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Do We Live on a Privileged Planet?

Yes, rainbows are beautiful, but are they good for anything? Indeed, they have been very important for science. Read More ›
MOLO RNA world
Image credit: Brian Gage.

New Animated Video Dismantles Origin-of-Life Hype

The origin of the first life required not merely design, but an ingenious designing intelligence far beyond that of our smartest origin-of-life researchers. Read More ›
C. S. Lewis
Photo: C. S. Lewis, via Asar Studios/Alamy (Photo by © Norman Parkinson Archive/Iconic Images/Getty Images).

Why C. S. Lewis Doubted the Creative Power of Natural Selection

Lewis first read Bergson in France during World War I while recovering from shrapnel wounds from the front-lines, and the experience on Lewis was profound. Read More ›
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Photo: Francis Collins, by National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) from Bethesda, MD, USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Francis Collins, Eye Evolution, and Blind Faith

Instead of simply accepting the neo-Darwinian explanation of the eye on faith, Casey Luskin examines the evidence. Read More ›
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Forbidden Question: Common Descent or Common Design?

Think of cars. A Tesla and a Cadillac share many features — but of course, none of that means that Teslas blindly evolved from Cadillacs, or vice versa. Read More ›
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Where and What Is Consciousness?

If humans are just “robots made of meat,” then the seat of consciousness ought to be locatable somewhere in the brain. Read More ›
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Photo: Titanokorys gainesi, by Jean-Bernard Caron & Joseph Moysiuk, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Three Stunners Challenge Traditional Darwinism

Remember when fossil hunters found Marble Canyon, a fossil bed in Canada that surpassed the Burgess Shale in extent and species richness? Read More ›
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Life: Fearfully and Wonderfully Fine-Tuned

At the center of the discussion are three technical papers, each co-authored by one or more of the three members of the podcast discussion. Read More ›
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Jerry Coyne
Photo: Jerry Coyne on The Dave Rubin Show, via YouTube (screenshot).

Doublethink: Censor of the Year Calls for Free Speech

Jerry Coyne, who punched down, canceled Eric Hedin, and never apologized, deplores what he calls the “denial-of-free-speech movement.” Read More ›
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Self-Replication? Not Even Close

Cornell University researchers allegedly “created a machine that can build copies of itself.” Read More ›

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