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Darwinist: ID Could Have Redeemed Itself by Leaping to Prejudged Conclusion on COVID-19

Weighing the validity of ID, not by distorting its conclusions or imputing false intentions to it, is what evolutionary biology has largely refused to do. Read More ›
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Photo: Paining of Stalin in the Joseph Stalin Museum, by Andrew Milligan sumo, via Flick (cropped).

How Darwin Shaped the Young Joseph Stalin

Jonathan Wells notes that a figure in the totalitarian tradition was influenced by evolution from a very early age. Read More ›
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Image: An artist imagines a scene from Ediacaran seafloor, by James St. John / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).

In Carbon Isotope Excursions, Darwinists Lose Another Excuse for the Cambrian Explosion

The claim that a spike in carbon isotope concentrations led to the explosion of biological diversity in the Cambrian doesn’t hold up, as if it would have helped, anyway. Read More ›
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Combustion Is Anything but Ordinary

The combustion of wood or coal may seem so familiar as to be unworthy of any comment. Read More ›
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Image: Water wire, by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, via Poul Petersen, Cornell University/EurekAlert!

Biophysicists Find Water Wires Are Biological Information Channels

Do the authors of the study think this is intelligently designed? They almost say so. Read More ›
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The Molecular Biology of Coronaviruses — Livestream Presentation Thursday

I will discuss the distinctive aspects of coronaviruses specifically, and review the outbreaks that have been caused by this family of viruses. Read More ›
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Photo: Decorative ironwork, Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, by Jebulon / CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

For Mankind, the Leap from Copper to Iron Was a Landmark Advance

The importance of metals, particularly iron, and the importance of the discovery of metallurgy can hardly be exaggerated. Read More ›
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Photo: Bust of Margaret Sanger, National Portrait Gallery, by Cliff, via Flickr.

Memory Purge: Eugenicist Margaret Sanger Gets Canceled by Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood seeks a way to quiet a controversy without searching its own soul. Read More ›
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In Cells and Whole Organisms, Repair Mechanisms Imply Foresight, Not Evolution

It takes foresight to make complex tools and procedures that can restore the functions of other tools. A blind process can only see the immediate present. Read More ›
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Photo: Smelting, by Allen Drebert / Public domain.

Fire and Metals — Primal Discoveries, by Design

The ability to tame fire led to the invention of the art of cooking, and much more. Read More ›

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