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Wallace notebooks
Wallace notebooks
Photo: Wallace's notebooks, at the Linnean Society, London, by John Cummings / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0).

Alfred Wallace’s Views Hold Up Well Today — Unlike Those of His Friendly Rival Charles Darwin

Wallace’s stance is remarkable in foreshadowing modern intelligent design theory. Read More ›
polar bear
Photo credit: Eva Blue via Unsplash.

Complex Programmed Behaviors — Intelligently Designed

Some discriminators don’t get us very far in deciding which is the better explanation between blind evolution and intelligent design. Read More ›
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Photo: Prehistoric arrowheads, by Gary Todd / CC0.

The Advantages of a Bayesian Approach to ID

Lydia McGrew gives the analogy that there is always a possibility that prehistoric civilizations did not have the ability or desire to make arrowheads. Read More ›
Brigham Young University

Look What They’re Teaching at Brigham Young University

In biology class, associate professor Jamie Jensen seeks to inculcate her students with Epicureanism. Read More ›
Professional man swimmer inside swimming pool. Underwater panoramic image.
Professional man swimmer inside swimming pool. Underwater panoramic image.

The Designed Body: Irreducible Complexity on Steroids = Exquisite Engineering

Perhaps because life is so common, it’s easy to lose sight of how tenuous it is. Life depends on a delicate balance of forces. Read More ›

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