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Darwin’s Doubt

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Photo: Sea squirts, by Samuel Chow [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Adam and the Genome and Whole Genome Duplication Events

Evidence for WGD doesn’t show a Darwinian pathway. There is no evidence here against intelligent design or Michael Behe. Read More ›
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Photo: Doug Axe, in “The Problem with Theistic Evolution,” via Crossway Books.

Adam and the Genome and Doug Axe’s Research on the Evolution of New Protein Folds

Douglas Axe is a protein scientist who has published work on the rarity of new protein folds by doing research on beta-lactamase enzymes. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Emma Hammarlund and Sofie Mohlin, via Lund University.

Sick of the Oxygen Theory of the Cambrian Explosion? Here’s the Cancer Theory

Once upon a time, a cell became a tumor. Animals were soon to follow. Read More ›
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Photo: Location in Greenland where fossils were found, by John S. Peel, via Uppsala University.

Earlier Burgess-Shale-Type Fossils Found in Greenland

Exquisitely preserved animal fossils now show up on three widely separated continents. The earliest are just as complex as those in the Burgess Shale. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Shannon Kringen from Seattle [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Intelligent Design and the Evolution Debate in 2017 — The Year at a Glance

One theme of 2017 was the internationalization of ID. Meanwhile we are colonizing the mainstream media, which, revile us as they may, can’t seem to leave us alone. Read More ›
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Photo: Amazon Books, Seattle, WA, by SounderBruce, via Flickr.

In Time for Black Friday, Here’s the New Discovery Institute Bookstore

It's the traditional first day of the Christmas shopping season. What should you do? Read More ›
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Photo: Günter Bechly, from "A German Scientist Speaks Out about Intelligent Design," via Discovery Institute.

Major Report from PJ Media — Erasing Bechly from Wikipedia Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Football players have a lot more freedom to share their controversial views than scientists do. Read More ›
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Photo source: "How to Build a Worm," via Discovery Institute.

ID’s Top Six — The Origin of Animals

In his book Darwin’s Doubt, Stephen Meyer considers the nature of animals and what is required to build an animal. Read More ›
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Photo: Georges Lemaître, about 1933, via Wikicommons.

ID’s Top Six — The Origin of the Universe

In 1927, Belgian astronomer Georges Lemaître theorized that the universe began with a single explosion from a densely compacted state. Read More ›
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Bottom-Up Bottoms Out

Materialist attempts to model the construction of hierarchical organization from the bottom up collapse into a heap of unanswered questions. Read More ›

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