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Blood vessels. Circulatory system. Veins and arteries. Generative AI.
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Fact-Checking Wikipedia on Common Descent: The Evidence from Comparative Anatomy

The argument from evolutionary developmental biology and embryonic development is probably one of the stronger for common descent. But I'm not convinced. Read More ›
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Fact-Checking Wikipedia on Common Descent: The Evidence from Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry

It is important, in evaluating these arguments, that one consider all the evidence: not just the evidence that is consistent. It seems to me that when this is done, the arguments for common descent -- certainly in its universal sense -- are, at best, inconclusive. Read More ›
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At BioLogos, Still Critiquing the Book Steve Meyer Didn’t Write

From occasionally perusing the BioLogos website, I've come to realize that talk about holiness and humility and love often accompanies some kind of innuendo or slur. Read More ›
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Church Altar Votive Candles. Shallow focus on the foreground prayer candle with background copy space and bokeh.
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Darwin’s First Theist: Charles Kingsley and the Problem of Coherence

Darwin had already won his man over — reading the book was almost superfluous. Of course Darwin was delighted by Kingsley's fawning support. Read More ›
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Glaring Bloopers Found in Proposed Texas Science Curricular Materials

Bogus embryo drawings, long-debunked claims about tonsils, and outdated information from a 1950s experiment highlight the glaring bloopers found in proposed science instructional materials for Texas. Read More ›
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Genesis 1 In The Beginning From Old Bible
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Inherit the Wind at Christianity Today

Inherit the Wind's mythical treatment of the Scopes trial gets a boost from Christianity Today, while the new feature film Alleged tries to set the record straight. Read More ›
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Concrete staircase with ramp accessibility
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William Dembski on BioLogos and Theistic Evolution at Patheos

Dembski's point is that books like these sell ideas -- and that's actually a good thing, as long as the authors practice truth in advertising: Read More ›
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Who Misrepresented Who? A Response to John Farrell

When we find re-usage of parts in a way that cannot be explained by a phylogenetic tree and common descent, this is the sort of data we might expect under intelligent design. Read More ›
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Photo of clear glass measuring cup lot
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Skeptic Magazine Unskeptical about Miller-Urey Experiment

Skeptic Magazine shows no skepticism towards the Miller-Urey experiment, instead claiming the experiment simulated the early earth’s atmosphere. Recently I went to a local bookstore and found myself perusing the latest issue of Skeptic Magazine, “A Perspective on the Nature and Origin of Life.” The cover story was on the origin of life, and written by chemical engineer Paul F. Deisler Jr. (Vol. 16, No. 2). While the article admits that “[c]urrent scientific detection technology and exploration have not yet found traces within the transition period to show how non-life became life,” it nonetheless puffs the weak evidence for the origin of life. In particular, it promotes the Miller-Urey experiment without any mention of the fact that there are severe Read More ›

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