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Aquinas
Nautilus at S.E.A. Aquarium, Singapore
Photo credit: Shaun Low via Unsplash.

Revealing God’s Grandeur — Intelligent Design, Evolution, and the Teachings of the Catholic Church

The last few chapters deal with subjects that theistic evolutionists like to use against ID: Aristotle, Aquinas, and randomness. Read More ›
Thalassiosira pseudonana
Photo: Thalassiosira pseudonana, by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Diatoms and the Mystery of Morphogenesis

From code to art: how does a linear set of instructions result in a beautifully crafted pattern? Diatoms do it, and scientists are struggling to figure out how. Read More ›
Chinese lantern
Photo credit: Suzanne Nelson.

Viewing Chinese Lanterns in Pittsburgh

I mused about the genetic coding requirements for the changes in protein expression and timing (during development) to give its precise floral morphology. Read More ›
Saturn’s North Pole hexagon
Photo: Saturn’s North Pole hexagon, via NASA/JPL-Caltech, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons.

Applying the Design Filter to Hexagons

The hexagon on Saturn performs no function. Columnar basalt doesn’t say anything. Snowflakes don’t carry a message. They are mere emergent phenomena. Read More ›
planthopper
Photo source: Discovery Institute.

Watch: Michael Behe Corrects Darwin’s Detour with a Cumulative Case for Intelligent Design

For thousands of years, the design of life was acknowledged by scientists and non-scientists, philosophers and physicians, religious and non-religious. Read More ›
Canceled Science
Image credit: Brian Gage.

Bullied by Atheists but Not Squashed, Physicist Eric Hedin Presents “Canceled Science”

“Nature cannot overcome the gargantuan information barrier between non-life and life.” Life with its “radiant beauty” defies naturalistic explanations. Read More ›
Charles Darwin statue Shrewsbury
Charles Darwin statue Shrewsbury
Photo: Statue of Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury Library, by Bs0u10e01 / CC BY-SA.

Darwinism and Scientific Totalitarianism: John West’s Darwin Day in America

The afterword, on “Totalitarian Science,” published in 2015, shows John West as a prophet of things to come. Read More ›
Flamingo
Photo credit: Alfonsopazphoto, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

For Beauty, Pleasure, and More, Intelligent Design Expects Non-Essential Genes

In past years, papers have tried to identify the subset of all genes in a genome that are essential for viability. Read More ›

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