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No. 5 Story for 2025: Richard Dawkins Says Intelligent Design Is a Scientific Hypothesis

"I think that the hypothesis of theism is the most exciting scientific hypothesis you could possibly hold." Read More ›
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Perhaps Neanderthals Never Truly Went Extinct

A critical part of the original tale of the Neanderthals is that, because they were stupid, we smarter, more evolved modern humans finished them off. Read More ›
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False Messiah: An Addendum on Darwin and Theism

The standpoint of poet John Keats is certainly gaining resonance in our doubt-ridden 21st century. I for one welcome its openness to questioning and wonder. Read More ›
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Dawkins: Intelligent Design Is a Scientific Hypothesis

"The idea that the universe was actually created by a supernatural intelligence is a dramatic, important idea." Read More ›
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Dismantling the Icons of Evolution

I invited Dr. Casey Luskin to share some of his memories of our longtime colleague Dr. Jonathan Wells, who recently passed away at 82 years old. Read More ›
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Natural Selection: The God that Failed

The god-of-the-gaps objection does have some merit to it, but it does not rule out ID. The progress of science has dethroned a multitude of false gods. Read More ›
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A Catholic Case for Intelligent Design

For too long now, Catholic scholars and many of the faithful have felt compelled to align themselves with a Darwinian account of life’s origins. Read More ›
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When an Atheist Professor’s Worldview Imploded

For 25 years, John D. Wise considered Darwinian evolution the most plausible explanation for life’s origin and development. Read More ›
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How Tycho Brahe Set an Unhelpful Precedent for Scientists

Brahe, a 16th-century Danish astronomer, sat on his astronomical research for years, rather than sharing it with Kepler, his assistant. Read More ›
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One of Science’s Biggest Mistakes

Prevailing scientific assumptions often die hard, especially when they fit so neatly into an evolutionary view of the development of life on Earth. Read More ›

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