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Gunter Bechly
Photo: Günter Bechly in a scene from the documentary Revolutionary, via Discovery Institute.

Günter Bechly’s Journey to Faith

I can identify with the last paragraph, in the context of my own different religious tradition, with certain other difference as well. Read More ›
Vatican
Photo: Vatican, by Luc Mercelis, via Flickr (cropped).

Michael Behe Debates Evolution and Catholicism

Dr. Behe says that his skepticism toward neo-Darwinism stemmed purely from his scientific research. Read More ›
Xiaotingia
Photo: Xiaotingia, by Bruce McAdam, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fossil Friday: The Temporal Paradox of Early Birds

Wherever you look in the fossil record you stumble upon problems for the Darwinian story and evidence that is better explained by intelligent design. Read More ›
Denis Noble
Denis Noble
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Assessing Denis Noble’s (Non-ID) Critique of Darwinism

No matter what we do to the DNA of a fruit fly embryo, there are only three possible outcomes: a normal fruit fly, a defective fruit fly, or a dead fruit fly. Read More ›
Turtle_Solnhofen
Photo credit: Günter Bechly.

Fossil Friday: Turtles All the Way Down

Contrary to the gradualistic expectations of Darwin’s theory, the distinct body plan of turtles appeared abruptly in the Late Triassic. Read More ›
Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity Fair. Date: 1871
Image: Charles Darwin caricatured in Vanity Fair. Date: 1871

Jason Rosenhouse, a Crude Darwinist

As a fellow mathematician, I would have liked to see from Rosenhouse a vigorous and insightful discussion of my ideas. Read More ›
mathematics
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The Success of Mathematics in Advancing Intelligent Design: A Guide to Reading Jason Rosenhouse

If there’s one thing that Rosenhouse does well in this book, it is to misrepresent intelligent design and its use of mathematics. Read More ›
DNA
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The Positive Case for Intelligent Design in Genetics

Functionality for junk DNA is prevalent, and was successfully predicted by intelligent design.  Read More ›
Darwin statue
Photo: Darwin’s statue, Natural History Museum, by http://www.cgpgrey.com [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Darwinism and the “So What?” Question: John West’s Darwin Day in America

At first glance, it might seem that whether we believe in evolution as a purely material, unguided process should make no difference to values or morality. Read More ›
hawk eye
Photo: A hawk's eye, by abrinsky via Flickr (cropped).

Paper Provides More Evidence that Mutations Aren’t Random

A news release from the University of Haifa pulls no punches about the implications. Read More ›

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