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Photo: A labrid fish, by laszlo-photo, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Studies on Labrid Fish Confirm Operational Gravity Well Model for Adaptation

The extent to which the authors recognize the implications of their conclusions is difficult to say. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Seagul, via Pixabay.

Why Intelligent Design Can Help Develop Clean, Green Energy Solutions

Photosynthesis has been criticized as inefficient. Why? Because it is assumed to be the product of a mindless evolutionary process. Read More ›
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Photo: Cancer cells, by National Cancer Institute.

Is the INK4a/ARF Overlap a Settled Example of Poor Design?

Dr. DeBenedictis’s basic argument is that there is a section of the human genome where two genes overlap, both of which are important for suppressing tumors. Read More ›
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embryonic development
Photo: Chicken embryo, by Ben Skála (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Optimality Recognized in Core Biological Infrastructure

I will begin with an example from embryology, then turn to metabolism, and finish with the breadth of chemical space covered by the natural amino acids. Read More ›
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Miracle of the Cell
Image credit: Brian Gage.

Eberlin: “Michael Denton Has Again Sent the Opponents of Cosmic Purpose Scurrying”

"Here we are confronted with definitive findings in favor of a powerful genius who foresaw and precisely orchestrated chemistry as a whole for life." Read More ›
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The “Botched” Human Body, Revisited

As a systems architect, I’ve spent decades designing and implementing large and complex systems of information systems. Read More ›

Calculating the Maximum Number of Trials Evolution Could Have Performed

Countless people use the following rationale to justify saying there was no need for an intelligent designer behind life. Read More ›
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ruby-throated hummingbird in flight
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Design Inference vs. Design Hypothesis

On a bright December day in 1994 in Green Valley, Arizona, the term "design inference" hit me. Read More ›

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