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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
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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Jonathan Witt

Topic

Burgess Shale

Hallucigenia
Image: Hallucigenia, by Scorpion451, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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David Coppedge
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August 9, 2023
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Evolution
Paleontology
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In Resolving Darwin’s Doubt, These Cambrian Fossils Are No Help

David Coppedge
August 9, 2023
Evolution, Paleontology
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This is hierarchical organization, none of which is seen in the Precambrian layers beneath. Read More ›
fuse
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David Coppedge
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August 1, 2023
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Taphonomy Study Shortens Fuse for the Cambrian Explosion

David Coppedge
August 1, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The “molecular clock” must be wrong, a study concludes. Cambrian animal ancestors are not there in the fossil record as hoped. Read More ›
trilobite
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Casey Luskin
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March 16, 2023
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Biology
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Peer-Reviewed Paper Cites Stephen Meyer to Critique Darwinian Evolution

Casey Luskin
March 16, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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"Many life forms with essentially new body types appeared quickly and without precursors in the Burgess Shale in Kicking Horse Valley in British Columbia." Read More ›
Namacalathus and Cloudina
Namacalathus and Cloudina fossils
Photo: Namacalathus and Cloudina fossils, collection of Redpath Museum, McGill University, by Daderot / CC0, via Wikimedia.
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Günter Bechly
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December 2, 2022
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Evolution
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Let’s Help “Professor Dave” Understand the Precambrian

Günter Bechly
December 2, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology
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We have much to teach the non-professor, and I trust that he is grateful for the education being rendered to him here. Read More ›
Nectocaris
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Günter Bechly
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September 2, 2022
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Biology
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Fossil Friday: Nectocaris, the Impossible Squid

Günter Bechly
September 2, 2022
Biology, Paleontology, Science
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Paleontology sometimes seems like a kind of imaginative Rorschach test with the flattened fauna of roadkill. Read More ›
Cambrian 16
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David Coppedge
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November 19, 2021
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Smithsonian Glosses Over the Cambrian Explosion

David Coppedge
November 19, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology
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The nation’s museum cannot ignore the collection of fossils Walcott sent them from the Burgess Shale. But can they explain them away? Read More ›
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David Coppedge
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November 17, 2021
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At the Smithsonian, the Nation’s Museum, It’s All Darwin, All the Time

David Coppedge
November 17, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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At the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Charles Darwin dominates almost every exhibit.  Read More ›
Origin of Species
Douglas Axe
Photo: The Origin of Species, first edition, via Wikimedia Commons.
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January 5, 2021
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Can Natural Reward Theory Save Natural Selection?

Science & Culture
January 5, 2021
Evolution
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An evolutionist dismantles natural selection, then tries to rescue it with his own theory. It won’t work. Read More ›
Ventral death-mask of Kimberella quadrata
Ventral death-mask of Kimberella quadrata
Kimberella quadrata, an Edicaran organism, by Masahiro miyasaka / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
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David Klinghoffer
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September 24, 2020
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Bechly Series: No Ancestors for Cambrian Animals; Darwin’s Doubt Remains

David Klinghoffer
September 24, 2020
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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I urge you to review this important series. Humbly place it at the feet of your favorite Darwinist, atheist, or theistic evolutionist. Read More ›
Kimberella
Kimberella
Masahiro miyasaka / CC Photo: Kimberella fossil, BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
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Günter Bechly
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September 7, 2020
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Kimberella — Conflicting Evidence from Taphonomy

Günter Bechly
September 7, 2020
Evolution, Paleontology
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The fossilization of Kimberella specimens was most likely based on rapid burial with sand during storm events. Read More ›

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