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Neil deGrasse Tyson
Image: Host Neil deGrasse Tyson glimpsed in a screenshot from the trailer for Cosmos 3.0, “Possible Worlds.” 

Film Festival 2023 — “Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Stupid ‘Stupid Design’ Argument”

Today we are highlighting a video featuring molecular biologist Douglas Axe of Biola University and his response to Neil deGrasse Tyson. Read More ›
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Can We Eliminate the Idea of Function from Biology? A Philosopher and a Biologist Want to Try

They propose the term “biological role” instead. Thus, presumably, “the function of teeth is chewing” becomes “the biological role of teeth is chewing.” Read More ›
fruit fly
Photo: A fruit fly, by Macroscopic Solutions, via Flickr.

Top Scientific Problems with Evolution: Mutation

According to evolutionary biologist Thomas Cavalier-Smith, the idea that DNA contains all the information needed to make an organism “is simply false.” Read More ›
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Do Statistics Prove Common Ancestry?

Consider a scenario where there are three German Shepherds: a mother, her son, and a third that is a genetically engineered clone of the son. Read More ›
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Axe: Why Darwinists Hope You Don’t Know Math

Mathematics has been at the foundation of modern challenges to neo-Darwinism, while those challenges are met mostly with handwaving. Read More ›
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Photo: A traffic cop directing traffic, by Calebrw / CC BY-SA.

Security Gates in the Cell

A key characteristic of life is active transport: control over what enters and exits the cell. Closer looks reveal exquisite “selectivity filters” with moving parts that make active transport work. Read More ›

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