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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
February 25, 2020

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, American Museum of Natural History, Ann Gauger, Ardipithecus ramidus, Australopithecus afarensis, Bernard Wood, Big Bang, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Genetics and the Origin of Species (book), George Gaylord Simpson, George Washington University, Günter Bechly, Homo erectus, Homo habilis, Homo sapiens, human origins, Ian Tattersall, intelligent design, macroevolution, Neo-Darwinism, neutral evolution, On the Origin of Species, Phillip E. Johnson, punctuated equilibrium, randomness, Richard Buggs, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Jay Gould, Theodosius Dobzhansky, Wikipedia}

Neo-Darwinism and the Big Bang of Man’s Origin

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
February 25, 2020

Human Origins and Anthropology

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Proponents of the ruling theory tell us that we are all undoubtedly intelligent enough to fully grasp their theory, as long as we concur with it. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 27, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, abiogenesis, Alfred Russel Wallace, Allan Bloom, Anaxagoras, Brian Miller, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Charles Thaxton, chemical evolution, Claude Shannon, Dean Kenyon, DNA, Erasmus Darwin, Frankenstein, Guillermo Gonzalez, Harvard University, Hubert Yockey, intelligent design, James Tour, Jonathan Wells, Joseph Hooker, Leslie Orgel, Lord Byron, Louis Pasteur, Mary Shelley, Michael Polanyi, Miller-Urey experiment, Percy Shelley, Plato, Return of the God Hypothesis, RNA, San Francisco State University, Shannon information, Signature in the Cell, Socrates, spaghetti, specified complexity, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, uniformitarianism, Walter Bradley, William A. Dembski}

Mystery of Life’s Origin — Intelligent Design’s Original Edition, Greatly Expanded, on Sale Now!

_{David Klinghoffer
January 27, 2020

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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How does life emerge from that which is not alive? This mystery exercises a peculiar fascination, with the power to elicit remarkable feats of imagination. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 4, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Geology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, evolutionary theory, ID the Future, intelligent design, media, Michael Flannery, Mike Keas, podcast}

Darwin, Wallace, Lyell — A Dispute at the Origins of Evolutionary Theory

_{David Klinghoffer
September 4, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Geology, Intelligent Design

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Contrary to popular and media myths, Darwin’s view of evolution faced from its beginning opposition and criticism from scientists that have never gone away. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
August 14, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, Adam Sedgwick, Alfred Russel Wallace, animal breeding, architect, beauty, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Duke of Argyll, evolution, intelligent evolution, Jerry Fodor, Joseph Hooker, Man’s Place in the Universe, Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, orangutan, Richard Dawkins, Richard Owen, Sarawak Law, sexual selection, teleology, teleonomy, The World of Life, William Paley, William Whewell}

For Alfred Russel Wallace, Natural Selection Opened the Door to Teleology

_{Michael Flannery
August 14, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In an excerpt from his new book, Professor Flannery identifies Darwin's principal failing in developing his theory. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
August 1, 2018

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, Andrew Berry, Auguste Comte, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Darwinian, David Hume, evolution, history, John Elof Boodin, John Herschel, natural theology, Nature's Prophet, On the Origin of Species, Overruling Intelligence, Quarterly Review, scientism, teleology, Thomas Henry Huxley, transmutation, William James, William Whewell, X Club}

The Outsider: Wallace’s Reputation in the Darwinian Era

_{Michael Flannery
August 1, 2018

Evolution, History of Science

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As I asked in a previous post: Why is Alfred Russel Wallace today a comparatively little known figure next to Darwin? Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
July 30, 2018

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, evolution, HMS Beagle, Joseph Hooker, Linnean Society, Michael Flannery, Nature's Prophet, Robert Chambers, Samuel Stevens, Sarawak Law, South America, The Malay Archipelago, Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation}

Alfred Russel Wallace: A Life in Science, Rediscovered

_{Michael Flannery
July 30, 2018

Botany, Evolution

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Despite the notoriety of Wallace in his own day, he remains a comparatively obscure figure in the history of biology. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 15, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __cedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, evolution, New York Times, Noam Chomsky, The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe}

Evolution and the Insensitive Sandwich

_{David Klinghoffer
July 15, 2017

Bioethics, Evolution, Science Reporting

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David Brooks of the New York Times has taken a lot razzing for a column about social class signifiers and how they serve to insulate the upper middle class. Read More ›

Darwin's voyage: exploration and discovery

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
April 8, 2013

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
History of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, book reviews, Charles Lyell, common descent, Darwin's Heretic (Alfred Wallace), design detection, eugenics, history, imperialism, naturalism, Social Darwinism, teleology, theistic evolution}

What Would a World Without Darwin Look Like?

_{Michael Flannery
April 8, 2013

Bioethics, Evolution, History of Science

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Imagine that Darwin had fallen overboard and there was no Origin of Species or anything else from his pen. Read More ›

Terabytes of binary code data flying in a stream of information. Wavy field of coded blockchains. Neural network, points and numbers 3D illustration

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 28, 2012

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, “consensus science”, Charles Lyell, defining science, definist fallacy, demarcation criteria, Design Inference, intelligence, methodological naturalism, methodological pluralism, miracles, mutations, natural selection, peer review, positive case for design, predictions, scientific method, testability}

More on How We Can Know Intelligent Design Is Science

_{Casey Luskin
November 28, 2012

Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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Philosophers of science have long debated the precise definition of science. Read More ›