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Intelligently Designed Evolution? Sorry, Wrong Universe

Many in the intelligent design camp have considered the possibility that the evolutionary process was designed. Read More ›
Great Blue Heron
Photo: Great Blue Heron, by NASA / Ben Smegelsky.

Astrophysicist: “We Do Not Yet Know How, Where, or Why Life First Appeared”

It’s good to find another scientist — with no connections to intelligent design — who sees the issue so clearly. Read More ›
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It’s Intelligent Design, Not Darwinism, that Drives Scientific Progress

Here is a list showing various fields where intelligent design is helping science to generate knowledge. Read More ›
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How NOT to Argue Against Irreducible Complexity

This roundworm produces non-flagellated sperm, though these sperm cells are amoeboid, meaning that they move by extending and retracting protrusions. Read More ›
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What’s Driving Darwin’s Driverless Car?

What drives natural selection? Evolutionary forces. What are evolutionary forces? They’re what drive natural selection. Read More ›
Electric DNA
DNA
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Barbieri’s Dilemma: Biological Information without Intelligence

The problem is obvious: Information is by its nature immaterial. It is measured in bits, not kilograms or joules. Read More ›
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More Scientific Problems with Paul Rimmer’s Views on Origin of Life

Naturally occurring self-organization is fundamentally different from the order in living systems. Read More ›
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Image: David Hume, by Allan Ramsay, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Reconsidering David Hume’s Critique of Design Thinking

There is no sense in which we can say that Hume destroyed the intellectual coherence of design thinking. William Paley could already see this in 1802. Read More ›
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All photos by Daniel Reeves.

Postcard from São Paulo: Intelligent Design Sung to a New Tune in Brazil

The theme of the conference was familiar to us, but I’d like to think that we’ve heard it sung to a new tune in more ways than one.  Read More ›
Pacific Ocean
Photo: Pacific Ocean, by NASA, Apollo 11, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

How the “Other” ATP Synthase Saves the Planet

A lesser-known rotary engine within cells is responsible for a substantial portion of gases and nutrients that sustain the biosphere. Read More ›

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