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Reynolds Johnson Nelson
Photo: John Mark Reynolds, Phil Johnson, and Paul Nelson, Pajaro Dunes, California, June 1998, by Suzanne Nelson.

“We Are Not of Our Own Devising” — Wells, Nelson Pay Tribute to Phil Johnson

Philosopher of biology Paul Nelson reminisces on Johnson’s keen intellect, and his eye for hidden assumptions. Read More ›
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Meeting Phil Johnson at Berkeley

As a biology graduate student, I had seen first-hand some of the alleged evidence for the “fact” of common descent. Read More ›
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Listen: Jonathan Wells and Winston Ewert at the Summer Seminar on Intelligent Design

Dr. Wells speaks on embryo development and the current mystery of ontogenetic development. Read More ›
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Image: An artist imagines Homo erectus pekinensis, by Cicero Moraes [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Why Darwinism Can Never Separate Itself from Racism

You think if Darwinian theory had emerged not in the dark age of the 19th century but in our own woke era, it would be different? No, it wouldn’t. Read More ›
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Photo: Hydrothermal vents, where some theories hypothesize that life originated, by NOAA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Inferential Science — What Could Go Wrong? 

There are many solid, trustworthy inferences in modern science, but there are those that are not very trustworthy at all. Read More ›
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Photo: Michael Behe in Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines, via Discovery Institute.

Darwin Devolves: Another Huge Advance Against Darwinism and for Intelligent Design

This book is built on solid science. It’s going to be harder than ever for critics to spit it out just because they don’t like its taste. Read More ›
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software
Photo credit: Gustas Brazaitis via Unsplash.

Why We Don’t Evolve Software: A Computer Scientist Considers Darwinian Theory

Software engineers are trained in design principles, and also have real experience of how complex functional systems appear and change constructively. Read More ›
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common descent
Photo: Midge chromosomes, by Dr. Josef Reischig [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons.

Intelligent Design, Common Descent, and a Qualification

I had someone ask whether, in a previous post, I meant universal common descent (UCD) or more limited common descent. Read More ›
climbing Everest
Photo: Climbers on Mount Everest, by Lloyd Smith, via Wikimedia Commons. 

Intelligent Design, Common Descent, and an Ascent of Mount Everest

Did four-year-old Angela climb Everest by herself? No way. Read More ›

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