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Luis de Molina
Image: Luis de Molina (1535-1600).

Claim: Evolution Proves Molinism, and Molinism Proves Evolution

Unfortunately, religion has infected science and the result is bad religion and bad science. Read More ›
perpetual motion machine
Averick
Photo: A phony perpetual motion machine, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, by Daderot [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Averick Takes on the “God of the Gaps” Objection

He offers as an illustration the widespread skepticism in the physics community toward the possibility of anyone ever building a perpetual motion machine. Read More ›
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Confirming the Big Bang: The Recent Decades

The Big Bang theory also gives us an age for the universe. The latest estimate, based on several cosmological observations, is 13.80 +/- 0.02 billion years. Read More ›
Human Zoos
Ota Benga

Listen: Bought in a Slave Auction, Displayed as Evolutionary “Science”

The association with “mainstream science” is often weaponized as a way of overawing us and persuading us to stop expecting answers to hard questions. Read More ›
polar bear
Richard Lenski
Photo credit: Annie Spratt via Unsplash.

Lessons from Polar Bear Studies

Computer methods of analyzing mutations are widely used because they are generally accurate. They do not suddenly lose their accuracy when I cite them. Read More ›
Gauger
Photo courtesy of The Village Forum, Saratoga, CA. 

A Debate in California; a Piece of Business

Dr. S. Joshua Swamidass and I spoke on the topic of God and Evolution. Read More ›
Lake Erie
rights
Photo credit: Lake Erie, by miketoler820 via Pixabay.

Lake Erie Now Has Rights

If nature has rights, that means everything does, which devalues “rights” just as a wild inflation deflates the worth of currency. Read More ›
cerium
rare earth
Photo: A sample of cerium, a rare earth element, by Jurii [CC BY 1.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Rare Earth Elements and Intelligent Design

Can we explain human technology merely by supernova explosions and blind chance? In rare earth elements, we find hints of a better explanation. Read More ›
South Dakota State Capitol
academic freedom
Photo: South Dakota State Capitol, by Runner1928 [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

In South Dakota, More Groundless Alarm about Academic Freedom

South Dakota’s HB 1270, proposed this year, was a simple, straightforward academic freedom bill. Unfortunately, it did not pass. Read More ›

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