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Star trails from the International Space Station
Photo: Star trails from the International Space Station, by NASA/Don Pettit.

Local Fine-Tuning and Habitable Zones

In considering fine-tuning, physicists assume that the constants and initial conditions (and possibly the physical laws) could have been different. Read More ›
horned lizard
Photo: A horned lizard, by Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Good Example of Evolutionary Use of Extremely Small Probability Singularities

How can you be certain, for instance, that you, horned lizards, and brook trout share a common chordate ancestor? Read More ›
Long Story on Replication
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On Origin of Life, New Long Story Skewers Materialist Doctrine

The OOL researchers don’t believe they are cheating or stealing. They’re not dishonest, or stupid. But they are fooling themselves. Read More ›
Mount St. Helens
Photo: Mount St. Helens, 1982, by Lyn Topinka, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

“Why Life?”: A Question Atheist Scientists Never Ask

Even something as catastrophic as the eruption of Mount St. Helens was, in the end, a life-giving event. Read More ›
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Bioethicist: Having Children Is Bad

Talk about shades of China family-planning theory. We must destroy much of what makes life worth living in order save the planet! Read More ›
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Photo credit: Shoeib Abolhassani via Unsplash.

Same-Handed Molecules Are an “Overarching Design Principle” in Life, Say Researchers

Without foresight to solve heterochiral incidents, a primordial cell would quickly perish even if, against all odds, it began homochiral.  Read More ›
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Close-up of male hands skillfully playing the piano, showcasing professional piano technique.
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“Poor Design”? Actually, the Human Body Is Amazing; Here’s Why

If someone suggests that a coherent, interdependent system of systems arose by chance, they’ll need to back that up with a detailed engineering analysis. Read More ›
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Laufmann: Billions of Ways to Die! 

Engineer Steve Laufmann explains a basic reality that evolutionary biologists overlook. Read More ›
sockeye salmon
Photo: Sockeye salmon, by Milton Love, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Closer Look at the Science of Purpose

You cannot see what you are not looking for. You cannot find Br'er Rabbit until you look into the briar patch. Read More ›
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Photo credit: NOAA.

Luskin: The Intelligent Design of Earth for Life

Geologist Casey Luskin explains how Earth contains many intricate geological processes required for life. Read More ›

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