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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
August 18, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Geology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Archaeopteryx, bioRxiv, birds, computer scientists, dinosaurs, eggs, evolutionary biology, feathers, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Germany, just-so stories, locomotion, Munich, paleontology, pareidolia, peer review, taphonomy, Upper Jurassic, wings}

Fossil Friday: Imagining Eggs in the Famous Archaeopteryx Fossils

_{Günter Bechly
August 18, 2023

Evolution, Geology, Paleontology

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Neither lack of evidence nor conflicting evidence stopped the author from drawing far-reaching conclusions. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 30, 2023

Categories
Biology
Epistemology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacterial flagellum, biological complexity, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, common ancestry, design detection, Douglas Axe, Emily Reeves, evolution, Evolution News, evolutionary biology, evolutionary theory, fitness landscapes, intelligent design, laws of nature, natural selection, random mutation, Religions (journal), Stephen Dilley, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, theologians, University of Helsinki}

Peer-Reviewed Paper by Discovery Institute Staff Evaluates Synthesis of “Design and Evolution”

_{Casey Luskin
June 30, 2023

Biology, Epistemology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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We regard Kojonen’s model as nuanced, erudite, and fair-minded. It is a model of fine scholarship and deserves serious attention. Read More ›

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Date
May 16, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacterial flagellar motor, Boston, cell division, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, DNA replication, evolution, evolutionary biology, ID the Future, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, Jonathan McLatchie, likelihood ratio, materialists}

Jonathan McLatchie on Classic Examples of Irreducibly Complex Systems

_{Science & Culture
May 16, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Dr. McLatchie explains the “likelihood ratio” of the evidence for irreducible complexity, a top-heavy ratio he says strongly supports a design hypothesis. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
May 12, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, academia, African Americans, anti-racism, atheism, BioLogos, Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens, Charles Lyell, evolution, evolutionary biology, Francis Collins, history, Human Zoos, John West, Louis Agassiz, Racism, theistic evolution, Victorian England, Yale University}

Joseph L. Graves as the “Black Darwin”? Think Again

_{Robert Shedinger
May 12, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution

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Darwin could never be considered the kind of anti-racist activist Graves makes him out to be. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
April 21, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, arthropods, begging the question, Cambrian Explosion, common ancestry, Darwinists, evolutionary biology, falsification, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, just-so stories, materialists, phylogeny, pseudoscience, Stephen Meyer, trilobites}

Fossil Friday: The Explosive Origin of Complex Eyes in Trilobites

_{Günter Bechly
April 21, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

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The theory has been made immune to empirical falsification because it is simply assumed to be true by default as the only viable option for materialists. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
April 18, 2023

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
Physics
Tagged
, Apostle Paul, biosphere, Brown University, cognitive dissonance, creation, creator, DNA, Edward Feser, evolution, evolutionary biology, faith and science, Genesis, Georgetown University, God's Grandeur, In the Beginning, intelligent design, Jesuits, John Haught, Kenneth Miller, life, materialism, molecular biology, Pope Benedict XVI, Richard Dawkins, Roman Catholic, scientific materialism, Scripture, Stephen Barr, Teilhard de Chardin, theistic evolution, theistic evolutionists, theologians}

Shall We Baptize Darwin? A Catholic Biologist Reflects

_{Ann Gauger
April 18, 2023

Biology, Cosmology, Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics, Physics

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Theistic evolutionists are baptizing a theory first composed by Darwin as a substitute for the doctrine of special Creation. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
January 6, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Science
Tagged
, Afrotheria, Darwinism, Eocene, evolution, evolutionary biology, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Theodosius Dobzhansky}

Fossil Friday: Golden Moles and the Abrupt Origin of Afrosoricida

_{Günter Bechly
January 6, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology, Science

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Should we draw any conclusions from such consistent empirical failures of a theory? Read More ›

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Date
December 17, 2022

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Cambridge University, Discovery Institute, evolutionary biology, faith, intelligent design, John West, Jonathan McLatchie, New York Times, podcast, Return of the God Hypothesis, science, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, Stuart Burgess, Westminster Conference on Science and Faith, Westminster Theological Seminary}

Stephen Meyer and Company Answer Questions about Science and Faith

_{Science & Culture
December 17, 2022

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The conference was jointly sponsored by Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture and Westminster Theological Seminary. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
August 16, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Science
Tagged
, Denis Noble, DNA, embryo, evolution, evolutionary biology, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, fruit flies, Gerd Müller, horse, intelligent design, James Shapiro, Jerry Coyne, Jonathan Wells, Neo-Darwinism, Royal Society, Susan Mazur, Third Way of Evolution, Why Evolution Is True, Zombie Science (book)}

Assessing Denis Noble’s (Non-ID) Critique of Darwinism

_{Jonathan Wells
August 16, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Science

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No matter what we do to the DNA of a fruit fly embryo, there are only three possible outcomes: a normal fruit fly, a defective fruit fly, or a dead fruit fly. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
June 29, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, Aristotle, Charles Darwin, consciousness, Eva Jablonka, evolution, evolutionary biology, fairy tales, humans, just-so stories, soul, Stephen Jay Gould, storytelling}

Is Consciousness the Sort of Thing That Could Have Evolved?

_{Michael Egnor
June 29, 2022

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Researchers Simona Ginsberg and Eva Jablonka have written a book attempting to trace the evolution of consciousness. Read More ›