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Hoatzin
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“Bizarre Bird” Highlights the Problem of Biogeography

While hoatzins are bad at flying, evolutionists have been forced to credit these birds with some impressive rafting — unbelievably impressive. Read More ›
Hitler's religion
Hitler's religion
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Evolution and the Disturbing Consequences of Denying Free Will

How can an evolutionist such as Jerry Coyne condemn even something as manifestly heinous as the Nazi Holocaust? Read More ›
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Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor: Humans Have Free Will

Dr. Egnor explains why the argument against free will is self-refuting and why he’s concluded that determinism as a theory in physics is dead. Read More ›
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Meyer, Metaxas: A Shifting Landscape for Science and Religion

Sneering YouTube and social media atheists are influencing young people more than the New Atheists of yore. Read More ›
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The Challenge from Jason Rosenhouse

"The response would be a lot chillier if they tried the same arguments in front of audiences with the relevant expertise." Is that so? Read More ›
Zygote
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Must We Be Able to Reason to Be Thought of as Human Persons?

A common argument as to why abortion is generally ethical is that the unborn child cannot reason. Read More ›
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If a Fetus Isn’t a Human Being, What Is It?

How is it that a leading professor of biology could fundamentally misunderstand the biology of human development?  Read More ›
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Bullied by Atheists but Not Squashed, Physicist Eric Hedin Presents “Canceled Science”

“Nature cannot overcome the gargantuan information barrier between non-life and life.” Life with its “radiant beauty” defies naturalistic explanations. Read More ›
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More Implausible Stories about Eye Evolution

Such accounts invoke the abrupt appearance of key features of advanced eyes including the lens, cornea, and iris. Read More ›
Aquinas
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Faith in God Is the Only Coherent Basis for Reason

Atheists commonly assert that there is a profound dichotomy between faith and reason. Read More ›

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