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Irreducible Complexity

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Brain Neurons Are “Comparable to a Library”

It’s one of those occasions in biology (not rare) when the term “intelligent design,” despite other merits, falls flat as a description. Read More ›
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Jaw Dropping: Nature’s Irreducibly Complex Linkage Mechanisms

Bristol University engineer Stuart Burgess goes deeper into the marvels of such sea creatures as the parrotfish, sling-jaw wrasse, and mantis shrimp. Read More ›
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Navigation Ability Crosses Phylum Lines — And That’s a Problem for Evolution

Yes, that is kind of adorable. It took only a few days for the fish to learn to drive. Read More ›
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Eugenie Scott Lecture Resurrects, Spreads Misinformation on Intelligent Design

There often seems to be a subtext to her remarks, as if she were telling her audience: “Go forth and persecute.” Read More ›
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Hairy Matters for Evolution

Thin strands we call hair can give headaches to Darwinists. Here are some surprising stories about hair. Read More ›
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The Year in Review: Three Major Advances for Intelligent Design

The situation resembles a poorly constructed dam holding back water that is continuously rising. Read More ›
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Merry Christmas! #8 Story of 2021: An ID Prediction for CRISPR Gene Editing

From an design perspective, there is no compelling reason to think that CRISPR gene editing will constitute an enhancement tool for building superior humans. Read More ›
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Nothing New Under the Sun

The inference to a First Cause has begun to percolate down to people who hold no prior allegiance to any of the world’s accredited religions. Read More ›
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How I Came to Take Leave of Darwin 

I had once assumed that any opposition to Darwin must necessarily be confined to the ranks of such as Biblical fundamentalists. Read More ›
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Fantastic Four: Marcos Eberlin Adds a Pillar to the Case for Intelligent Design

The ability to look ahead and foresee is no small matter, and even human beings can have trouble with it — as witness the supply chain problem. Read More ›

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