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Alleged Instances of Observed Speciation — Evolution’s Smoking Gun Is Still Missing

Most alleged instances are in fact analyses of existing species that are used to defend one or another theory of how they might have originated. Read More ›
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In The Design of Life, Dembski and Wells Offer a Powerful Survey of the Case for Intelligent Design

Through July 8, we will be selling the book for only $10 -- that's more than a 70 percent discount! Read More ›
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In an Evolutionary Transition from Sea to Land, the Real Challenge May Be “Drying Out”

Researchers at the University of New South Wales have published in the journal Evolution, documenting something we kind of already knew. Read More ›
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In the Evolution Debate, Not Listening Happens in One Direction, Not Two

An eloquent post from Terry Teachout, the Wall Street Journal theater critic, might as well be a commentary on Doug Axe's observations this morning. Read More ›
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New Theory Explains How Consciousness Evolved — It Arose as a Solution

This is teleological thinking. Somewhere Aristotle is smiling. Read More ›
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Leaving Evolution Skeptics Out of a Discussion of Suppressing Scientific Dissent

Political conservatives and their publications are currently engulfed by a civil war, so it's understandable if National Review's Jonah Goldberg is distracted. Read More ›
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Law Review Article Documents the Role of Anti-Religious Activism in Evolution Advocacy

In a section that spans an impressive 76 pages with 380+ footnotes, Luskin documents numerous historical associations. Read More ›

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