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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
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Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
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Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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National Institutes of Health

Anthony Fauci
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Wesley J. Smith
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May 23, 2024
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How the Public Health Establishment Squandered Our Trust

Wesley J. Smith
May 23, 2024
Bioethics, Medicine
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The Covid pandemic was devastating, not only for society generally, but also to the reputations of our once-trusted health agencies. Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
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March 18, 2024
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Understanding “Reductionism” and Intelligent Design

Daniel Witt
March 18, 2024
Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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The word “reductionism” is thrown around a lot, but it can mean several different things. Read More ›
Martin Kulldorff, Sunetra Gupta, and Jay Bhattacharya
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
February 22, 2024
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Evolution
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Scientific Freedom
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Stifling Opposition Is the Real “Anti-Science”

Wesley J. Smith
February 22, 2024
Evolution, Medicine, Scientific Freedom
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In the Great Barrington Declaration, three noted epidemiologists questioned the wisdom of societal shutdowns and keeping children out of school. Read More ›
Trinity Detonation
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Wesley J. Smith
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August 16, 2023
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Bioethics
Physical Sciences
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For Science and Free Speech, Lessons from Oppenheimer

Wesley J. Smith
August 16, 2023
Bioethics, Physical Sciences, Scientific Freedom
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Like all great art, the movie evokes reactions in the viewer beyond what the filmmaker might have intended. Read More ›
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David Coppedge
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March 27, 2023
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Science
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A Power Grid in Muscle Cells Has Profound Design Implications

David Coppedge
March 27, 2023
Biology, Intelligent Design, Science
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To see why, we must remember that muscles first appear in the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
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August 18, 2022
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Bioethics
Culture
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Big Science Is the Toxic Spoiled Brat of Academic Life

David Klinghoffer
August 18, 2022
Bioethics, Culture
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The scheme has a name, a blandly harmless-sounding one. It’s called “indirect costs.” Read More ›
Anthony Fauci
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Wesley J. Smith
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May 12, 2022
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Medicine
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Did Fauci and Collins Receive Royalty Payments from Drug Companies?

Wesley J. Smith
May 12, 2022
Bioethics, Medicine
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Transparency of the government science establishment should raise concerns. Congressional oversight is warranted. Read More ›
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John G. West
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December 28, 2021
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#5 Story of 2021: Francis Collins’s Troubling Record at NIH

John G. West
December 28, 2021
Bioethics, Medicine
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NIH Director Francis Collins is being praised as “a national treasure,” but his real legacy is anything but praiseworthy. Read More ›
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John G. West
Date
October 18, 2021
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The Tragedy of Francis Collins’s Model for Science-Faith Integration 

John G. West
October 18, 2021
Bioethics, Intelligent Design, Medicine
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The depiction of Francis Collins as someone who has developed a good model for integrating faith and science is in many respects a tragic myth. Read More ›
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Jonathan Wells
Date
October 8, 2021
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Evolution
Faith & Science
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Recalling Francis Collins’s The Language of God

Jonathan Wells
October 8, 2021
Evolution, Faith & Science
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President Bill Clinton announced, in a speech Collins helped to write, “we are learning the language in which God created life.” Read More ›

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