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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
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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Jonathan Witt

Topic

elephants

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Photo: Homo erectus, American Museum of Natural History, by Ryan Schwark, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
May 29, 2026
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Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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It Was Technology, Not the Human Mind, that Advanced

Denyse O’Leary
May 29, 2026
Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology
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At one time, we were encouraged to interpret ancient humans as a long, slow, Darwinian ascent of man. But maybe that didn’t really happen. Read More ›
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Conceptual image of a large stone in the shape of the human brain
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Geoffrey Simmons
Date
September 19, 2025
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Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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Doctor’s Diary: To Whom Are You Talking When You Talk to Yourself?

Geoffrey Simmons
September 19, 2025
Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology
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A comment by a national radio show host recently caught my attention. “So, I said to myself, SELF! What would you do under these circumstances?” Read More ›
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Image: Samuel Wilberforce, by George Richmond, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Rt. Revd. Samuel Wilberforce
Date
April 7, 2025
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Botany
Evolution
History of Science
Intelligent Design
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“Into the Jungle of Fanciful Assumption”: Excerpts from Samuel Wilberforce on Darwin

Rt. Revd. Samuel Wilberforce
April 7, 2025
Botany, Evolution, History of Science, Intelligent Design
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"We have objected to the views with which we have been dealing solely on scientific grounds." Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
March 24, 2025
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Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Technology
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Abstract Reasoning in Our Ancestors Earlier than Thought?

Denyse O’Leary
March 24, 2025
Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Technology
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Researchers say, bone tools were being mass produced 1.5 million years ago in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Read More ›
Sri_Lankan_elephant_(Elephas_maximus_maximus)_Udawalawe_National_Park
Photo credit: AdrianRanasinghe, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
March 13, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Life as a Habitability Requirement

David Coppedge
March 13, 2025
Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Astrobiologists often speak of a planet’s requirements for life, but can we turn that around? Is life a requirement for a planet’s habitability?  Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
March 13, 2025
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Bioethics
Science Reporting
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PETA Sues NIH for Violating Its “First Amendment Right” to Talk to Monkeys

Wesley J. Smith
March 13, 2025
Bioethics, Science Reporting
4
There is not one modern medical treatment or intervention that does not involve animal research at some point in the process. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
January 26, 2025
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Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
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Elephant Personhood — Nixed Again

Wesley J. Smith
January 26, 2025
Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind
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The activists had some reason for hope. Two judges in New York’s highest court swallowed the baloney in a 5–2 ruling. Read More ›
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
October 22, 2024
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Bioethics
Evolution
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Will Colorado Permit Elephants to Sue?

Wesley J. Smith
October 22, 2024
Bioethics, Evolution
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Many law schools teach courses in animal rights, training lawyers for the day the courtroom door opens to animals. Read More ›
honey bee
Photo credit: Wolfgang Hasselmann via Unsplash.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 26, 2023
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Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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What Do Bees’ Joy and Pain Really Tell Us About Insect Minds?

Denyse O’Leary
November 26, 2023
Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind
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Efforts to relate insect to human consciousness are doomed because the distinguishing features of human consciousness are abstract thinking and moral choice. Read More ›
polar bear
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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
May 16, 2023
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Biochemistry
Biology
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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Natural Selection Subtracts, It Doesn’t Add — And That Matters

Stephen J. Iacoboni
May 16, 2023
Biochemistry, Biology, Environment & Climate, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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In the wild, all organisms must live within their niche. There are no wild polar bears in Arizona, and no iguanas in Alaska. Read More ›

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