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Teaching Darwin: A Hypothetical Program

Charles Darwin himself contemplated being mistaken, writing “I have asked myself whether I may not have devoted my life to a fantasy.” Read More ›
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Darwin Devotion Detector: Take the Test Now

A tongue-in-cheek questionnaire that nonetheless provides real insight into the extent to which Darwinian ideas have captured our thinking. Read More ›
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PBS, Darwin, and Dover: An Interview with Phillip Johnson

Johnson was one of the only intelligent design proponents interviewed for and included in PBS’s science series NOVA in an episode about the Dover case. Read More ›
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Study Challenges Evolutionary Relationship Between Flagellum and Type III Secretory System

There are various types of flagella, but all function like a rotary engine made by humans. Even non-ID scientists marvel at the complexity of these machines. Read More ›
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Michael Behe: Kafka in Dover, Pennsylvania

Behe concludes here, “Courts are not good places to discuss ideas.” Yet ID critics continue to cite the Dover case as scientific gospel. Read More ›
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Darwinist: ID Could Have Redeemed Itself by Leaping to Prejudged Conclusion on COVID-19

Weighing the validity of ID, not by distorting its conclusions or imputing false intentions to it, is what evolutionary biology has largely refused to do. Read More ›
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Darwin’s Desperation?

Darwinists easily obtain a global microphone to rant against intelligent design, while ID advocates silently gain adherents. Is it a sign of desperation? Read More ›
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Phillip Johnson’s Legacy in Science Education and the Law

A Christianity Today obituary contains some misstatements about the law and legislative history regarding evolution education. Read More ›
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Phillip E. Johnson (1940-2019), Some Reflections

I want to underscore Phil’s pivotal role in organizing disparate voices critical of Darwinism and convinced of design in nature into a cohesive community. Read More ›
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Coyne: “The Tuxedo Is Fraying”!

It’s not too often you see a denser collation of cliché taunts directed at intelligent design. Read More ›

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