Tag: bad design

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Author
Terrell Clemmons

Date
July 30, 2026

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, academics, anatomy, bad design, biology, biomechanics, bipedalism, circular thinking, contradictions, devolution, divine design, engineers, evolution, human ancestry, human body, human foot, humans, intelligent design, junk DNA, locomotion, Lucy Hyde, mammals, musculoskeletal system, Nathan Lents, prosthetic device, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve, Responding to Lucy Hyde (series), Richard Dawkins, Smithsonian Institution, theology, tinkering, Ultimate Engineering, University of Bristol, worldview}

Darwin Devolves (Again): Circular Thinking and the Debilitating Assumptions

_{Terrell Clemmons
July 30, 2026

Anatomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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"There is a reason why evolutionists focus on the human body as a prime example of bad design." Read More ›

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Author
Terrell Clemmons

Date
July 28, 2026

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anatomy, apes, bad design, Darwin Devolves, devolution, diet, evolution, genetic defects, genetic devolution, health, humans, instructions, intelligent design, jaws, junk food, life, longevity, Lucy Hyde, Michael Behe, misuse, quadrupeds, refined sugar, Responding to Lucy Hyde (series), spine, teeth, tooth decay, Ultimate Engineering, University of Bristol, vegetables, wisdom teeth}

Dr. Burgess and Lucy Hyde: Explaining Problems with Wisdom Teeth and Jaw

_{Terrell Clemmons
July 28, 2026

Anatomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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"Again, she’s assuming that humans have evolved from ape-like quadruped creatures. Most apes have very powerful jaws that are bigger than ours." Read More ›

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Author
Terrell Clemmons

Date
July 27, 2026

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Abby Hafer, academic rigor, bad design, Bristol University, David Coppedge, Discovery Institute, evolution, evolutionists, glial cells, Human Errors, human eye, image sharpness, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Leipzig University, light, Lucy Hyde, Nathan Lents, neuroscience, popular literature, Responding to Lucy Hyde (series), retina, Science and Culture Today, Scientific American, Stuart Burgess, The Conversation, The Not-So-Intelligent Designer, Ultimate Engineering, wiring, zombies}

“Design Strength on Multiple Levels”: More Ultimate Wiring with Stuart Burgess

_{Terrell Clemmons
July 27, 2026

Anatomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The eye is one of the most striking embarrassing examples of claimed bad design by evolutionists. Read More ›

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Author
Terrell Clemmons

Date
July 26, 2026

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anatomy, bad design, Boeing 747, Bristol University, cable, engineers, evolution, evolutionists, human body, intelligent design, larynx, Lucy Hyde, nerves, nervous system, poor design, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve, Responding to Lucy Hyde (series), scientific progress, soldiers, spacecraft, Stuart Burgess, superior laryngeal nerve, technology, tolerance, trachea, Ultimate Engineering, wiring}

Ultimate Wiring: Design Approach Explains the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

_{Terrell Clemmons
July 26, 2026

Anatomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Think of a spacecraft. It might have 50 miles of wiring. In contrast, the human body has an incredible 50,000 miles of wiring. Read More ›

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Author
Stuart Burgess

Date
February 9, 2026

Categories
Anatomy
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Abby Hafer, aging, arteries, bad design, biology, constraints, decay, Duke University, engineered systems, European Space Agency, evolution, evolutionary biologists, evolutionary mechanism, foresight, François Jacob, fungi, genetic flaws, heart, Human Errors, human technology, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, joints, lubrication, Nathan Lents, reproduction, Richard Dawkins, Steven Vogel, suboptimal design, survival, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Not-So-Intelligent Designer, The Origin of Species, theistic design, tinkering, unintelligent design}

Bad Design, or Ultimate Engineering? Two Views of Biology

_{Stuart Burgess
February 9, 2026

Anatomy, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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An intelligent designer can employ foresight to envision a solution well beyond anything in existence at the time, and then set about making that a reality. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, bad design, BIO-Complexity, bones, Brian Miller, Bristol University, evolution, flexibility, form, function, intelligent design, ligaments, muscles, Nathan Lents, Stuart Burgess}

Peer-Reviewed Paper Answers Claims of “Bad Design” of the Human Foot/Ankle

_{Casey Luskin
March 24, 2023

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

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Many who have studied the foot recognized its “excellent design." Leonardo da Vinci called the human foot “a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.” Read More ›

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Author
Walter Myers III

Date
May 8, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, arthropods, bad design, birds, Christianity, eagle, eyes, human eye, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, natural selection, Richard Dawkins, vertebrates, Wall Street Journal, Wikipedia, Zombie Science (book)}

The Problem with “Bad Design” Arguments

_{Walter Myers III
May 8, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In a physical world there will be design constraints, so it is only realistic to expect tradeoffs. Read More ›

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Author
Steve Laufmann

Date
April 18, 2018

Categories
Anatomy
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, adaptability, aesthetics, bad design, blood pressure, brain, disease, evolution, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, Howard Glicksman, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, logical fallacy, Matti Leisola, Nathan Lents, Neo-Darwinism, redundancy, Richard Dawkins, robustness}

Your “Botched Body”: Bad Design or Bad Logic?

_{Steve Laufmann
April 18, 2018

Anatomy, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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Whenever a complex system of systems works at all, it seems counterproductive to attempt a “bad design” argument. Read More ›

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Author
Matti Leisola

Date
February 14, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Antony Flew, atheism, bad design, Darwinism, evolution, Finland, Heretic, human eye, intelligent design, Matti Leisola, religion, Richard Dawkins, science, The God Delusion, theism, theology, Thomas Nagel, vertebrate eye, vestigial structures}

A Heretical Bioengineer Asks: What Do the Darwinists Have to Hide?

_{Matti Leisola and Jonathan Witt
February 14, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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They argue our eyes are wired “backward,” a jerry-rigged fix compliments of blind evolution. But we now know that “backward wiring” actually improves oxygen flow. Read More ›

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Date
January 17, 2018

Categories
Ethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, bad design, Biola University, Cornelius Hunter, Darwinian theory, events, Michael Keas, natural evil, Southern California, theology}

“Bad Design” or “Natural Evil”? Upcoming Event at Biola University, January 26-27

_{Science & Culture
January 17, 2018

Ethics, Evolution, Faith & Science, Philosophy

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In addition to questions of science, debates over Darwinian theory raise a number of thorny philosophical, ethical, and theological issues. Read More ›