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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
May 1, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, camera eye, Commentary, computer model, Dan-Eric Nilsson, David Berlinski, England, evolution, eyes, natural selection, nature, Richard Dawkins, River Out of Eden, Scientific Reports, Sweden, Zombie Science (book)}

Eyes in a Twinkling?

_{Jonathan Wells
May 1, 2018

Evolution

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In 1991, Richard Dawkins gave a lecture arguing that natural selection can produce complex and seemingly improbable features by an accumulation of small, incremental steps. Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
April 16, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physics
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, __k-review, Alasdair MacIntyre, americans, artificial intelligence, China, Declaration of Independence, government, human rights, machines, natural selection, random mutations, robots, Star Trek, Thomas Jefferson, unicorns, University of Notre Dame}

Don’t Fear the Robots; Fear the Robot Philosophers

_{Jay W. Richards
April 16, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physics

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Believe it or not, many officially smart people think that (1) we are just computers made of meat, (2) computers will soon become conscious, or (3) both. Read More ›

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Date
April 13, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, bioengineering, Darwin's House of Cards, Douglas Axe, evolution, Finland, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Jonathan Witt, Karl Popper, Matti Leisola, natural selection, neo-Darwinian theory, Norman Macbeth, phlogiston, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richard Lewontin, Stephen Jay Gould, Tom Bethell, Undeniable (book), W. Ford Doolittle, Zombie Science (book)}

Four Darwin Heretics: A Reader’s Roundup

_{Science & Culture
April 13, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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When you read Matti Leispola’s account of his adventures with a persecuted enclave of Darwin skeptics, you’ll understand why he has a smile on his face. Read More ›

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Date
April 10, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, active information, co-evolution, competition, complex specified information, CSI, ecological niches, fitness, gene sequences, Immune System, intelligent design, Joe Felsenstein, Law of Conservation of Information, magic, natural selection, neo-Darwinian theory, randomness, Shannon information, specification, specified information, University of Bristol, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

The Law of Zero Magic

_{Science & Culture
April 10, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The mystique of evolutionism is the idea that natural selection explains everything. In fact, natural selection itself explains nothing. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
April 3, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Metaphysics
Tagged
, __k-review, Aristotelianism, birds, common descent, creation, Epicureanism, evolutionary theory, homology, horse, inheritance, Jerry Coyne, just-so stories, monkey, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, teleology, Why Evolution Is True}

What Your Biology Teacher Didn’t Tell You

_{Cornelius Hunter
April 3, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Metaphysics

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Here are unauthorized answers to questions posed by Jerry Coyne's blog. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 27, 2018

Categories
Biochemistry
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
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, __edited, bacteria, Dallas, enzymes, evolution, evolutionary theory, experience, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, ID the Future, intelligent design, laboratory, Matti Leisola, microorganisms, natural selection, proteins, yeast}

How Biochemist Matti Leisola’s Lab Experience Persuaded Him of Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
March 27, 2018

Biochemistry, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology

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Leisola describes a humble example — the enzymes in washing powder we use in the laundry, with the ability to degrade proteins. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 23, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, Biola University, common descent, cosmic fine-tuning, Darwinian theory, DNA, fossil record, Goldilocks, intelligent design, matter, mind, mutations, natural selection, nature, podcast, proteins, science, Sean McDowell, theistic evolution, Tree of Life, universal common descent}

Design Debate in a Nutshell: Mind Over Matter? Or Matter Over Mind?

_{David Klinghoffer
March 23, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Steve Meyer was in Southern California recently and stopped by the campus of Biola University where he sat down for a podcast conversation. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 20, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, America, animal breeding, Artificial Selection, Charles Darwin, education, Ethiopian, eugenics, Europe, Forbes, heredity, John West, natural selection, Racism, Scopes Monkey Trial, textbook, variation, Wikipedia}

Wikipedia on Hunter’s Civic Biology

_{David Klinghoffer
March 20, 2018

Bioethics, Evolution

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Of course, there’s a page on the subject, and you guessed it, they deceptively minimize the theme of eugenics and racism in the book. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 14, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Christianity, Donald Trump, Eric Metaxas, Evangelical Christians, evolution, Francis Collins, George W. Bush, intelligent design, National Institutes of Health, natural selection, neo-Darwinian theory, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, Washington Post, William Jennings Bryan, Yahoo News!}

Michael Gerson: How Rejecting Evolution Led to Evangelical Support for Trump

_{David Klinghoffer
March 14, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Well that’s at least a novel theory. Read More ›

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Date
March 13, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, BioLogos, Darwin's Black Box, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinian evolution, Dennis Venema, DNA, gene duplication, Michael Behe, natural selection, neo-Darwinian theory, neutral evolution, PLOS Biology, Reviewing Adam and the Genome, Stephen Meyer, Trinity Western University}

Adam and the Genome and Whole Genome Duplication Events

_{Science & Culture
March 13, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Evidence for WGD doesn’t show a Darwinian pathway. There is no evidence here against intelligent design or Michael Behe. Read More ›