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No. 2 Story of 2024: Darwinists Devolve

One sign of a robust scientific theory is the quality of its most prominent proponents. But serious advocates of Darwinism have become an endangered species. Read More ›
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Image: Strashila, redrawn by Bechly after Grimaldi & Engel 2005, fig. 12.6.

Fossil Friday: Nakridletia — The Rise and Fall (and Possible Resurrection) of a Fossil Insect Order

So, were strashilids a distinct order of parasitic insects or just aquatic flies? Read More ›
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Postcard from Santiago: Intelligent Design in Chile

Our class expanded to several hundred in our all-Saturday conference, as I was joined by Dr. Ricardo Bravo, a top Chilean oceanographer. Read More ›
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From Bears to Whales: A Difficult Transition

Critics laughed at this, and Darwin removed it from later editions of his book, though he continued privately to believe it. Read More ›
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Now, Here’s a Theory of Evolution Based on Cellular “Thinking”

Note how far we are from the world of Darwin’s followers now, while still staying with the evidence. Read More ›
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Photo: A human display from the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, via Library of Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

West, Metaxas: Face It, Darwinian Theory Is Itself Racist

This malign record is no mere inexplicable aberration from an otherwise innocent scientific theory. The legacy is not a mistake. Read More ›
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The Joy of (Neanderthal) Cooking

The Darwinian account of the human race would be much easier to believe in good faith if scientists could point to a clearly inferior and clearly human being. Read More ›
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Trillions of Cicadas Sing of Intelligent Design

Eastern U.S. states will see a natural phenomenon that hasn’t occurred for many years: the coordinated emergence of two broods of noisy cicadas. Read More ›
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New Novel Invites Teens to Ponder our Privileged Planet

There’s a wealth of books covering the arguments for intelligent design, and yet one type of book has so far been missing — a young adult novel. Read More ›
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Image: Bacillus subtilis, identified by Bapteste and his co-authors as a possible age-distorter, by WMrapids, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Antibiotic Resistance: An Example of Chance and Necessity, or Programming?

Antibiotic resistance is an icon of observable evolution; however, the extent to which chance mutations underpin the phenomenon remains uncertain. Read More ›

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