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In Biology, Replacing Chance with Purpose Is the New Paradigm

The history of science begins largely in Western Europe with the overthrow of Thomistic Aristotelianism by René Descartes. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin on the Rising Tide of Intelligent Design Research

Any scientific theory for the origin of life and the universe is only as strong as its research program. For intelligent design, this is good news. Read More ›
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Science, Not the Law, Will Settle the Debate Over Intelligent Design

I mark the 20th anniversary of the Dover verdict by beginning a two-part conversation with geologist, legal scholar, and Dover trial expert Dr. Casey Luskin. Read More ›
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Luskin: The State of the Intelligent Design Debate

Terrell Clemmons asked, "Where have you seen the ID movement make strides?" This is some of the material that I wish someone would share with Elon Musk. Read More ›
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Third Way Evolution and the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis

Things were peachy until the late 20th/early 21st century, when some biologists began to acknowledge that neo-Darwinism had a glaring explanatory deficit. Read More ›
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What Is the Originating Source of Design in Organisms? 

The genesis of structure-function relationships in human artifacts is as well understood as are their mechanics. Read More ›
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Photo: Neanderthal Musuem, Germany, by Clemens Vasters, via Flickr (cropped).

Will Other Evolutionary Biologists Speak Out About These Misleading Videos?

So, what does it matter if visually compelling but absolutely rubbishy videos give kids and their parents entirely the wrong perception of evolutionary theory? Read More ›
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Here’s the Venn Diagram from My Conversation with Denis Noble 

While preparing for the conversation, I created the diagram comparing the similarities and differences among three viewpoints. Read More ›
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Darwinists Fear Conversations Like the One Casey Luskin Just Had with Denis Noble

As Casey Luskin described yesterday, he had a fruitful and genial online discussion recently with Oxford University biologist and physiologist Denis Noble. Read More ›
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A Century After the Scopes Trial, Censoring Spirit on Evolution Still Thrives

From evolutionists, a surge of persecutions has included tenure denials, job blacklisting, and speech codes. Read More ›

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