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Alfred Russel Wallace

Alfred Russel Wallace Was a Hyper-Evolutionist, Not an Intelligent Design Creationist

In Wallace's science there is no supernatural. There is only the natural and unexplained phenomenon yet to be incorporated into the natural sciences. Read More ›

Intelligent Design at the Frontier of Astrobiology and Biophysics

Earlier this month, Nature looked ahead at "five experiments as hard as finding the Higgs." Two of them have relevance to the debate between naturalistic evolution and intelligent design. Read More ›

Darwin Plagiarism Charge Resurfaces in Time for Alfred Russel Wallace Documentary and Debate

Wallace would break from Darwin in 1869 and develop a theory of intelligent evolution that in many ways presaged modern intelligent design theory. Read More ›

Following the Evidence Where It Leads: Observations on Dembski’s Exchange with Shapiro

What if we detect pervasive signs of design, or information input, that require intelligent agency? At what point does the possibility of intelligent design become acceptable to the broader scientific community? Read More ›

Online Premiere of Darwin’s Heretic: Saturday, January 21, 2012

Learn about Alfred Russel Wallace’s fascinating journey of discovery starting Saturday, January 21, with the online premiere of the new documentary short Darwin’s Heretic at www.darwinsheretic.com.

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Alfred Russel Wallace, in Anticipating Intelligent Design, Did Not Reprise Paley

Speaking at the Lloyd Library in Cincinnati, Michael Flannery fielded a challenge that deserves some extended comment. Read More ›

A New Edition of Alfred Russel Wallace Book Features Rare Essay

Although Wallace was not a Christian, Rev. John Magens Mello's essay places Wallace's ideas within a specifically Christian context. Read More ›

Butterfly Surveys Find Design, Not Darwin

As an alternative to playing "force the data into a Darwinian mold," readers may wish to take part in a butterfly survey -- just for the pleasure and value of getting outdoors and witnessing these delicate champions of biological design up close. Read More ›

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