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How Is Purpose Related to Teleology in Nature?

Materialist philosopher Joseph Carter denies the existence of teleology in nature, but he is mistaken. Read More ›
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Ribosomes Optimized for Speed, Flexibility

The DNA translation machines in the cell show unexpected complexity, forcing molecular biologists to revise what they thought they knew about ribosomes. Read More ›
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On Functional Coherence — Another Serving of Oracle Soup

This is the fourth installment of my ongoing conversation with theistic evolutionist Hans Vodder about my book Undeniable. Read More ›
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Darwin’s Finches: An Icon Gets Retouched

What can bacteria collected around a university campus tell us about adaptive radiation? Read More ›
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Claim: New Proteins Evolve Very Easily

Proteins are composed of a linear string of amino acids, often hundreds in length, and perform all sorts of important tasks in the cell. Read More ›
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Humpty Dumpty and the Origin of Life — Paul Nelson at Texas A&M University, Thursday, March 30

Dr. Nelson will ask why a bacterial cell subjected to sterilizing sonication -- or death by sound -- will never come back to life. Ever. Read More ›

Calculating the Maximum Number of Trials Evolution Could Have Performed

Countless people use the following rationale to justify saying there was no need for an intelligent designer behind life. Read More ›
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Does Medical Science Need Evolutionary Science?

In fighting antibiotic resistance, Darwin's theory actually provides little guidance. Read More ›

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