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Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Photo: Charles Darwin in 1855, by Maull and Polyblank, Literary and Scientific Portrait Club, via Wikimedia Commons.

What Can and Can’t Darwin’s Algorithm Compute?

A number of seminal papers have been published attempting to formalize Darwin’s biological theory from the point of view of computational sciences. Read More ›
Statue of a young Charles Darwin
Statue of a young Charles Darwin
Photo: Statue of a young Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury School, by Ailurus~frwiki / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Darwinian Mythology in Strickberger’s Evolution

Just because something can be counted as science does not automatically mean that it is true. Read More ›
C. S. Lewis statue
C. S. Lewis statue
Photo: C. S. Lewis statue, by "Genvessel" / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).

Why C. S. Lewis Rejected the “Argument from Undesign”

One contribution Lewis made to the intelligent design project wasn’t a specific argument but the example he set. Read More ›
Tesla factory
Photo: Tesla factory, by Steve Jurvetson / CC BY.

On the Evolution of Automobiles

In automobile evolution, for example (or in the evolution of software), as in the history of life, we see major new features appear suddenly. Read More ›
skunk
Photo: Striped skunk, by USFWS Mountain-Prairie, via Flickr (cropped).

Awesome Recovery for Atheist Lawrence Krauss

Krauss of all people is now lecturing us about the importance of…decency, goodness, honesty, honor, and purity. Read More ›
rings of Saturn
rings of Saturn
Photo: Rings of Saturn, by NASA / JPL / Public domain.

Mistakes Our Critics Make: Information In and Information About

Is there information actually in Saturn’s rings, or is that information produced by intelligent agents studying Saturn’s rings? Read More ›
Apoptosis
cell death
Photo: Apoptosis, by Ltumanovskaya V. Nagibin / CC BY-SA.

In Cell Death, a Stunning Display of Intelligent Design

Even tissues have to deal with the dead, and like everything else they do, they excel at it. The number of players involved in cell death is truly astonishing. Read More ›
James Dwight Dana
James Dwight Dana
Image: James Dwight Dana, by Daniel Huntington (1816-1906) / Public domain.

James Dwight Dana: Falsely Claimed Darwinist

When it comes to claims of the “nearly unanimous” acceptance of Darwinian evolution, mere assertion cannot stand as fact. Read More ›
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History, by Ingfbruno / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0).

Nightmare at the Museum

This week we've been taking a look behind the scenes at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Read More ›
Theodore T. Munger
Theodore T. Munger
Theodore T. Munger, in 1913, by Benjamin Wisner Bacon / Public domain.

Theistic Evolution: The Case of Theodore Munger

In an extensive essay, Munger’s purpose was to show that evolution not only poses no threat to Christian faith but can confirm it Read More ›

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