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Answering Farina on Behe’s Work: Darwin Devolves

Despite Mr. Farina’s smug condescension and patronizing demeanor, he fails to mount a credible critique of Dr. Behe’s thesis. Read More ›
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Is the Human Eye Really Evidence Against Intelligent Design?

Good empirical science searches for explanations that fit the evidence. But another kind of “science” is committed to telling stories about unguided evolution. Read More ›
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Peer-Reviewed Paper Answers Claims of “Bad Design” of the Human Foot/Ankle

Many who have studied the foot recognized its “excellent design." Leonardo da Vinci called the human foot “a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.” Read More ›
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Life as a Half-Full Glass

A 2018 book by biologist Nathan Lents is full of complaints about our bodies. Professor Lents has been answered in detail already. Read More ›
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The Supposed Bad Design of the Human Pharynx

The pharynx affords us the abilities to breathe and swallow, but it does much more. It affords the ability for speech, language, and singing. Read More ›
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The Human Body Handles Its Supply Chain Beautifully. Why Can’t Humans Do the Same?

We’ve lived for a couple of years now with the supply chain disaster, generated by COVID lockdowns and vaccine mandates. Read More ›
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Listen: “Design Errors” in the Human Body?

Nathan Lents often ignores something basic to engineering — the necessity of design tradeoffs. Read More ›
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New Book Offers a Fresh Test for Human Origins: Explain Your Own Body

Whatever other challenges it may introduce in our lives, money has this virtue: it doesn’t lie. Read More ›
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“Poor Design”? Human Skeletal Joints Demonstrate Engineering Genius

Stuart Burgess answers evolutionist Nathan Lents, who has argued that human joints are poorly designed. Read More ›
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Rabbi Adam Jacobs Talks with Michael Denton about Intelligent Design

Rabbi Jacobs, with the worldwide Jewish outreach group Aish HaTorah, makes a very thoughtful conversation partner for Dr. Denton. Read More ›

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