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Michael Behe
Photo: Michael Behe, a scene from Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines.

Critic Josh Swamidass Meets Michael Behe Tonight at Texas A&M

Someone had a clever idea: stage a debate between biologist Michael Behe and his critic Joshua Swamidass on “God and/or Evolution?” Read More ›
Walter Bradley

Marks, Bradley: “Magical” Circumstances Around the Publication of The Mystery of Life’s Origin

The book would go on to spark the beginning of the modern intelligent design movement. Read More ›
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Photo: Third rail, Toronto, Ontario, by Saud [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

Review: Heretic Takes Aim at Science’s Third Rail

“Well, we can’t touch the third rail, so the question becomes, How can we safely get past it?” Read More ›
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Photo: Human person rescues cat person stuck in tree person, by Uschi_Du, via Pixabay.

No, Trees Are Not People Too

Novelist Barbara Kingsolver seriously asserts, in her review of a novel in which trees are characters, that they are people too. Read More ›
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Photo: Siddhartha Mukherjee, by ShajiA at ml.wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Siddhartha Mukherjee’s History of Genomics Is a Story with a Lesson

Writing history is hard. The details and dates, people and places can tumble over one another. Read More ›
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Tom Bethell’s Rebuke to Fellow Journalists: A Skeptical Look at Evolution Is Not Beyond Your Powers

Darwin's edifice rests on a 19th century faith in Progress, propped up by a dogmatic commitment to materialism. Read More ›
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The Ongoing Mystery of the Voynich Manuscript: An Ancient Language and Peculiar Botanical Illustrations Awaiting Understanding
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Book Stumps Decoders: Design Filter, Please?

A mysterious manuscript has baffled historians for centuries. Nobody, though, thinks it wasn't designed for a purpose. Read More ›
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#2 of Our Top Stories of 2016: Douglas Axe Liberates Readers from Tyranny of Evolution “Experts”

It was with a familiar longing that I turned the last page of Dr. Axe's new book. Read More ›
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#4 of Our Top Stories of 2016: Denton’s Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis Is a “Best Book” of 2016

Says A.N. Wilson in the London Spectator, "A truly great book...Fascinatingly clear...Destroys the Darwinian position." Read More ›
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Photo: Statue of Fred Hoyle, Institute of Astronomy, by Mark Hurn [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Fred Hoyle: Intelligent Design Advocate

It is widely known that Hoyle was a proponent of panspermia, the notion of intergalactic "seeding" of planet Earth. Read More ›

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