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Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design

Rear-View Mirror

Genetics Leaves Central Dogma and Junk DNA in the Rear-View Mirror

Genetics is now a subset of epigenetics, in which multiple dynamic molecules play key roles in homeostasis.  Read More ›
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Douglas Axe: Lignin and the Coherent Design of the Ecosystem

Heretic co-author Matti Leisola has argued that lignin is a troubling case for Darwinian evolution Read More ›
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Your “Botched Body”: Bad Design or Bad Logic?

Whenever a complex system of systems works at all, it seems counterproductive to attempt a “bad design” argument. Read More ›
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Imagine Copernicus, Newton, Pasteur “Marching for Science”

Jonathan Witt: “In the M4S subculture, dissent is a thought crime.” Read More ›
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Four Darwin Heretics: A Reader’s Roundup

When you read Matti Leispola’s account of his adventures with a persecuted enclave of Darwin skeptics, you’ll understand why he has a smile on his face. Read More ›

Sean McDowell: As an Introduction to Intelligent Design, Heretic Is a Top Pick

It’s surprising to reflect that no scientist up till now had fully shared his own experience in rethinking Darwinism. Read More ›
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How Biochemist Matti Leisola’s Lab Experience Persuaded Him of Intelligent Design

Leisola describes a humble example — the enzymes in washing powder we use in the laundry, with the ability to degrade proteins. Read More ›

Jonathan Witt, Matti Leisola, and the “Line of Despair”

Francis Schaeffer described what he called the “line of despair,” an assumption that faith and reason are separated from each other permanently. Read More ›
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Evolution a Creative Trickster? Heretic Bioengineer Says No

Many of the oft-cited examples of evolution in action involve devolution. Read More ›

Stockholm University’s Ola Hössjer Reviews Heretic

“Should materialism be enforced, or are we, as scientists, willing to allow an intelligent designer through the door?” Read More ›

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