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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
June 18, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
History of Science
Tagged
, creationists, evolution, Genetics and the Origin of Species (book), macroevolution, microevolution, neo-Darwinian theory, Russia, Theodosius Dobzhansky, United States, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania}

The Most Memorable Lecture I Ever Heard at the University of Chicago — Finally Published

_{Paul Nelson
June 18, 2021

Biology, Evolution, History of Science

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The announced title was something like “Big Evolution and Little Evolution: The History of the Difference.” Read More ›

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Date
January 5, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, alleles, animals, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Darwinian theory, ecosystems, foresight, fossil record, macroevolution, materialism, molecular machines, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, oxygen, pseudoscience, selection pressure, teleology, Thomas Malthus, University of Texas}

Can Natural Reward Theory Save Natural Selection?

_{Science & Culture
January 5, 2021

Evolution

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An evolutionist dismantles natural selection, then tries to rescue it with his own theory. It won’t work. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
December 28, 2020

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, body plans, Charles Darwin, coronavirus, COVID-19, Darwinian evolution, Design Inference, disease, DNA, Edward Jenner, epidemic, evolution, evolutionary biologists, intelligent design, living cell, macroevolution, molecular biology, mutations, natural selection, Nature Medicine, New York Post, On the Origin of Species, organs, oxygen, pandemic, quarantine, RNA, SARS-CoV-2, species, Theodosius Dobzhansky, viruses, World Health Organization, Wuhan}

#5 Story of 2020: Coronavirus, Intelligent Design, and Evolution

_{Jonathan Wells
December 28, 2020

Medicine

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The measures being taken against the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic owe nothing to evolutionary theory. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 30, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, amphibians, brachiopods, Cambrian Explosion, cephalopods, corals, Darwin's Finches, endangered species, evolution, fossilization, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, genotype, macroevolution, North America, ornithology, population size, South America, speciation, women}

“Darwin’s Finches”: Galápagos Islands as an Evolutionary Model

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
November 30, 2020

Evolution

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Taking the facts and arguments presented together, it appears to be clear that no macroevolution is happening in “Darwin’s finches.” Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 25, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, beak size, birds, Darwin's Finches, droughts, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, macroevolution, natural selection, Nature (journal), Peter and Rosemary Grant, Sangeet Lamichhaney, seeds, Sisyphean evolution, species}

Galápagos Finches — Some Contradictions Solved

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
November 25, 2020

Evolution

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The authors offer a selectionist explanation, which is nevertheless uncertain. Note the repeated use of the subjunctive. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 24, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, alleles, beak size, Charles Darwin, Daphne Major, Darwin's Finches, evolution, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, genera, macroevolution, natural selection, neo-Darwinian evolution, Peter and Rosemary Grant, Princeton University, Sangeet Lamichhaney, Sisyphean evolution, speciation, species, The Evolution of the Long-Necked Giraffe}

Galápagos Finches — An “Exceptionally Strong Natural-Selection Event”?

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
November 24, 2020

Evolution

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This is by no means an all-or-nothing selection (as the impression is sometimes given). Rather, the alleles are retained. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 20, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, alleles, beak size, Darwin's Finches, DNA, dog breeds, evolution, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, genotype, macroevolution, National Academy of Sciences, natural selection, Nature (journal), Neo-Darwinism, speciation}

Galápagos Finches — A Paradigm of the Limits of Natural Selection?

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
November 20, 2020

Evolution

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They are not, per the National Academy of Sciences, a “particularly convincing example for speciation.” Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 8, 2020

Categories
Biology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, Biological Information: New Perspectives, censorship, defining terms, Del Ratzsch, dependency graph, Elsevier, explanatory filter, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, John West, Journal of Theoretical Biology, macroevolution, Michael Behe, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), peer-reviewed, publishers, search engines, specified complexity, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Really? Editors Claim They Were “Unaware” of Article’s Intelligent Design Connections

_{Casey Luskin
October 8, 2020

Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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The implication is that the editors — Denise Kirschner, Mark Chaplain, and Akira Sasaki — did not realize the article was about intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
September 18, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, Calvin College, Christianity, complex systems, design triangulation, Discovery Institute, evolutionary biology, Hamlet, intelligent design, macroevolution, Michael Lynch, natural selection, naturalism, Naturalistic Parabola, Stephen Meyer, Summer Seminar, Wayne State University, William A. Dembski}

Reform It Altogether — More on the Naturalistic Parabola

_{Paul Nelson
September 18, 2020

Biology, Evolution

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I’ve fussed about this point for a long time. And Discovery Institute colleagues have occasionally chided me for my obsession. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 4, 2020

Categories
Medicine
Origin of Life
Tagged
, atheism, censorship, confirmation bias, coronavirus, COVID-19, Donald Trump, evolution, Evolution News, human evolution, human origins, Latin America, LinkedIn, macroevolution, malaria, materialism, medicine, Michael Behe, microevolution, The Guardian, The Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, World Health Organization}

Lancet Hydroxychloroquine Paper Scandal Illustrates Scientific Bias, Not Only in Medicine

_{David Klinghoffer
June 4, 2020

Medicine, Origin of Life

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It’s a particularly crude example of how confirmation bias works — how else would you explain this story? — not only among lay people but among top researchers. Read More ›