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June 1, 2021

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, archaea, bacteria, Big Data, Carl Woese, Cédric Blais, CELS 2021, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Current Biology, Darwinian theory, eukarya, genomics, hybridization, intelligent design, introgression, John M. Archibald, jumping genes, lateral gene transfer, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, taxonomy, Texas, transposons, Tree of Life}

Darwin’s Tree Morphs into a Network, with Implications for Intelligent Design

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June 1, 2021

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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If lateral gene transfer is rampant throughout life, the universal tree of life becomes a matter of philosophical preference, not empirical demonstration. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 21, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", An Introduction to Systems Biology, ARF, bioengineering, biological information, Darwinian processes, diarrhea, Erez Ribak, Erika DeBenedictis, gut bacteria, INK4a, intelligent design, MIT, Müller cells, natural selection, neurons, optic nerve, photoreceptors, physiology, random mutation, Technion, TEDx talk, Uri Alon, vertebrate eye, vestigial structures}

Verdicts of “Poor Design” in Biology Don’t Have a Good Track Record

_{Emily Reeves
May 21, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

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For years people cited the wiring of the vertebrate eye as evidence of “poor design” in biology. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
May 13, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
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, Adrian Desmond, cancel culture, Charles Darwin, history, intelligence, James Moore, morality, natural selection, Racism, Richard Owen, The College Fix, The Descent of Man, University of Sheffield, women}

Charles Darwin: Racist Spokesman for Anglo-Male Superiority?

_{Michael Flannery
May 13, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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The University of Sheffield’s teaching and research handbook has declared Charles Darwin a “racist.” Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
May 3, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, “selfish gene”, Alfred Russel Wallace, Carl Woese, Charles Darwin, eukaryotic cells, Freeman Dyson, Jerry Coyne, Linnean Society, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, prokaryotic cells, Reductionism, Richard Dawkins, Richard Owen}

When Darwinian Evolution Became Obsolete

_{Michael Flannery
May 3, 2021

Evolution

5}

The theory of evolution by natural selection was unveiled to a poorly attended and generally inattentive audience at a Linnean Society meeting. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 28, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", Athena, cargo cult, Chernobyl, chimpanzees, Darwinism, Darwinists, Discovery Institute, DNA, equality, equity, Europe, intelligent design, Ivy League, John Zmirak, journalists, justice, mutations, natural selection, Queer Theory, The Stream, theology, wokeness}

Zmirak: “Darwin Addles the Mind”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 28, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The taproot in question is Darwinism, which “addles the mind” of the Woke elite, the “Ivy-schooled primitives,” whom Zmirak compares with cargo cults. Read More ›

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Date
April 28, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
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, cleverness, Darwinian mechanism, evolution, gene recruitment, genetic code, intelligent design, Journal of Molecular Biology, molecular biology, mutations, natural selection, podcast, population genetics, proteins, Twitter, video course}

Listen: Sneak Preview of New Douglas Axe Intelligent Design Course

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April 28, 2021

Intelligent Design

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In the full course, Dr. Axe investigates proteins and how they work, the genetic code, gene recruitment, population genetics, natural selection, and much more. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 27, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, documentary, Douglas Axe, education, evolution, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Kutter Callaway, media, natural selection, paradigm, scientists, Stephen Meyer, The Paradigm Project}

New Trailer Out Now — The Paradigm Project

_{David Klinghoffer
April 27, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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“This is some pretty mind-blowing stuff,” as host Kutter Callaway says. “So why aren’t we hearing this side of the story on our favorite nature show?” Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
April 27, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Adrian Desmond, Alfred Russel Wallace, Applied Eugenics, Darwin Industry, Darwinian evolution, Herbert Spencer, James Moore, Jeffrey O’Connell, Michael Ruse, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, Richard Weikart, Robert Richards, Social Darwinism}

Some Additional Comments on Social Darwinism

_{Michael Flannery
April 27, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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O’Connell and Ruse’s failure to engage deeply and fully with the historiography of this question makes it hard to take their effort seriously. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 22, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Biola University, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, discount, Douglas Axe, evolutionary theory, intelligent design, molecular biology, natural selection, restaurants, Undeniable (book)}

The Dessert Cart Paradox — A “Gaping Hole in Evolutionary Theory”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 22, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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There’s a problem with evolution by “natural selection” that’s indicated in the very words themselves, as biologist Doug Axe points out. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
April 15, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, Anaxagoras, ancient Greeks, Aristotle, atheism, atomists, body plans, Christianity, cognition, demiurge, Democritus, evolutionary theory, idealism, intelligent design, materialism, Mr. Potato Head, natural selection, Plato, purposefulness, Scott Turner, Socrates}

Scott Turner Explains Philosophical Traditions Shaping Biology

_{Brian Miller
April 15, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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Turner classifies the intelligent design movement as a resurgence of Platonic idealism. Read More ›