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Photo: Statue of A. R. Wallace, Natural History Museum, by Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Alfred Wallace and the Impact of Labor on Evolutionary Theory

The two founders of evolutionary theory, Wallace and Darwin, came from very different backgrounds. Read More ›
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Is Vitalism Making a Comeback?

Vitalism is the age-old idea that living things possess a vital force — some fundamental element that generally does not exist in non-life. Read More ›
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New Paper Argues that Variant Genetic Codes Are Best Explained by Common Design

A popular argument for a universal common ancestor is the near-universality of the conventional genetic code. Read More ›
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When Materialism Turns on Its Own

A cadre of atheist scientists, including Lawrence Krauss and Jerry Coyne, have long worked to silence and deplatform scientists who hold to the theory of ID. Read More ›
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Assuming Design, Researchers Achieve a Breakthrough in Understanding Circulatory System

The authors also explain how the standard evolutionary framework misdirected earlier researchers. Read More ›
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Ignorance of Evolutionary Theory as a “Superpower”

Early in her career, Celeste Nelson tried to publish a paper on chicken lung development. The reviewers were not very interested in her findings. Read More ›
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Michael Behe: A Mousetrap for Darwin

The Lehigh University biochemist answers misconceptions about irreducible complexity, and responds to the claim that “molecular machines” is a misnomer. Read More ›
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Evolution Falsified? Rope Kojonen’s Achievement

If unguided evolution can account for the eye of an eagle, does it make any sense to say that intelligent design is also needed? Read More ›
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Image: Bacterial flagellar motor, from Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Illustra Media.

A Misguided Critique of Irreducible Complexity

Danaher’s critiques of irreducible complexity are poorly informed and based on misunderstandings of intelligent design and what its key defenders argue. Read More ›
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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 ›

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