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David Klinghoffer

Seattle Christmas
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Christmas Thought — Intelligent Design Is Good News that Brings Hope

I am sitting here listening to Christmas songs as old as I am. Doesn’t anyone write new Christmas songs? Read More ›
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Is Information in DNA “Abstract”? Physicist Randy Isaac Responds

"How can we determine whether a 10-digit number is a random number or a specified telephone number to call your mother?" Read More ›
Haeckel's Embryos
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So, Does Ontogeny Recapitulate Phylogeny? Nope

When I was younger, my family lived next-door to a retired dentist named Max. Before entering dentistry, Max studied biology at UC Berkeley. Read More ›
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Science Uprising — Returning for Season 2 on September 15

The first new episode will look at what science says about the beginning of the universe. Read More ›
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Jordan Peterson Discovers the God Hypothesis

It’s refreshing to see such intellectual humility from a figure with Peterson’s status. But not all his followers were thrilled. Read More ›
The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
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Reviewing Sapiens: An Evolutionary Deconstruction of Human Rights

Yuval Noah Harari deconstructs the most famous line from the Declaration of Independence. Read More ›
Joshua Swamidass
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Joshua Swamidass and the Cancellation of Christian Colleges

The only way to truth in science is to permit and even encourage challenges to orthodoxy. Read More ›
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“Simulation Hypothesis” and Star Trek — Intelligent Design by Another Name

The universe may be intelligently designed and yet not be a simulation. The theory of intelligent design does not rise or fall with the simulation hypothesis. Read More ›
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Academic Article Correcting Misconceptions about Evolution Promotes Misconceptions about ID

It’s good to be back at Discovery Institute. Even after my fives years away, I see that some things remain unchanged. Read More ›
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Survey Misclassifies Darwin-Doubting Teachers

This project cannot tell us how many students are taught evolution dogmatically and how many are studying it scientifically. Read More ›

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