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A Philosopher Defends Intelligent Design

Peter S. Williams explains the deceptively simple test he uses to silence claims that intelligent design is not a scientific pursuit. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: The Mess of Arachnid Phylogeny, and Why I’ve Become More Skeptical of Common Descent

True skeptics should question everything, and not just everything apart from Darwinism and materialism. Read More ›
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Animal-Rights Philosopher, Published by Oxford University Press: “Let Animals Vote!”

If you want to see what is going so badly wrong in society, read the professional and intellectual journals. Read More ›
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“Astonishing” Clocks Found in Bacteria

How could evolution bestow accurate timepieces on the simplest, most primitive life forms? It sounds like something William Paley would expect. Read More ›
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Human Rights and the Image of God

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.” Read More ›
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For Labor Day: Alfred Russel Wallace, Scientist and Working Man

This year, 2023, marks the bicentennial of the birth of Alfred Russel Wallace, co-founder with Charles Darwin of the theory of evolution by natural selection. Read More ›
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Darwin and the “Eyre Affair”: A Speculative Tale

October 7, 1865, saw a revolt break out in Jamaica in which 18 officials and militia men were killed by members of the freed black population. Read More ›
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Unleash the Trial Lawyers to End Mutilation of Gender-Dysphoric Children

In my experience — as a once-practicing trial attorney — when the smell of money is in the water, ideology is generally not the first priority. Read More ›
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Darwin, Wordsworth, and Natural Theology

I give here a short sample of just one of the passages in “Tintern Abbey” where Wordsworth reports undergoing what might be described as a moment of epiphany. Read More ›
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For Labor Day: Alfred Russel Wallace, Scientist and Working Man

Take a moment to consider the impact of labor on the development of evolutionary theory. Read More ›

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