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We Are Children of Light and Water: Dr. Michael Denton

“In this vast range, there’s only one…infinitesimally small band which has the right energy for photosynthesis,” a prerequisite for human life. Coincidence? Read More ›
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How Light Sustains Human Life: Michael Denton Explains

“The atmosphere lets through just the light we need,” says Denton, “and the sun puts out just the light we need." Read More ›
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How Did the Designer Do It? 

It seems the debate has not progressed much in a century and a half. Clearly, these evolutionary theorists think they have an unanswerable line of attack here. Read More ›
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Nobelist Thomas Cech on “Junk RNA” 

We can add this prominent biochemist to the ever-growing list of scientists who reject the “junk DNA” paradigm. Or, more pertinently, the junk RNA paradigm. Read More ›
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On Evolution, Mathematicians Need Not Be Silent

"I know a good many mathematicians, physicists, and computer scientists who, like me, are appalled [by] Darwin's explanation for the development of life." Read More ›
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Michael Behe: A Mousetrap for Darwin

The Lehigh University biochemist answers misconceptions about irreducible complexity, and responds to the claim that “molecular machines” is a misnomer. Read More ›
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Two Articles in Nature Call for Rethink in Biology

These frank acknowledgements from evolutionary scientists are encouraging signs and serve to confirm what ID theorists have long argued. Read More ›
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With One Short Rule, Philip Ball Explains Why “Junk DNA” May Be a Placeholder for Ignorance

Here is Ball’s proposed rule for molecular biologists: “stop assuming,” he writes, “we know which parts of DNA matter and which don’t.” Read More ›
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Meyer and Tour Complete Four-Part Seminar on Origin of Life: Will Professor Dave Watch?

If Professor Dave watched to the end, he would have to confront the fact that he deceptively conscripted biochemist Bruce Lipshutz as an expert witness. Read More ›
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Denton Explains How Light Sustains Human Life

“The atmosphere lets through just the light we need,” says Denton, “and the sun puts out just the light we need. It’s a remarkable coincidence." Read More ›

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