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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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chimpanzees

Tiger Moth
Photo: A tiger moth, by wanderingnome, via Flickr (cropped).
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Author
Olufemi Oluniyi
Date
February 21, 2023
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Bioethics
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
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The Cruel Legacy of Social Darwinism in Nigeria

Olufemi Oluniyi
February 21, 2023
Bioethics, Biology, Evolution, Genetics
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Social Darwinism rests like a tiger moth on Darwinism, its mother theory; when challenged with facts, it just flits to a slightly different position. Read More ›
Venus flytrap
Photo credit: Beatriz Moisset, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
December 15, 2022
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Botany
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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Are Plants Conscious? Science Writer Says Yes

Denyse O’Leary
December 15, 2022
Botany, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind
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Annaka Harris, neuroscience and physics writer, starts by casting doubt on human consciousness. Read More ›
Eurasian jay
Photo: A Eurasian jay, by I, Luc Viatour, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 4, 2022
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Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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Researchers: More Intelligent Jays Show More Self-Control

Denyse O’Leary
November 4, 2022
Neuroscience & Mind, Science
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The researchers say that the same relationship holds true for cuttlefish, chimpanzees, and humans. Read More ›
Svante Pääbo
Photo: Svante Pääbo, by Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
October 3, 2022
Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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New Nobel Laureate, Svante Pääbo, on the “Politics” of Paleontology and Humans Origins

David Klinghoffer
October 3, 2022
Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology
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These are welcome and candid observations, refuting notions that human origins is a fully objective area of research. Read More ›
red
Photo credit: Luis Paico via Unsplash.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
September 8, 2022
Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
Philosophy
Science
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Can Red Have “Redness” if No Self Perceives It?

Denyse O’Leary
September 8, 2022
Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life, Philosophy, Science
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Is not the fact that we are having these discussions the best available evidence that we are not “just overgrown apes or undergrown apes”? Read More ›
chimp
Photo credit: Rishi Ragunathan, via Unsplash.
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Date
September 2, 2022
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Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Scientific Reasoning
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More Ways that Human and Ape Brains Differ

Science & Culture
September 2, 2022
Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Science, Scientific Reasoning
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Underlying the significant differences in brain — to say nothing of the vast difference in mind — is a genetic mystery. Read More ›
bean plant
Photo credit: Kolforn (Wikimedia), CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 30, 2022
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Botany
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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Researcher Says Plants May Be Conscious, Too

Denyse O’Leary
August 30, 2022
Botany, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind
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Paco Calvo has authored many papers in respected journals; his view is another instance of panpsychism overtaking materialism in science. Read More ›
dog
animals
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 26, 2022
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Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Science
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Claim: Dogs Can Form “Abstract Concepts”

Denyse O’Leary
July 26, 2022
Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology, Science
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It’s a good idea to be skeptical when any such claim is followed up with the assertion that humans “aren’t that cognitively unique after all.” Read More ›
dolphins
Photo: Dolphins, by Gregory “Slobirdr” Smith [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Date
July 17, 2022
Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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Brain Size Doesn’t Determine Intelligence

Science & Culture
July 17, 2022
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology
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Brains are not simple, so many “just common sense” theories have fallen by the wayside. Read More ›

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