / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).

At What Point In Its Development Can a Human Being Feel Pain?

Peter Singer has argued that animals, like humans, deserve protection because of their ability to suffer. Read More ›
Kimberella
Kimberella
Photo: Kimberella, by Ghedoghedo / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0).

Kimberella Is No Solution to the Cambrian Conundrum

The fossil record speaks clearly and cries out loud: the history of life on Earth is a history of saltations. Read More ›
Galaxy NGC 4907
Galaxy NGC 4907
Photo credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Gregg.

Tour, Meyer on the Multiverse, and More

In this third of three episodes with Stephen Meyer, James Tour draws from questions sent in by listeners to his own podcast. Read More ›

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