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homo erectus
human origins
Photo: Skull fragment, Homo erectus, by Commie cretan (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Eugenie Scott Gets Intelligent Design Backwards 

This punctuated, even saltational increase in hominid skull sizes over time continues to be recognized in the literature. Read More ›
nebula IC 2631
Photo: Nebula IC 2631, by NASA, ESA, and K. Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory); Processing; Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America).

Casey Luskin: The Irony of Theistic Evolution

The Christian or Jewish theistic evolutionist actually goes a step further than arch-atheist Richard Dawkins. Read More ›
Darwin Tree
Image: Darwin’s Tree (1837), a sketch from his First Notebook on Transmutation of Species, via Wikimedia Commons.

Does Tree-Like Data Refute Intelligent Design?

Computer scientist Winston Ewert applied the concept of “common design” to propose a “dependency graph” model of organismal relationships. Read More ›
Homo erectus pekinensis
racism
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

The thread of racism in Darwinian thinking isn’t a chance thing, a mere byproduct of Charles Darwin’s personal views as a “man of his time.” Read More ›
Michael Shermer
Photo: Michael Shermer, by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

“This Is Not Your Father’s Creationism”: Atheist Michael Shermer Meets Stephen Meyer

Every cosmology either has theistic implications, or ends up wrecking the basis for rational scientific investigation of nature. Read More ›
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Photo: Charles Darwin in 1855, by Maull and Polyblank, Literary and Scientific Portrait Club, via Wikimedia Commons.

What’s Wrong with Calling Intelligent Design “Anti-Evolution”?

The term “anti-evolution” has been used for decades, over and over, by untold numbers of defenders of Darwin and critics of the theory of intelligent design. Read More ›
Tom Bethell
Tom Bethell
Photo: Tom Bethell, via Discovery Institute.

Our Friend, Tom Bethell

On February 12, 2021, Tom Bethell passed away at the age of 84 after a long illness. Read More ›
Joshua Swamidass
Photo: Joshua Swamidass, by J. Nathan Matias, via Flickr (cropped).

In the Name of “Academic Freedom,” a Scientist Calls for Punishing Creationists

The practice has a sordid history. There’s always a rationale — for example, in labeling Israeli businesses, or those doing business with Israel, to be avoided. Read More ›
iguana
Photo: Galápagos marine iguana, by Datune at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Academic Article Correcting Misconceptions about Evolution Promotes Misconceptions about ID

It’s good to be back at Discovery Institute. Even after my fives years away, I see that some things remain unchanged. Read More ›
yellow star
Photo: Yellow star, Belgium, 1942, by DRG-fan, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Intelligent Design’s Yellow Star: Journal’s Disclaimer Refutes a Common Criticism of ID

Critics of intelligent design (ID) often lecture ID proponents that they are free to submit their work to any scientific journal. Read More ›

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