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Creepy Crawly Complexity: Kate Kavanaugh on the Intelligent Design of Insects

Far from being mere nuisances, these creatures function as tiny engineers that elegantly solve complex problems to sustain global ecosystems. Read More ›
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Michael Levin: “Evolution by Natural Induction” (By What?)

Levin and his colleagues are unintimidated by those bullies who labor to forestall a crackup on the orthodox evolutionary team. Read More ›
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Has Michael Denton “Recanted” His Critiques of Darwinian Evolution?

Obviously, in asking about someone’s view on “evolution,” the answer depends very much on how you define that notoriously multivalent word. Read More ›
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Molecular Biologist Marci Reeves on the Principles of Scientific Thinking

She uses the analogy of a beautifully frosted cake. The bottom layer is the raw data, while additional layers include interpretation, narrative, and hype. Read More ›
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Exploring Intelligent Design: A Conversation with Casey Luskin and Kristin Marais

Does intelligent design have a better answer for the origin of the universe and the origin of life than the standard neo-Darwinian explanation? Read More ›
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From Materialist Biologists, a Profound Capitulation

I have warned that one of the few remaining avenues that naturalism can take to rescue its paradigm is to appropriate “purpose” within a materialist framework. Read More ›
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Lost In (Search) Space: Why Randomness Challenges Neo-Darwinian Theory

Paul Nelson and Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig discuss randomness in natural selection and why randomness is such a controversial topic. Read More ›
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The closeup image of Malayan flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus) wing. a southeast Asian species of megabat, primarily feeds on flowers, nectar and fruit.
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Professor Stern Cardinale Stumbles on Bat Wing Evolution

Behe was right. Dan Stern Cardinale really shouldn’t have called him liar for stating the truth. That was not a good idea. Read More ›
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Why Evolution’s Selection/Mutation Mechanism Fails

Do random mutational processes have the power to generate new base or amino acid sequences for natural selection to act upon within the time available? Read More ›
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Equip Students with the Truth About Evolution

Do you know what young people are learning about their origins and place in the universe? Read More ›

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