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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Old fashioned television set with green screen displaying static noise in a vintage living room with outdated furniture.
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Peter Biles
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August 29, 2025
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Arts
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Thanks to Our Screens, Heading Toward a Post-Literate Culture?

Peter Biles
August 29, 2025
Arts, Linguistics, Sociology
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Whatever one’s opinions regarding solutions for declining literacy rates, people can always start to brew change in their own lives and communities. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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June 24, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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On Illustrating the Icons of Evolution

Andrew McDiarmid
June 24, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Artistic license has been used to promote Darwinian evolution since the late 19th century. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
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April 9, 2025
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Arts
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
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A Needed Protest Against “AI Slop” and AI “Word Vomit”

David Klinghoffer
April 9, 2025
Arts, Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind
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It’s all another lesson in human exceptionalism. I believe we will wake up from the AI delusion someday. Read More ›
Jonathan-Wells
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Andrew McDiarmid
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March 19, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Humor, Humility, and a Treasured Friend and Colleague: Sternberg Remembers Jonathan Wells

Andrew McDiarmid
March 19, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Wells would occasionally bring up lessons he had learned about hubris from a famous tragic play by German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Read More ›
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Emily Reeves
Date
January 13, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
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The End of the Machine Metaphor? 

Emily Reeves
January 13, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science
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Rather than purpose deriving from a purposeless process like natural selection, natural selection can only occur when life itself is the result of purpose. Read More ›
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Peter Biles
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November 2, 2024
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Putting AI to the “Tolkien Test”: Could It Pass?

Peter Biles
November 2, 2024
Arts, Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind
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Could ChatGPT ever hope to get close to the creative depth found in Tolkien’s Middle-earth? Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
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September 24, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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From Puzzles to Prison: Jonathan Wells in His Own Words

David Klinghoffer
September 24, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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We are receiving many emails expressing appreciation of him as a man, a thinker, a scientific investigator, a writer, a mentor, and a friend. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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July 11, 2024
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Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Emily Reeves on the Intersection of Biology and Engineering

Andrew McDiarmid
July 11, 2024
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Dr. Reeves explains the importance of using engineering principles to understand biological systems. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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June 25, 2024
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Evolution
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How to Promote Intelligent Design in Your Local Community

Andrew McDiarmid
June 25, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Daniel Reeves, our Director of Education and Outreach, introduces Roots, a network of grassroots supporters. Read More ›
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Ghost Nebula
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Eric Hedin
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April 9, 2024
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Neuroscience & Mind
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Physics
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Intelligent Design Beyond Physics — How Would a Designer Interact with the Universe?

Eric Hedin
April 9, 2024
Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics, Planetology
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If our minds are “other” than the matter composing our brains, then there must be a means by which the immaterial mind can affect our brains.  Read More ›

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