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Michael Behe

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Debating Intelligent Design, Critic Keith Fox Is Still Stuck on Old Talking Points

With DNA replication, it is unclear what other systems any of the components might be co-opted from. Read More ›
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Foundational Evidence for Design: The Generalized Second Law of Thermodynamics

For almost the last 40 years, I have understood the truth of Gange's statement based on its foundation in well-established laws of physics. Read More ›
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Biology (and Cosmology) as Footnotes to Plato: A Review of Wynand de Beer

An important book by Wynand de Beer recaptures the wisdom of the ages and puts it into service not only of science, but of history, philosophy, and religion. Read More ›
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Can the Flagellum Get Any Better? Yes! Add Gears

The bacterial flagellum is more souped-up than even Michael Behe thought: it’s a gear-driven motor of motors! Read More ›
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Irreducible Complexity: A Reply and Challenge to Daniel Stern Cardinale

I invite Stern Cardinale to attempt to provide a plausible evolutionary explanation of the origins of a complex system such as DNA replication. Read More ›
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On Evolution, Here Is What We Can Believe with High Confidence

In a pair of YouTube videos, Rice University chemist James Tour and I reviewed more than ten recent studies of experimental evolution. Read More ›
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An Evening with Michael Egnor at Cornell

The talk itself provides the basis for the Q&A, so it is worth listening to. But for a real treat, don’t miss the exchange afterward. It is golden. Read More ›
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Sex: A Masterpiece of Intelligent Design

“If any of these aspects…were different or non-existent, then sexual reproduction couldn’t take place." Read More ›
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Sexual Reproduction: Engineered for Success

I continue a three-part discussion with Dr. Jonathan McLatchie on why sex is the queen of problems for evolutionary theory. Read More ›
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No. 9 Story for 2025: Biological Foresight Wins Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for 2025 was awarded to three immunologists who discovered regulatory T cells. Read More ›

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