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Scientist Roundtable: Examples of Intelligent Design in the Human Body

There are also rigorous scientific methods to help us identify the hallmarks of design. Read More ›
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Tiled Beauty: Functional Aesthetics in Biology

Tessellated patterns are surprisingly prevalent in biology. Are these forms necessary for function, or mere consequences of natural laws?  Read More ›
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Dover Days: A Fatuous Decision Is About to Turn 20 Years Old

Judge Jones looked my way, and his expression seemed full of fellow feeling, as if to say, “Don’t sweat it. I’m all about free speech. I’ve got your back.”  Read More ›
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Michael Behe: Why Darwinism Will Eventually Collapse

Dr. Behe recently presented some of his ID arguments to faculty, students, and post-docs at Cornell University. Read More ›
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Destroyer or Nurturer? Darwin’s Divinized Conception of Nature

The powers of natural selection transcend human intelligence to such a degree that Darwin came close to imputing to it the capacity for intelligent design. 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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Charles Darwin observing wildlife in the Galápagos Islands, surrounded by lush flora and fauna, including giant tortoises, birds, and exotic plants, symbolizing evolution
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He Taught Darwinism for Decades (Then Changed His Mind)

English Romantic poet William Wordsworth provided a philosophical barrier against reductionist views of life like those of Darwin. Read More ›
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Researchers Find Memory Outside the Brain

It it is very difficult to look at the natural world seriously and not see a mind in there somewhere. Read More ›
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Charles Robert Darwin bust sculpture, English naturalist, geologist, and biologist. Generative AI
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Neil Thomas on the Internal Flaws and Historical Roots of Darwinism

It might surprise you to learn that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection did not triumph on scientific grounds alone. Read More ›
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Darwin’s Doubts: A Scientist Betrayed by His Own Followers

I will argue that employing Darwin in this way is false twice over: First, it is not what Darwin made himself out to be. Read More ›

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