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Try This Tree of Life Instead of Darwin’s

Take a look at a plant that takes nothing but gives everything. Why should it deliver so much good to so many? Read More ›
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Photo: A leafy sea dragon, by Sylke Rohrlach from Sydney [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Robert Marks on Evolution and Creativity

In our culture, crossing a range of thought disciplines, one views says that AI, entrepreneurship, and evolution can dispense with creativity. The algorithm is all! Read More ›
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Photo: Fertile Earth juxtaposed with barren Mars, via NASA/JPL-Caltech.

Plate Tectonics: Why Life Is Served on Plates

The ground under your feet is literally moving. The continents are drifting apart near an average rate of one inch per year. Read More ›
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A Darwinist Deconstructs the Declaration of Independence

Yuval Noah Harari quickly gets down to business, unsentimentally shredding Jefferson’s noble phrases. Read More ›
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“Ecocide” Would Criminalize Resource Development

Note that “peaceful enjoyment by the inhabitants” is a very broad term that is not limited to human beings. Rather, it includes everything from grass, fish, and insects, to mice, snakes, and people. Read More ›
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Self-Induced Blindness: Round 3 with Kevin Williamson

Of course, an allergy to conceding error is not unique to ID opponents, but it is typical of them. Read More ›
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J.P. Moreland: Comparing Scientific to Moral Knowledge

Scientism is ubiquitous and highly destructive. Dr. Moreland calls it “evil,” and explains why it actually stands in conflict with good science. Read More ›
Alfred Russel Wallace, attributed to John William Beaufort (1864-1943)
Image: Alfred Russel Wallace, attributed to John William Beaufort (1864-1943) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Outsider: Wallace’s Reputation in the Darwinian Era

As I asked in a previous post: Why is Alfred Russel Wallace today a comparatively little known figure next to Darwin? Read More ›
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Photo: Snapdragons, by Off2riorob (talk) [CC BY 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

Three Ways that Plants Defy Darwin’s Mechanism

Plants have no brains and limited mobility, yet they have mechanisms to thrive in place. One mechanism involves the prevention of inbreeding. Read More ›
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“Risky” Business — College Shuts Down Professor over Speech on Science, Free Expression

Adam Perkins, King’s College London lecturer in Neurobiology of Personality, was scheduled to deliver a talk at his institution. Read More ›

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