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Much Ado at BioLogos?

We have our Kremlinologists who observe the BioLogos website for hints of what ideas, and which people, are up or down in the world of theistic evolution. Read More ›

Was Hitler a Creationist? Sure, Just Like Darwin

Hitler in his writing spoke of a “creator,” and a “Lord,” as well as using terms strongly suggestive of Darwinian thinking. Read More ›

Complexity and Contradictions: Richard Weikart on Hitler’s Religion

There’s something deeply refreshing about scholarship that acknowledges the complexity of its subject. Read More ›
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Human Zoos — An Untold Story, Until Now

Director and writer John West was interviewed by the Oregon Documentary Film Festival and he tells how he learned of the subject matter himself. Read More ›
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New Documentary, Human Zoos, Will Get Public Premiere, November 11 at Oregon Film Festival

John West explores the legacy of pseudo-scientific racism that has trailed Darwinian theory from its inception down to today, with the emergence of the alt-right. Read More ›

Physicist David Snoke: If DNA Is Designed, Its History by Definition Must Already Be Erased

Most people are accustomed to scientific explanations being historical in nature. Read More ›
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A.N. Wilson in The Times – Against Darwinist Absolutism

Wilson's forthcoming biography appears to be part of a larger rethink of evolution that is bubbling away in a variety of areas. Read More ›
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Freedom and Scientific Progress – A Necessary Relationship

A familiar talking point holds that a rigid attitude to science along Darwinist lines is indispensable to technological advance, while academic freedom impedes it. Read More ›

Recalling the First Eugenics Law, John West Reviews the Tragic History of a Pseudoscience

Indiana opened a door to similar legislation across the United States, culminating in the horrors of Nazi Germany. Read More ›

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