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The Blind Watchmaker
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Up from Dawkins: Summer Seminars Were a Turning Point for Me

I wanted to determine whether I was, as Richard Dawkins asserted, an accident of nature. Or was I created by God? Read More ›
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Can the Laws of Nature Design Life? Emily Reeves Considers the Compatibility of Evolution and ID

As an example, Dr. Reeves describes how the law of gravity interacts with a growing plant. Read More ›
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Summer Seminar on ID Is a Glorious (and Cost-Free) Opportunity

The setting is idyllic — towers of red rock and ponderous pines, and numberless critters, from deer to bobcats to garter snakes (I caught a cute one). Read More ›
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Photo: Darwin in 1868, by Julia Margaret Cameron, via Wikimedia Commons.

Does Darwinism Meet the Tests of a True Theory?

An example of a now-discarded theory is that of spontaneous generation, a hypothetical process of living organisms developing from nonliving matter. Read More ›
Brian Miller Teaching at ID Educatin Day
Photo: Brian Miller, by Daniel Reeves.

Brian Miller: Rarity and Isolation of Proteins in Sequence Space

Dr. Miller reports on research showing that the probability of a protein continuing to work after each mutation drops precipitously. Read More ›
Wedding Dance
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To Dance at Two Weddings: Rope Kojonen’s Evolutionary Quest

According to a proverb, you can’t dance at two weddings at the same time. Dr. Kojonen believes that you can. Read More ›
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Can Evolution and Intelligent Design Work Together in Harmony?

Or is that wishful thinking? Casey Luskin concludes his conversation with philosopher Stephen Dilley about a recent proposal. Read More ›
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In Its Design, the Body’s Thermostat Resembles Human Technology

The existence of thermostatic control of our body temperature is not at all surprising supposing life to be the product of a purposeful engineer. Read More ›
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Getting It Together: Tethers, Handshakes, and Multitaskers in the Cell

Running a cell requires coordination. How do molecules moving in the dark interior of a cell know how and when to connect? Protein tethers offer new clues. Read More ›
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Can Evolution and Intelligent Design Be Happily Wedded?

Casey Luskin kicks off a series of interviews responding to theologian Dr. Rope Kojonen’s proposal. Read More ›

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