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Woodpecker Is a Stunning Example of Irreducible Complexity

A partially functional woodpecker evolving to be a functional woodpecker would be evolutionary dead-end. Read More ›
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At What Point In Its Development Can a Human Being Feel Pain?

Logic isn’t a sufficient answer to the question I raised, however. For a scientific answer, we need evidence. Read More ›
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The Formation of Our Digits Points to a Process with Foresight

Our digits are sculpted from a paddle-like structure in the embryo through the process of apoptosis. Read More ›
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Thoughts of Evil in a Designed World

Nowhere in the animal world do we see evil that comes anywhere close to comparing with the unfortunate depths of evil displayed by humanity. Read More ›
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Dear Transhumanists: Do You Really Want to Live Forever?

A life of meaning is what we truly need, and perhaps what we most deeply desire. Read More ›
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Court Rules Elephant Does Not Have Rights

I have written here several times about the attempt by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NHRP) to “break the species barrier.” Read More ›
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Bioethicist Asks, “Does Birth Matter?” Answers, “No”

In our current episode of let’s-allow-baby-killing, an Australian bioethicist named Walter Veit comes to the defense of infanticide. Read More ›
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Seven Reasons the Soul Can’t Be Turned “Off”

Neuroscientist Michael Egnor notes that the idea of consciousness is "empty," much like the idea of "natural selection" in evolution. Read More ›
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At What Point In Its Development Can a Human Being Feel Pain?

Peter Singer has argued that animals, like humans, deserve protection because of their ability to suffer. Read More ›
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Physicist: Gravity Refutes Free Will

Atheists share an attraction to using gravity in strange ways to support their doctrines. Read More ›

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