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Doug Axe
Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

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animals

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Photo credit: Mike's Birds from Riverside, CA, US, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 18, 2024
Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
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Near-Death Experiences as Possum Tales

Denyse O’Leary
July 18, 2024
Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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The authors provide a number of accounts from people who experienced altered consciousness when under attack by large animals. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Larry Johnson, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
July 8, 2024
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Bioethics
Botany
Life Sciences
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More “Nature Rights” Virtue Signaling, Now in Jackson, Wyoming

Wesley J. Smith
July 8, 2024
Bioethics, Botany, Life Sciences
2
So, wise city councilors: Do the plants in the ponds have a right not to be eaten by the moose? Do grubs have a right not to be consumed by black bears? Read More ›
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Photo credit: Gilles San Martin from Namur, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
June 30, 2024
Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
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Bees with Feelings? A Darwinist Winces

Denyse O’Leary
June 30, 2024
Chemistry, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind
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Most naturalist philosophers of mind have held that human consciousness — maddeningly mysterious — is an illusion. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Nathan Dumlao via Unsplash.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
June 20, 2024
Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Steven Buri, Wesley Smith: What Is a Human Being?

David Klinghoffer
June 20, 2024
Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology
2
That politicians and activists can watch their fellow men wallow in degradation this way is itself a twisted tribute to human exceptionalism. Read More ›
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Photo credit: NASA, ESA, G. Duchene (Universite de Grenoble I); Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America).
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
May 29, 2024
Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Debating Darwinism at the Center of the Universe: Reading from a New Young Adult Novel

Andrew McDiarmid
May 29, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
2
On a weekend visit to his grandparents’ farm, Isaac is caught between two very different worldviews. He must choose for himself which makes the most sense. Read More ›
superbloom
Photo: A superbloom, by Bob Wick, BLM, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
May 20, 2024
Categories
Botany
Ecology
Intelligent Design
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Phenology: The Science of Seasonal Adaptation

David Coppedge
May 20, 2024
Botany, Ecology, Intelligent Design
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No, not phrenology — phenology. It’s not pseudoscience, but a lesser-known branch of science that includes birds, bees, and trees. Read More ›
frog
Photo credit: Stephanie LeBlanc, via Unsplash.
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Author
Brian Miller
Date
May 15, 2024
Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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A Question on New Genes and Animal Origins

Brian Miller
May 15, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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A correspondent wrote to us with an interesting question about evolution that arose in a discussion he had with a biologist. Read More ›
bean plant
Photo credit: Kolforn (Wikimedia), CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
May 9, 2024
Categories
Bioethics
Botany
Environment & Climate
Fine-tuning
Human Exceptionalism
Life Sciences
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Again with the “Plants Are Intelligent” Nonsense

Wesley J. Smith
May 9, 2024
Bioethics, Botany, Environment & Climate, Fine-tuning, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences
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We all know that plants respond to stimuli, such as flowers opening with the sun or growing toward light. Read More ›

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