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Photo: Statue of Charles Darwin, Natural History Museum, London, by Bruno Martins via Unsplash.

Stifling the Intelligent Design Debate Is Bad Science

Kevin Williamson deploys an absurd reductionist construct of the ID field as consisting of ideological assertions by “lawyers” and “amateurs.” Read More ›
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A Child’s Intuition of Purpose in Nature Is No Accident

In 1929, child psychologist Jean Piaget called children “artificialists” who tend to regard everything as “the product of human creation.” Read More ›
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Image: Four Horsemen of Apocalypse (1887), by Viktor Vasnetsov [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Protein Folding and the Four Horsemen of the Axocalypse

A recent series of critiques, published by the online journal Sapientia, was aimed at Doug Axe’s book, Undeniable. Read More ›
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Image: Adam and Eve, Doge’s Palace, Venice, via Wikicommons.

Adam and the Genome — Review and Conclusion

In retrospect, where does the evidence stand? Here’s a summary: Venema’s main claims in light of the relevant science. Read More ›
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Photo: Doug Axe, in “The Problem with Theistic Evolution,” via Crossway Books.

Adam and the Genome and Doug Axe’s Research on the Evolution of New Protein Folds

Douglas Axe is a protein scientist who has published work on the rarity of new protein folds by doing research on beta-lactamase enzymes. Read More ›
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Image: Adam and Eve, Doge’s Palace, Venice, via Wikicommons.

Hmm, Much of Dennis Venema’s Adam and the Genome Isn’t About Adam and the Genome

Venema seems much more interested in pursuing longstanding debates with intelligent design and with certain ID proponents. Read More ›
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Photo: Maroon Bells, Aspen, Colorado, by Lorie Shaull [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Science and Culture Network Announces New Chapter in Colorado

Following the launch of our first chapter, in Houston, this will be the second regional group dedicated to supporting the work of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. Read More ›

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