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Darwin Defenders Love Donald Prothero’s Ranting Review of Darwin’s Doubt

We thought it was important to repost this excellent response by Casey Luskin, which serves as a decisive rebuttal to Dr. Prothero's claims. Read More ›

Does Natural Selection Leave “Detectable Statistical Evidence in the Genome”?

In Chapter 11 of Darwin's Doubt, Stephen Meyer responds extensively to critics who have claimed that the evolution of new genes is well understood. Read More ›
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How "Sudden" Was the Cambrian Explosion? Nick Matzke Misreads Stephen Meyer and the Paleontological Literature; New Yorker Recycles Misrepresentation

Ironically, the rarity of genes and proteins in sequence space means that even thirty million years is not nearly enough time for the neo-Darwinian mechanism to generate a new gene or protein, much less a new animal form. Read More ›
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Erwin and Valentine’s The Cambrian Explosion Affirms Major Points in Darwin’s Doubt: The Cambrian Enigma Is “Unresolved”

A while back at Jerry Coyne's blog, Why Evolution Is True, contributor Greg Mayer wrote a post encouraging readers to buy a new 2013 book about the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›

Rush to Judgment: Nick Matzke’s Hasty Review of Darwin’s Doubt Makes Bogus Charges of Errors and Ignorance

There's an old joke about a book critic. Asked if he has read the new book by a certain author, he replies, "No, I only had time to review it." Read More ›

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