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Alfred Russel Wallace

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Photo: Tom Wolfe at Socrates in the City in 2013 (screen shot), via YouTube.

#9 of Our Top Stories of 2018: On Evolution “Myth” and ID, Tom Wolfe Boldly Told the Truth

He built up to his final act of treason against politically correct expectations with his last book, The Kingdom of Speech, a repudiation of Darwinism. Read More ›
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Intelligent Design from Every Angle: Check Out These Fine Christmas Book Offerings!

Is there anything more relaxing and uplifting than settling in with a good book on a winter day? Read More ›
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Image: Pioneer 10 plaque, designed by Carl Sagan and Frank Drake; artwork prepared by Linda Salzman, Sagan.Photograph, by NASA Ames Resarch Center (NASA-ARC) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Let There Be Light — New Book from Michael Denton Continues Privileged Species Series

This is intelligent design that sweeps the planet, covering not biology alone, but chemistry, geology, and physics. Read More ›
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On Rosh Hashanah, a Note on Origins and Evidence

The origin and nature of man should be important to any thoughtful human being, of any religion or none. Read More ›
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Photo: Charles Lyell, by John & Charles Watkins [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Darwin, Wallace, Lyell — A Dispute at the Origins of Evolutionary Theory

Contrary to popular and media myths, Darwin’s view of evolution faced from its beginning opposition and criticism from scientists that have never gone away. Read More ›
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Image: Charles Darwin, by OpenClipart-Vectors, via Flickr.

From Charles Darwin, a Wonderful Lesson in Character

If such a break between old colleagues happened now, the results would likely be very different. Read More ›
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Flannery: Who Is the “Godfather” of Intelligent Design?

One of the untruths told about the modern ID movement is that it has no history to speak of. Read More ›
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Wallace Broke with Darwin Over Human Exceptionalism

Alfred Russel Wallace reasoned his way to affirmation of an “Overruling Intelligence” — intelligent design by another name — at work in the long history of life. Read More ›
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Photo: Down House, home of Charles Darwin, by Mario Modesto [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons.

Darwinian Faith and Fetish

Andrew Berry, the Harvard biologist who conducts a Darwin pilgrimage each year for undergraduates to Darwin-related sites in England, responds to my recent post. Read More ›
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For Alfred Russel Wallace, Natural Selection Opened the Door to Teleology

In an excerpt from his new book, Professor Flannery identifies Darwin's principal failing in developing his theory. Read More ›

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