Tag: Galápagos Islands

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 9, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, algorithm, Ariel Chipman, Artificial Selection, balancing selection, BioEssays, Cambrian Explosion, co-option, conservation, Darwin Devolves, Dyna Rochmyaningsih, evolution, Galápagos Islands, gene duplication, genetic drift, genetic mutations, Hugo de Vries, hybridization, introgression, John Sanford, John Templeton Foundation, magic, Matti Leisola, Michael Behe, mount improbable, Mutant Ninja Turtles, natural selection, negative selection, Owen D. Jones, personification, Phillip E. Johnson, polyploidy, process, programming, pterosaur, purifying selection, Richard Lewontin, Robert Hazen, Spiderman, stabilizing selection, Stuff Happens Law, subfunctionalization, survival of the fittest, The Design Inference, Tom Bethell, tuatara, William Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Evolutionists Need a Refresher Course in Natural Selection

_{David Coppedge
June 9, 2026

Evolution, Scientific Reasoning

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Abuses of the concept of natural selection abound not only in science news but in scientific papers in major journals as well. It’s time for a remedial course. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
December 25, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Reporting
Tagged
, archetype, biological systems, biology, cold-spots, Daphne Major, Darwin's Finches, DNA, evolution, finches, fitness, Galápagos Islands, generalists, genetic variation, haplotype blocks, intelligent design, line, optimality, Pareto front, Pareto trajectory, Peter and Rosemary Grant, polytope, radiation, random mutations, randomness, specialists, systems biologists, trade-offs, triangle, Uppsala University, Uri Alon, Vilfredo Pareto}

Merry Christmas! No. 8 Story for 2025: Optimization and “Evolution Before Our Eyes”

_{Emily Reeves
December 25, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Reporting

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On Daphne Major, a Galápagos island, there are three major types of finch food: large seeds, small seeds, and pollen and insects. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
October 22, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Reporting
Tagged
, archetype, biological systems, biology, cold-spots, Daphne Major, Darwin's Finches, DNA, evolution, finches, fitness, Galápagos Islands, generalists, genetic variation, haplotype blocks, intelligent design, line, optimality, Pareto front, Pareto trajectory, Peter and Rosemary Grant, polytope, radiation, random mutations, randomness, specialists, systems biologists, trade-offs, triangle, Uppsala University, Uri Alon, Vilfredo Pareto}

Optimization: The Engineering Explanation for “Evolution Happening Before Our Eyes”

_{Emily Reeves
October 22, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Reporting

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On Daphne Major, a Galápagos island, there are three major types of finch food: large seeds, small seeds, and pollen and insects. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
February 20, 2024

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animals, birds, Charles Darwin, common ancestry, Darwin’s God, evolution, fish, Galápagos Islands, intelligent design, natural history, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, species, theology, universal common descent}

Darwin’s “God Wouldn’t Do It This Way” Argument

_{Robert Shedinger
February 20, 2024

Botany, Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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A book widely hailed as proposing a true mechanism for evolution actually reads more like an anti-creationist polemic. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
January 31, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Amazonia, archaeologists, BBC News, Darwin's Finches, Ecuador, fitness landscapes, Galápagos Islands, Hubble Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope, Jonathan Wells, NASA, New Scientist, PNAS, rainforest, The Conversation, The Design Inference, Zombie Science (book)}

Hidden, Now Revealed: Amazonia, Fitness Landscapes, and Fibonacci Numbers

_{David Coppedge
January 31, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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The caption for one image of spiral galaxy NGC 628 notes: “The spiraling filamentary structure looks somewhat like a cross section of a nautilus shell.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 27, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, authority, bacterial flagellum, biological complexity, Commentary, Darwinians, Darwinism, David Berlinski, doctors, evolution, eye, finch beaks, Galápagos Islands, heart, intelligence, intelligent design, Jay W. Richards, M.-P. Schützenberger, materialism, medicine, natural selection, peppered moth, random variations, René Thom, Science After Babel, The Deniable Darwin, Tower of Babel}

Jay Richards on Babel, Berlinski, and “Science After Darwin”

_{David Klinghoffer
September 27, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Something really came undone in the Covid era. Now, the phrase “science says” or “doctors say” prompts a smirk from about half the population. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 12, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", argument from ignorance, convergence, creationists, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinian mechanism, Dave Farina, Douglas Axe, evolution, evolutionary biologists, Galápagos Islands, genetic information, intelligent design, Journal of Theoretical Biology, macroevolution, Martin Nowak, Michael Behe, microevolution, mutations, peer-reviewed journals, Professor Dave, speciation, Stephen Meyer, waiting-time problem, young people, YouTubers}

“Crazy Stuff”? Dave Farina on the Waiting Time Problem

_{Günter Bechly
December 12, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The formulation “crazy stuff” of course implicitly suggests that this is a pseudo-problem invented by evil and stupid creationists. Read More ›

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Date
September 3, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, books, Charles Darwin, Down House, evolution, fantasy, fiction, Galápagos Islands, history, ID the Future, London, Nickell John Romjue, podcast, Science}

If Darwin Came Back Today…

_{Science & Culture
September 3, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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What would the gentleman of Down House think about the science of the 21st century? Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
February 17, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, bacteria, Charles Darwin, chihuahua, Douglas Futuyma, Ernst Mayr, evolution, Galápagos Islands, Japan, Lynn Margulis, microevolution, speciation, Top Scientific Problems with Evolution (series)}

Galápagos Islands