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A Positive, Testable Case for Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
March 30, 2011}

The theory of intelligent design begins with observations of how intelligent agents act when designing things. By observing human intelligent agents, there is actually quite a bit we can learn know and understand about the actions of intelligent designers. … » Go

Science Article Acknowledges Convergent Similarity Is “Contrary to Expectations” of Neo-Darwinism

_{Casey Luskin
March 25, 2011}

The problem now is that in a Darwinian world, evolution is supposed to be blind to future needs. This kind of data almost sounds like evolution is being directed to evolve the same complex trait over and over again. That doesn’t fit with unguided Darwinian processes … » Go

Lauri Lebo’s Amnesia

_{John G. West
March 23, 2011}

We’ve heard of re-writing history, but Lauri Lebo takes it to a whole new level in her fight against objectivity in journalism. … » Go

A One Hundred Year-Old Challenge

_{Michael Flannery
January 25, 2011}

Alfred Russel Wallace Issues Fighting Words to Materialists in 1910: “Nothing in evolution can account for the soul of man. The difference between man and the other animals is unbridgeable.” Steven Pinker to the Rescue? Wallace made the above declaration in an interview with … » Go

Why Can’t Intelligent Design Critics in Synthese Accurately Represent Their Opponents?

_{Casey Luskin
January 21, 2011}

The most recent issue of Synthese contains a variety of condescending articles against intelligent design (ID). But a few articles do attempt to make actual critiques of ID. The problem is that they don’t accurately represent the actual arguments of ID proponents. Can’t these top-rate … » Go

Of Birds and Men

_{Science and Culture
January 10, 2011}

Proponents of evolutionary theory assume that human beings as well as every other living creature evolved through natural selection. They theorize that humans evolved from an ape-like ancestor and cite various archeological examples of possible pre-homo sapiens in hopes of filling in the missing … » Go

Scientific Paper Reviews Dembski and Behe’s Methods of Detecting Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
January 6, 2011}

In a prior post I noted that a recent paper in International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, co-authored by Dissent from Darwinism list signer Dominic Halsmer, cited to the work of Guillermo Gonzalez as evidence for cosmic design. However, the paper also looks at design in the … » Go

Peer-Reviewed Research Paper on Plant Biology Favorably Cites Intelligent Design and Challenges Darwinian Evolution

_{Casey Luskin
December 29, 2010}

A new original research paper on mutagenesis comprising 240,000 plants in the journal Floriculture and Ornamental Biotechnology favorably cites to “intelligent design proponents,” including Michael Behe, William Dembski, Jonathan Wells, and Stephen Meyer, as advocating one of various … » Go

Evolution News & Views Presents The 2010 Intelligent Design Christmas List

_{Anika Smith
December 1, 2010}

It’s the time of year to take stock… and figure out what books and DVDs are missing from your library so you can ask for them for Christmas! This year our list is handily organized by category: Science, Faith & Worldview and History, Culture and Philosophy. Science In the … » Go

Douglas Theobald’s Test Of Common Ancestry Ignores Common Design

_{Casey Luskin
December 1, 2010}

In my prior post, I explained why Doug Theobald used the wrong null hypothesis for testing common ancestry. The odds of two lengthy genes arriving at a highly similar DNA sequence by chance, or even evolutionary convergence, is extremely small. Unless there’s an underlying political motive, … » Go

Celebrating Ten Years of Icons of Evolution

_{David Klinghoffer
November 30, 2010}

In the ten years since the book first appeared, Jonathan Wells’s Icons of Evolution (2000) has itself achieved iconic status among the primary texts in the literature of scientific Darwin-doubting. ENV will celebrate the anniversary all this month with a series of videos and interviews … » Go

Does Intelligent Design Help Science Generate New Knowledge?

_{Casey Luskin
November 23, 2010}

I was recently asked by an evolutionary biologist where ID can help science generate “new knowledge.” It’s important to realize that when dealing with historical sciences like neo-Darwinian evolution or intelligent design, new knowledge takes the form of both practical insights … » Go

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