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Here’s the Other Common Objection to Intelligent Design — Answered

If you asked me, “Do you believe in evolution?” I would reply “I believe in the evolution of life, and the evolution of automobiles." Read More ›
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Dave Farina Criticizes Intelligent Design but Doesn’t Understand It

Boom! There goes the “exquisitely documented” evolution of turtles. Sorry, Professor Dave. Read More ›
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Image: A dependency graph, by c4ristian, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Yes, Winston Ewert’s Dependency Graph Is a Real Model

The fact that known natural biological processes can produce non-tree-like patterns is problematic not for ID proponents but for proponents of common ancestry. Read More ›
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Just How Well Does That Cherry-Picked Data Fit an Evolutionary Tree?

The tree-like pattern from the dataset was not very strong. Of course, if you shuffle it, it looks strong compared to randomness. Read More ›
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I Got Critiqued by YouTuber Gutsick Gibbon

Erika is pursuing her Master’s of Research in Primate Biology, Behavior and Conservation and is the creator of hundreds of punchy, entertaining YouTube videos. Read More ›
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Does Intelligent Design Make Predictions or Retrodictions?

I would argue that a chronology of exactly what was predicted when is not dispositive as to whether a positive argument can be made. Read More ›
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Photo: Richard Dawkins, by Anders Hesselbom, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Does Darwinian Theory Make the Same Predictions as Intelligent Design?

Richard Dawkins predicted that “a large fraction” of our genomes has no function, because, “The true ‘purpose’ of DNA is to survive, no more and no less." Read More ›
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Image: Darwin’s Tree (1837), a sketch from his First Notebook on Transmutation of Species, via Wikimedia Commons.

Does Tree-Like Data Refute Intelligent Design?

Computer scientist Winston Ewert applied the concept of “common design” to propose a “dependency graph” model of organismal relationships. Read More ›
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Photo: Tesla factory, by Steve Jurvetson / CC BY.

“Do You Believe in Evolution?” A Short Answer

You don't have time to give a 30-minute answer outlining the different meanings of the word "evolution" and the evidence pro and con for each. Read More ›
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Photo: Casey Luskin in South Africa.

I’m Excited to Return to Discovery Institute to Find Intelligent Design Stronger Than Ever!

Over the past few years, I’ve seen ID critics advance some wild and amusing conspiracy theories about the reasons for my departure and absence. Read More ›

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