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Addressing More Icons of Theistic Evolution

Professor Kuebler doesn’t acknowledge the pattern of explosions in the fossil record, but he does cite a supposed transitional form. Read More ›
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New Long Story Short Video Explores How Non-Experts Can Assess Scientific Questions

A new Long Story Short video tries to answer this question: How can a non-expert assess who is right in a complex scientific debate — specifically on the question “How did life begin?” Read More ›
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Bad Synteny Arguments Claim “No Functional Reason” for Genomic Arrangements

To skip to the punchline, Kuebler says that "species as distantly related as humans and mice share a huge array of synteny blocks." Read More ›
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Theistic Evolution Book Cites Debunked Icons

Professor Kuebler uses a classical argument for common descent, citing the universality of the genetic code. Read More ›
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Physicist Overstates the “Gradual” Nature of Human Origins in the Fossil Record

We’ve gone back and forth with Dr. Barr many times in the past. Mainstream paleoanthropologists acknowledge that the origin of humans is sudden and abrupt. Read More ›
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The Story of Everything Held Over in Theaters in Key Cities Through May 21

Still need to bring some of your friends and family to see it? We have good news! Read More ›
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If You Think Intelligent Design Is “Combative,” You Need to See The Story of Everything

Consider Stephen Meyer’s recent debate with Phil Halper over whether God is the best explanation for the origin and fine-tuning of the universe. Read More ›
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Paradigm Lost: Darwinism and the Idea of Human Progress

The notion of progress is now of course increasingly questioned, especially after what has come to be known as “the calamitous 20th century.” Read More ›
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“Peptideins”? Give Those Shorties Another Look

Picture short, lonely bachelors in rented formal wear, leaning on the wall, nervously checking their watches at the annotation dance. Read More ›
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What Would Aliens, if They Exist, Look Like? Like Us, or Like Jellyfish?

According to celebrity scientific atheist Neil deGrass Tyson, ETs would look nothing like us, because there is no reason they would. Read More ›

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