Tag: Extended Evolutionary Synthesis

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Author
Thomas E. Woodward

Date
July 21, 2026

Categories
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biologists, biology, Charles Darwin, epigenetics, Epigenetics and the Architect, epigenome, evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, genetics, genome, intelligent design, James P. Gills, John F. Kennedy, microbiology, Peter Lipton, purposiveness, Rice University, Royal Society, Stephen Buranyi, technology, The Guardian, Third Way of Evolution, Thomas E. Woodward, Victorian England, Weltanschauung, worldview}

DNA and Beyond: A Multilayered Revolution

_{Thomas E. Woodward and James P. Gills, MD
July 21, 2026

Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Because we are dealing with foundational scientific discoveries, we will address several “So what?” questions. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 11, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, complex biological features, Denis Noble, epigenetic change, evo-devo, evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, horizontal gene transfer, intelligent design, Lamarckian theory, macroevolution, microevolution, Modern Synthesis, natural genetic engineering, natural selection, Neo-Darwinism, neutral evolution, niche construction, On the Origin of Species, teleonomy, Third Way of Evolution, University of Chicago}

Third Way Evolution and the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis

_{Casey Luskin
December 11, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Things were peachy until the late 20th/early 21st century, when some biologists began to acknowledge that neo-Darwinism had a glaring explanatory deficit. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
April 25, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Mathematics
Science Reporting
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, children, common descent, devolution, DNA, evolution, evolutionary biologists, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, factories, headlines, machines, Modern Synthesis, molecules, multiverse, National Geographic, natural genetic engineering, Nature (journal), Neo-Darwinism, parents, Potemkin village, protoplasm}

Darwinism Is a Potemkin Theory of Evolution

_{Michael Behe
April 25, 2025

Evolution, Mathematics, Science Reporting, Scientific Reasoning

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As with the legendary fake villages, evolutionary theory consists of a thin façade cloaking a lack of substance. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 17, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Paleontology
Tagged
, Archaeopteryx, Australopithecus, biologic institute, computer simulation, coordinated mutations, Daniel Stern Cardinale, Discovery Institute, evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, Fossil Friday (series), generations, gradualism, Indohyus, macroevolution, Michael Behe, Michael Shermer, Neo-Darwinism, neutral evolution, objections, Ola Hössjer, paleontology, population genetics, radiometric dating, recombination, Richard Dawkins, saltationism, The Edge of Evolution, tiktaalik, waiting-time problem}

Fossil Friday: Three Modern Scientific Challenges to the Causal Adequacy of Darwinian Explanations

_{Günter Bechly
May 17, 2024

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Paleontology

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As a consequence of the collapsing tree problem, I suggest abandoning evolutionary classifications and return to a pre-Darwinian Linnaean classification. Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
May 1, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Darwinism, Denis Noble, dissidents, epigenetic inheritance, evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, horizontal gene transfer, panspermia, Peter Corning, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, symbiosis, synergy, teleonomy, The Selfish Gene, unguided evolution, Wikipedia}

Another Call for a “New Synthesis”

_{Daniel Witt
May 1, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics

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I recently wrote a post critical of biologist Peter Corning’s “synergism hypothesis.” Afterwards Dr. Corning got in touch. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 1, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Armin Moczek, charity, conferences, Darwinian theory, Douglas Axe, epigenetics, Eugene Koonin, evolution, Evolution News, evolutionists, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, Facebook, Günter Bechly, Günter Wagner, Indiana University, intelligent design, Maryland, Modern Synthesis, New Trends in Evolutionary Biology, Paul Nelson, plasticity, Royal Society, status, Stephen Buranyi, Stephen Meyer, The Guardian}

Happy New Year! #1 Story of 2022: Evolutionists Admit Their Field’s Failures

_{David Klinghoffer
January 1, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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If you’ve ever owned an automobile toward the end of its life, the situation will be familiar. 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
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 1, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Reporting
Tagged
, Armin Moczek, charity, conferences, Darwinian theory, epigenetics, Eugene Koonin, evolution, Evolution News, evolutionists, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, Facebook, Günter Bechly, Günter Wagner, Indiana University, intelligent design, Maryland, Modern Synthesis, New Trends in Evolutionary Biology, Paul Nelson, plasticity, Royal Society, status, Stephen Buranyi, Stephen Meyer, The Guardian}

Donate Darwinism for a Tax Credit? Evolutionists Admit Their Field’s Failures

_{David Klinghoffer
July 1, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Reporting

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If you’ve ever owned an automobile toward the end of its life, the situation will be familiar. Read More ›

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Date
June 8, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, convergent evolution, Darwinian theory, epigenetic inheritance, evolution, evolutionary time, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, horizontal gene transfer, information, information theory, Modern Synthesis, radio, randomness, television}

Here’s a New Evolutionary Theory Based on Information

_{Science & Culture
June 8, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Information follows different rules from matter and energy, which might change the way we see evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
April 25, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, amphibians, Avalon explosion, Bayesian reasoning, birds, body plans, Cambrian Explosion, cattle, cetaceans, chimpanzees, evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, Genesis, gorilla, great apes, Homo sapiens, horse, humans, hybridization, intelligent design, Judeo-Christian tradition, marine iguanas, reptiles, whale evolution}

Species Pairs: A New Challenge to Darwinists

_{Günter Bechly
April 25, 2022

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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I consider this simple argument as a final nail in the coffin of Darwinian unguided evolution. Read More ›