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Many “Miracles”: Navigation Arose Independently Across Diverse Animal Species

From sea turtles to the family dog, animals travel unerringly over long distances using geophysical cues. And it all evolved, independently, by chance! Believe that? Read More ›
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Image: An artist imagines a scene from Ediacaran seafloor, by James St. John / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).

In Carbon Isotope Excursions, Darwinists Lose Another Excuse for the Cambrian Explosion

The claim that a spike in carbon isotope concentrations led to the explosion of biological diversity in the Cambrian doesn’t hold up, as if it would have helped, anyway. Read More ›
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Namacalathus and Cloudina fossils, collection of Redpath Museum, McGill University, by Daderot / CC0, via Wikimedia.

Namacalathus, an Ediacaran Lophophorate Animal?

I have been writing a series of articles on alleged Ediacaran animals that have been postulated as precursors of the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›
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Why “Humanize”? A New Effort to Defend the Unique Dignity of Human Beings

One of the tragic trends in thinking about evolution has been to blur the distinction between humans and animals. History warns us not to regard this lightly. Read More ›
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The Myth of Precambrian Sponges

Evolutionists would expect to find sponges as the earliest animals in the fossil record. Read More ›
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Photo: Richard Owen (left); beside him is the skeleton of a giant moa, by John van Voorst [Public domain].

Charles Darwin vs. Richard Owen on Race

Unlike Darwin, Owen believed that evolution was guided by teleology or purpose, and he saw humans as different from animals not only in degree but in kind. Read More ›
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Rats Are People, Too!

A philosopher and a bioethicist want a “Jane Goodall” to come forward as “an ambassador for rats.” Read More ›
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Galápagos Pilgrim: Paul Nelson on Biological Design and History

Can modern intelligent design theory accommodate the fact that species evolve in historical time? Read More ›
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If Human Eugenics Wouldn’t Work, Human Evolution Has a Big Problem

Richard Dawkins got his wings clipped over the weekend, following a claim on Twitter. Read More ›
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Pilgrimage: On a Visit to Galápagos Islands, Paul Nelson Concedes, “Darwin Was Right!”

Following in Darwin’s footsteps, Dr. Nelson judges the islands to be, not the letdown he half-feared, but an awesome place. Read More ›

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