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Ultra-Conserved Elements: New Paper, Same Old Results

UCEs are conserved structures that are not functionally constrained. Yet there is not so much as a hint of a problem for evolutionary theory. Read More ›
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How Naturalism Rots Science from the Head Down

The prevalence of, for example, fake physics, shows that we are in the midst of a philosophical decline. Read More ›
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Philosophical Objections to Intelligent Design: A Response to Critics

Some reviewers of Darwin's Black Box raised philosophical objections. I will discuss several of these. Read More ›

Foundational Question: Is Intelligent Design Science?

It's long been said that the path to the right answers lies in asking the right questions. Read More ›
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From the Steadily Shrinking Catalogue of "Functionless," "Vestigial" Organs: Now, the Tailbone

The theory of intelligent design does not demand that the coccyx be medically indispensable. Read More ›
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Princeton Historian: Falsifiability Not a Requirement of Science

"The renowned philosopher Karl Popper coined the term 'demarcation problem' to describe the quest to distinguish science from pseudoscience. He also proposed a solution." Read More ›
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Don’t Bash it ‘Til You’ve Tried It: A response to Krauthammer and Kriegel

Anti-ID editorials by Charles Krauthammer and Uriah Kriegel misunderstand science and offer poor critiques of intelligent design. Read More ›
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Will Robert Pennock Become the Next Michael Ruse?

If you’ll give me the Mic, I won’t Rob much of your time while Penning this short Ruse. In the Dover trial, Robert Pennock is the Plaintiffs’ expert on the philosophy of science, and Pennock pushed hard for a definition of science which is essentially “methodological naturalism.” This is eerily similar to the 1982 case, McLean v. Arkansas Board of Education, 529 F.Supp. 1255 (E.D. Ark) over the teaching of young earth creationism, where Darwinist Philosopher of Science Michael Ruse testified that science was defined as follows: Ruse’s definition incorporates the precise methodological naturalism advocated by Pennock in Ruse’s requirements (1) and (2). Ruse’s definition was also subsequently accepted by Judge Overton and etched into Eastern Arkansas law. But we Read More ›

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