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My Debate with Michael Ruse — Evolution as a Rube Goldberg Machine

Theory complexity is the enemy in science, and it would require volumes to explain all the details in today's theory of evolution. Read More ›
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Human Origins and Human Self-Image

It's remarkable how many smart people condemn trends toward barbarism and irrationality in our culture without ever questioning the origins of those trends. Read More ›
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Reading Michael Denton’s Mind…and Getting It Wrong

Dr. Denton's new book, Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis, is stirring controversy over what drives evolution -- natural selection or genetic drift. Read More ›
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The Heart of the Matter: Berlinski and Denton on the Issue that Lies Behind the Evolution Debate

If you could drill through the layers of reason and assumption, to the heart of the dispute over Darwinism, what would it be? Read More ›
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What the Galápagos Finches Tell Us About Evolution

While Darwin's finches demonstrate that natural selection can generate small degrees of adaptive change, they also reveal sharp limits to the mechanism. Read More ›

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