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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Cyanobacteria
Photo: Prochlorococcus, which lives in the ocean, may be the most abundant species of life on earth, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
October 19, 2022
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Bioethics
Culture
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Woke Science: Prestigious Biology Journal Claims “Ocean” Is a “Living Entity” with Rights

Wesley J. Smith
October 19, 2022
Bioethics, Culture
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The “Ocean rights” approach would make the creatures of the sea co-equal with humans. Read More ›
artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence
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February 28, 2022
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Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
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More Dangers of Totalitarian Science

Science & Culture
February 28, 2022
Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind
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George Gilder raises concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) — but not the usual economic ones. Read More ›
Thomas Malthus
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Neil Thomas
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January 10, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Life Sciences
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Myth-Making and Malthus

Neil Thomas
January 10, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences
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After reading Malthus out of personal interest, it dawned on Darwin how he might usefully appropriate the Malthusian analogy. Read More ›
genie
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July 6, 2021
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Biology
Evolution
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Darwin’s Genie: Misapplied Natural Selection Continues

Science & Culture
July 6, 2021
Biology, Evolution
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“Natural selection” is like a Swiss Army knife that researchers in widely different disciplines use to solve their problems. Read More ›
Big Bang
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Robert J. Marks II
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July 1, 2021
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Fine-tuning
Physical Sciences
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Bernoulli, Keynes, and the Big Bang

Robert J. Marks II
July 1, 2021
Fine-tuning, Physical Sciences
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In analysis of fine-tuning, No Free Lunch Theorems, and conservation of information, Bernoulli’s PrOIR is foundational. Read More ›
Bill-Gates
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
February 18, 2021
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Bioethics
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The Plan to Destroy Animal Agriculture

Wesley J. Smith
February 18, 2021
Bioethics
3
It wouldn’t just be the lives and wellbeing of rural Americans. Doing away with cattle would upend major industries throughout the economy. Read More ›
young Darwin statue
young Darwin statue
Statue of a young Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury School, by Ailurus~frwiki / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
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David Klinghoffer
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January 26, 2021
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Bioethics
Evolution
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Darwinism and Critical Theory — The Connection

David Klinghoffer
January 26, 2021
Bioethics, Evolution
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"Strange that it may seem, Darwin plays a central role in this drama. Karl Marx himself credited Darwin with much of his basic insight into human history." Read More ›
Wesley Smith
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Jonathan Witt
Date
January 25, 2021
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Bioethics
Ethics
Genetics
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The Arrogant Mistake that Is Scientism

Jonathan Witt
January 25, 2021
Bioethics, Ethics, Genetics
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The tweet reads, “Imagine a world is ruled by scientists, not by politicians.” The drift of the tweet appeared to be, wouldn’t that be wonderful! Read More ›
science
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Wesley J. Smith
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January 5, 2021
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Medicine
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Ideological Takeover of Science Continues

Wesley J. Smith
January 5, 2021
Medicine
4
Declaring a “climate emergency” would open the door to rule by diktat over environmental policy. You can envision the authoritarian possibilities. Read More ›
WhSouthLawn
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David Klinghoffer
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May 16, 2020
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Medicine
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Stephen Meyer: Teach the (Coronavirus) Controversy

David Klinghoffer
May 16, 2020
Medicine
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Students and Presidents make better decisions when they are exposed to competing views. Read More ›

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