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trilobite
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New Paper Confirms the Trilobite Explosion

It’s important to note that the “true tempo of early animal evolution” exists in evolutionists’ imaginations, not in the rocks. Read More ›
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Appreciate Your (Un-Evolved) Body

Things you probably didn’t even know about should arouse awe as we go about our tasks each day, and sleep each night. Read More ›
Eye design

This Thanksgiving, Be Grateful for the Intelligent Design of Your Eyes

We take them for granted, but our ability to interact with the world through vision is beyond remarkable. Read More ›
scallop eyes
Photo: Scallop eyes, by Matthew Krummins [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Can You Say That in Nature? Dobzhansky’s Evolution Cliché Is Becoming Passé

“Nothing in biology makes sense except…” Go ahead; complete that sentence yourself, with a yawn.  Read More ›
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Egnor Versus Shallit: Can Brains Learn?

Egnor he nails it by noting that Shallit, not uniquely, falls victim to the mereological fallacy. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Frog eggs, by Geoff Gallice from Gainesville, FL, USA [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Life Exponential: Life Exhibits Intelligent Design at Many Levels

Complexity (such as we see in a pile of autumn leaves) can arise spontaneously from unguided natural processes, but complex specified information cannot. Read More ›
Falco peregrinus
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The Problem with “Bad Design” Arguments

In a physical world there will be design constraints, so it is only realistic to expect tradeoffs. Read More ›
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Eyes in a Twinkling? 

In 1991, Richard Dawkins gave a lecture arguing that natural selection can produce complex and seemingly improbable features by an accumulation of small, incremental steps. Read More ›
tendons

Tendons Are Irreducibly Complex

A simple tissue we take for granted turns out to represent another example of irreducible complexity in the human body. Read More ›
spices
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Thanks, Dr. Oz — Our Favorite Super Bowl Ad, a Beautiful Celebration of Complex Senses

Let’s examine the subject in a little more depth than what a commercial can do in a minute and thirty seconds: Read More ›

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