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Photo: Niels Bohr Institute, by Thue, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Evolutionary Computing: An Audit of Smuggled Information

The most significant stop for me in Denmark was a lecture that Jakob Wolf arranged for me to give at the Niels Bohr Institute. Read More ›
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Photo: Pope Pius IX, by Adolphe Braun, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Slapdash History, Questionable Logic Applied to “Catholic Evolutionism”

When Pope Pius IX awarded St. George Jackson Mivart a doctorate, he was not by implication casting his imprimatur or approval on evolution. Read More ›
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Photo: E. coli, by Pavel Dušek, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Origin of Biological Information? Nope, Just Its Recycling

Followers of the debate between intelligent design and Darwinian evolution will be familiar with Christoph Adami's example. Read More ›
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Avida and Making Eye Evolution Seem Plausible

Adami says, “it is hard not to see the parallels to other evolutionary innovations, for example the co-option of the existing crystallin protein in the eye.” Read More ›
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Photo credit: Gianfranco Vitolo from Sarno (Sa), Italia, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Simulations Point to Design: Learning from the History of Artificial Life

Once you introduce step-by-step guidance, you are no longer simulating an evolutionary process. Read More ›
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Neanderthal armed with lance, their part in Homo Sapiens Anthropology and Darwinian Theory.
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Human Evolution Needs Subhumans, and Needs Them Badly

Excavation of Neanderthal and other sites is leveling even further the fabled Ascent of Man. Read More ›
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Found: A Robust Basis for Science-Faith Synthesis

The many scientific shortcomings of the evolutionary account force us to confront some logical and philosophical challenges. Read More ›
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Cockpit of a submarine offering underwater cruises from Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii - Round porthole with a steering wheel and dozens of switches used to make a submersible ship dive
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Aboard a Submarine to Explore a Living Cell

What if you could climb aboard an incredible shrinking submarine and travel into the heart of a living cell? This would be a tour like no other, to be sure! Read More ›
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Hope from Science and New Polling on America’s Creed

John West discussed the meaning of equality, enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, when it’s obvious that individual humans are not all equally gifted. Read More ›
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Disclosure Day Is Fun, But It Didn’t Rock My Faith

Spielberg's message is not only that aliens are real but also that they’re good and they’re our friends. I find that very curious: How is he so sure? Read More ›

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