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Cambrian Explosion

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Photo: Evidence of animal burrowing before the Cambrian explosion? Via Nagoya University.

Cambrian Explosion Shrapnel Still Hitting Evolutionary Scenarios

Darwinian paleontologists try model after contradictory model to get blind chance to invent design. Read More ›
Photo: Dietrich Bonhoeffer (NOT a naïve theologian), via Wikimedia Commons.

Adam and the Genome and Naïve Theology

It’s ironic to find Dietrich Bonhoeffer cited by Dennis Venema. Read More ›
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Photo: Kimberella quadrata, a production of the Ediacaran period, by Aleksey Nagovitsyn (Arkhangelsk Regional Museum) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Bechly: The “Explosive” Pattern in the Fossil Record, and What It Means

Unlike the more traditional evolutionary view, ID hasn’t assumed the shape of a living fossil from an antique age. Read More ›
Upper Ordovician
Photo: Fossils from the Upper Ordovician, by Wilson44691 (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Bechly: In the Fossil Record, “Abrupt Appearances Are the Rule”

The notable German paleontologist discusses a fact that, frankly, doesn’t get anywhere near the attention it should. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Emma Hammarlund and Sofie Mohlin, via Lund University.

Sick of the Oxygen Theory of the Cambrian Explosion? Here’s the Cancer Theory

Once upon a time, a cell became a tumor. Animals were soon to follow. Read More ›
Dickinsonia
Photo: Dickinsonia, by Verisimilus at English Wikipedia [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons.

Cambrian Explosion Blues

Here’s a sampling of the latest speculations about the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›
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Image credit: EinGefangenerMoment, via Pixabay.

A Cambrian Explosion…of Robots?

According to Wired, a new epoch has begun, and it is driven by intelligent design. Read More ›
Fireworks over Seattle
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Photo credit: Shannon Kringen from Seattle [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Intelligent Design and the Evolution Debate in 2017 — The Year at a Glance

One theme of 2017 was the internationalization of ID. Meanwhile we are colonizing the mainstream media, which, revile us as they may, can’t seem to leave us alone. Read More ›
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Photo: Snapdragons, by ARGHADIP DEY (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Living Fossils, Ancient Oxygen, Colorful Snapdragons: Anomalies Challenge Darwin’s Story

Enough anomalies can wreck a paradigm. Read More ›
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At Thanksgiving, Be Grateful for the Intelligent Design of Your Eyes

In a powerful new short video, we consider the scientific evidence around the question of eye evolution. Read More ›

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