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Common Descent or Common Design? An Exercise in Question-Begging

Darwinists point to similarities across species, classes, and phyla, and argue that this shows we’re all descended from a common ancestor. Read More ›
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Logicblind — Reviewing Andrew Shtulman

Schtulman’s recent book, Scienceblind: Why Our Intuitive Theories About the World Are So Often Wrong, is filled with confusions. Read More ›
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Tom Bethell’s Rebuke to Fellow Journalists: A Skeptical Look at Evolution Is Not Beyond Your Powers

Darwin's edifice rests on a 19th century faith in Progress, propped up by a dogmatic commitment to materialism. Read More ›
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Fake Science: “About 99 Percent of Our DNA Is Identical to That of Chimpanzees”

With fine timing, our colleague Sarah Chaffee has lately offered a four-part interview with Discovery Institute biologist Ann Gauger. Read More ›

Why Fossils Cannot Demonstrate Darwinian Evolution

There are three fundamental problems with all examples of inferring Darwinian evolution on the basis of fossil evidence. Read More ›

The Opossum’s Tale: The Torley Saga, Cont.

I'll make this simple. The evidence for synteny in opossums and chickens is good. Surprised? Read More ›

Having a BLAST: The Torley Saga, Cont.

There has been an ongoing discussion between Dr. Vincent Torley, a philosopher, and myself on the subject of pseudogenes, synteny, and common descent. Read More ›

Human Chromosome Two: An Open Letter to BioLogos on the Genetic Evidence, Cont.

The claim that the empirical evidence powerfully confirms evolution is an objective claim that can be evaluated in the common language of science. Read More ›

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