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cancer cells
Photo: Cancer cells, by National Cancer Institute.

Is the INK4a/ARF Overlap a Settled Example of Poor Design?

Dr. DeBenedictis’s basic argument is that there is a section of the human genome where two genes overlap, both of which are important for suppressing tumors. Read More ›
MIT campus
MIT campus
Campus of MIT, by Madcoverboy at English Wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons.

Should Scientists Play God? MIT Biological Engineer Says YES!

The design hypothesis is not currently the consensus. However, as young scientists, we should courageously question what we are told. Read More ›
Meyer Robinson
Photo: Peter Robinson and Stephen Meyer, via Uncommon Knowledge (screen shot).

Meyer, Robinson: Yes, Reason and Materialism CAN Be Separated

The great question behind Steve Meyer's new book is whether world-views can be objectively tested. Read More ›
Photo: Veil Nebula, by ESA/Hubble & NASA, Z. Levay.

The God Hypothesis Versus Atheist Science Denial

It is a scandal that atheism has such a hold on so many scientists that it corrupts their science and leads them to deny what is obvious. Read More ›
alien life
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Meyer: “Is the Designer an Alien or God?”

"The fine-tuning of the universe is better explained by an intelligent agent that transcends the universe, with attributes that we associate with God." Read More ›
Stephen Meyer
Photo: Stephen Meyer, via En Arche Foundation.

Prager, Meyer: Evidence for a Personal God Behind the Cosmos

Why does the universe have to be on so grand a scale of space and time? Why does God require such an imposing canvas? Read More ›
MOLO RNA world
Image credit: Brian Gage.

James Tour Video Series on the Origin of Life — Properly Combining Building Blocks

Any progress toward life would be lost if a fully functional cell did not emerge within a reasonably short period of time. Read More ›
dog
dog
Photo credit: James Barker via Unsplash.

Michael Medved Talks with Michael Behe About “Mere Evolution”

Insofar as we can track evolution as it has happened, e.g. in dog breeds, it consists overwhelming of breaking genes, the degradation of biological information. Read More ›
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plague
Photo credit: David Mark via Pixabay.

Merry Christmas! #8 Story of 2020: Upstairs into the Plague

Epidemiology, to which Darwinism is a “narrative gloss,” is an old and vigorous science. Read More ›
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Preview: James Tour, Brian Miller on the Origin of “Data Risk Management” in DNA

If computer scientists build systems like that, and life at the DNA level also incorporates them, for the very same reasons, that’s rather suggestive. Read More ›

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