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Scientist Roundtable: Examples of Intelligent Design in the Human Body

There are also rigorous scientific methods to help us identify the hallmarks of design. Read More ›
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In Search of a Unified Theory of Life

It can be said that Erwin Schrödinger anticipated what Michael Behe formally articulated as irreducible complexity. Read More ›
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Michael Behe: Why Darwinism Will Eventually Collapse

Dr. Behe recently presented some of his ID arguments to faculty, students, and post-docs at Cornell University. Read More ›
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What Is the Originating Source of Design in Organisms? 

The genesis of structure-function relationships in human artifacts is as well understood as are their mechanics. Read More ›
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Innovative New Book by French Authors Complements Meyer’s God Hypothesis

Kurt Gödel is not as widely known in popular culture as Einstein, but mathematicians consider his work just as revolutionary and foundational. Read More ›
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Biological Foresight Wins Nobel Prize

Who is more worthy of honor: the designer of a highly sophisticated functional system, or investigators who figured out how it works? Read More ›
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Casey Luskin Answers Common Objections to Intelligent Design

Dr. Luskin highlights a “large unbridged gap” in the fossil record between ape-like species like Lucy and human-like species. Read More ›
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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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Is Intelligent Design Gaining the Upper Hand?

The underlying dynamic here is one of fear — fear of being associated with a movement one cannot easily dispel through evidence and argument. Read More ›
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With Foresight, Cells Prepare for Emergency

Fire departments and rescue operations don’t just appear from nowhere. They require foresight to save entities from trouble. Cells know that.  Read More ›

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