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Photo: Asian elephant, by Yathin S Krishnappa, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Günter Bechly and the “Species Pair” Problem

Asian elephants (like the one at the top of this page) and their African counterparts apparently diverged about 8 million years ago. Read More ›
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Nose Knows Better than Darwinism; Design Logic Explains Why

"By mapping millions of neurons in mice, researchers discovered that smell receptors in the nose aren’t random at all." Read More ›
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Humans as “Beloved”: A Signature of Intelligent Design

A few minor shifts in how light interacts with matter and our sense of sight would be dulled to most of the visual beauty that we most appreciate in nature. Read More ›
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What’s So Hard About Scientific Controversy? Addressing Bad Theories of Truth

The consensus theory says that truth is whatever we all agree about. Needless to say, that fits right into what we were saying about status signaling. Read More ›
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Photo: Anthony Fauci, by Christopher Michel, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Questioning the Science Experts: Is It Even Permitted?

If you're trying to do ID science, it's a little bit easier to be intellectually honest, because you have to work harder to make the case for your claim. Read More ›
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Status Signaling in the Herd: Why Otherwise Good Scientists Sneer at Intelligent Design

"Here is Johnson, giving a very studious argument for ID, and the other fellow thinks it’s sufficient to say, 'I know it's wrong because my friend told me.'" Read More ›
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Photo: Medium tree finch, by Jody O'Connor, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Myth and Legend in Darwin’s Famous Origins Story

Neil Thomas makes a case that the rise of Darwin’s theory owes much to cultural timing, philosophical appeal, and persuasive storytelling. Read More ›
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After K–T Extinction Event, Life’s Unexpected Rebound Was “Ridiculously Fast”

Although the welfare of plankton may not be at the very top of most people’s minds, these tiny organisms fill an important ecological niche. Read More ›
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Geneticist W. E. Lönnig on Human-Chimp DNA Similarity, and Much More

"The same people who admit that they are unable to create a single blade of grass tell you that they are absolutely sure they know how it came about." Read More ›
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Statue of Charles Darwin in Shrewsbury UK
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Darwinism’s Attack on the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God

Needless to say, this new view of morality is toxic to the Founders’ understanding of liberty. Read More ›

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