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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 12, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", argument from ignorance, convergence, creationists, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinian mechanism, Dave Farina, Douglas Axe, evolution, evolutionary biologists, Galápagos Islands, genetic information, intelligent design, Journal of Theoretical Biology, macroevolution, Martin Nowak, Michael Behe, microevolution, mutations, peer-reviewed journals, Professor Dave, speciation, Stephen Meyer, waiting-time problem, young people, YouTubers}

“Crazy Stuff”? Dave Farina on the Waiting Time Problem

_{Günter Bechly
December 12, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The formulation “crazy stuff” of course implicitly suggests that this is a pseudo-problem invented by evil and stupid creationists. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
November 10, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Science
Tagged
, common descent, convergence, debates, evolution, evolutionists, gradualism, just-so stories, Lund University, multiverse, mutations, natural selection, naturalism, saltationism, textbooks, The Conversation}

There Is No Settled “Theory of Evolution”

_{Cornelius Hunter
November 10, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Science

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What is evolution? In other words, what is core to the theory — and not forfeitable? It’s naturalism. Period. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
October 14, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Afrotheria, armadillos, biogeography, convergence, Darwinists, Fossil Friday (series), mammals, paleontologists, sloths, zoologists}

Fossil Friday: Eurotamandua — Anteater or Not Even Close?

_{Günter Bechly
October 14, 2022

Evolution, Paleontology

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Darwinists have to appeal to the ad hoc hypothesis of convergent adaptation to similar lifestyles, which of course increases their problem. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
September 20, 2022

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, bioRxiv, co-evolution, convergence, Current Biology, DNA, Duke University, evolution, ferns, Foresight (book), gene flow, heredity, horizontal gene transfer, human evolution, intelligent design, introgression, Neanderthals, North Carolina State University, University of Tübingen}

Gene Sharing Is More Widespread than Thought, with Implications for Darwinism

_{David Coppedge
September 20, 2022

Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Evidence is growing that organisms share existing genetic information horizontally, not just vertically. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
August 12, 2022

Categories
Paleontology
Science
Tagged
, beetles, Brazil, butterflies, convergence, Crato Formation, Darwinism, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, insects, intelligent design, Lower Cretaceous, natural selection, paleontology, Simon Conway Morris, Stephen Jay Gould, University of Tübingen}

Fossil Friday: A Fossil Butterfly Lookalike

_{Günter Bechly
August 12, 2022

Paleontology, Science

6}

An intelligent design paradigm can easily accommodate convergences as a natural consequence of a designer reusing the same ideas in different constructions. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 25, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Artificial Selection, Cnidaria, convergence, Current Biology, development, evolution, fallacy, Hydra, intelligence, intelligent design, jellyfish, natural selection, Neural Networks, New Scientist, programmers, promissory note, purpose}

In Artificial and Biological Neural Networks, Intelligent Design Is Undeniable

_{David Coppedge
July 25, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Someday evolutionists might connect the dots. Right now, even simple nerve nets in jellyfish and hydra are remarkably well designed for what they do. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
July 1, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Bavaria, China, convergence, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossils, Germany, intelligent design, Middle Triassic, Neo-Darwinism, reptiles, turtles, Upper Jurassic}

Fossil Friday: Turtles All the Way Down

_{Günter Bechly
July 1, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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Contrary to the gradualistic expectations of Darwin’s theory, the distinct body plan of turtles appeared abruptly in the Late Triassic. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 30, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, airplanes, bats, cars, cell phones, characters, Charles Darwin, common ancestry, common design, computers, convergence, echolocation, evolution, experiment, eyes, genes, hypothesis, intelligent agents, intelligent design, limbs, observation, phylogenetic analysis, phylogeny, species, systematics, The Positive Case for Intelligent Design (series), trees, whales, wheels}

The Positive Case for Intelligent Design in Systematics (the Relationships Between Organisms)

_{Casey Luskin
April 30, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The re-usage of highly similar and complex parts in widely different organisms in non-treelike patterns is best explained by the action of an intelligent agent. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
April 15, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animals, bacteria, Canada, compass, convergence, cows, cryptochromes, Darwinian theory, evolution, fish, humans, intelligent design, Japan, Living Waters, magnetic field, Monarch butterflies, Nature News, New Scientist, pigeons, reptiles, salmon, sea turtles}

An Engineering Marvel, Animals Find Their Way by Reading Earth’s Magnetic Field

_{David Coppedge
April 15, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Intelligent design predicts that organisms will be equipped with complex systems that can take advantage of environmental cues and respond with precision. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
January 13, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Atlantic Ocean, biogeography, camera eye, Casey Luskin, common descent, common design, convergence, Emily Reeves, evolutionists, Harvest House, humans, ID the Future, monkeys, octopuses, podcast, Renaissance, solar system, South America, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, universal common descent}

Return of the Rafting Monkeys: Why Biogeography Is No Friend of Common Descent

_{Jonathan Witt
January 13, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Evolutionists have to propose, for instance, that Old World monkeys rafted across the Atlantic from Africa to South America on a natural raft. Read More ›