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ATP Synthase
Image: A scene from "Molecular Machines — ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

Evolution Is NOT an Engineer

The Saturday Morning Lectures series recently featured an excellent presentation by Dr. David Sivak. Read More ›
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God Hypothesis: Meyer Performs “Gigaton Task,” Says Burgess of Cambridge and Bristol Universities

A gigaton, in case you wondered, is a measure of explosive power, “how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.” Read More ›
DNA
Photo source: Science Museum, London / Science and Society Picture Library, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Great Expectations: Origins in Science Education

How ironic then that a majority of college-educated adults have been led so far astray in their understanding of the sobering realities of abiogenesis research. Read More ›
ATP Synthase
Image: A scene from "Molecular Machines — ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

Of Turbines and Pumps: More on Denton’s Latest

We rarely give a second thought to our body’s energy production. Robots use a battery pack and long lengths of wiring to transfer electricity. Read More ›
Miracle of the Cell
Miracle of the Cell
Image credit: Brian Gage.

Atomic Miracles: On Denton’s Latest

Paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson once declared that “man is the result of a purposeless and natural process that did not have him in mind.” Read More ›
Richard Lenski
Darwin Devolves
Photo: Richard Lenski, by Zachary Blount [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons.

A Mousetrap for Darwin, and Another for Lenski

"There have been no mutations...identified that appear to be on their way to constructing elegant new molecular machinery of the kind that fills every cell." Read More ›
Origin of Species
Douglas Axe
Photo: The Origin of Species, first edition, via Wikimedia Commons.

Can Natural Reward Theory Save Natural Selection?

An evolutionist dismantles natural selection, then tries to rescue it with his own theory. It won’t work. Read More ›
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evolution
Photo: A coronavirus, by CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM / Public domain.

#4 Story of 2020: Evolution, Design, and COVID-19

The waves may be huge and the surface roiling, but the deeper waters continue as they always have, essentially undisturbed. Read More ›
Jeremy England
Image: Jeremy England lectures in Stockholm, via YouTube.

Origin of Life: Jeremy England’s Search for a Natural Explanation

If I had written this book, I would have concluded with a final chapter that began with a verse from the book of Genesis. Read More ›
Behe
Photo: Michael Behe.

Excerpt: Letter to the Journal of Chemical Education

Unlike philosophy journals — or high school newspapers — many science journals are unwilling to publish responses by people attacked in their pages. Read More ›

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