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Dodging the Main Issue in the Cambrian Explosion

In three papers, scientists babble about irrelevant details but ignore the main question: the origin of new genetic information for new body plans and organs. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: Hobbits Thwart Darwinian Predictions Again

Evolutionists reliably tend to follow one foundational principle: “What must not be, cannot be!” Read More ›
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Why Evolution Struggles to Explain the Transition to Multicellularity

It is as if evolutionary biologists don’t take death into account. All their theories seem to work like magic. Read More ›
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How Tycho Brahe Set an Unhelpful Precedent for Scientists

Brahe, a 16th-century Danish astronomer, sat on his astronomical research for years, rather than sharing it with Kepler, his assistant. Read More ›
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Scott Ventureyra: Beyond Science, Why Intelligent Design Matters

"This is why Meyer’s work on ID...remains so relevant. He invites everyone, especially the skeptics, to think deeply about the nature of reality." Read More ›
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Casey Luskin Versus Dan Stern Cardinale: A Wonderful Debate About “Junk DNA”

Everyone did a great job, and the conversation was science-packed from beginning to end. Not one word of invective, and indeed highly cordial. Read More ›
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“Junk DNA” from Three Perspectives: Some Key Quotes

Many of these quotes are from mainstream scientific papers, books, or book chapters of a technical nature. Read More ›
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The Panda’s Thumb: An Extraordinary Instance of Design?

Optimizing a structure can sometimes come at the cost of certain design constraints. Read More ›
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Is the Panda’s Thumb Suboptimal?

The basic argument is that “[o]dd arrangements and funny solutions” point to evolution whereas “ideal design” points to a “sensible God.” Read More ›
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Astrobiologists Offer an “Information-Based View of the Biosphere”

Even if their estimates need to be revised by a terabase or two someday, they have made it clear that our biosphere is awash in information. Read More ›

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