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Phillip Johnson

Wonderful Profile of Phil Johnson in…the Washington Post?

In a 2005 article, Michael Powell begins by half-apologetically acknowledging that his newspaper has, in the editorial pages, taken a harsher view of ID than he evidently does. Read More ›
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Majestic Ascent: Phillip Johnson’s Darwin on Trial

There is some evidence that once again, the diapason of opinion is being changed. The claims of intelligent design are too insistent and too plausible to be frivolously dismissed. Read More ›
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Electroactive Bacteria: A “Mind-Blowing” Case of Intelligent Design

Somehow, G. sulfurreducens  “know” how to assemble molecules in their pili in an exact sequential and functional order. Read More ›
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Photo: Amazon fires from space, by NASA Earth Observatory, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

With Amazon Fires as a Pretext, “Ecocide” Advocacy Goes Mainstream

Radical environmentalists intend to thwart human thriving in order to “save the planet.” Read More ›
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A “False Narrative” on Origin of Life Research?

Protesting such a thing, not protesting against the people who protest against it, should be the norm, not the rare exception. Read More ›
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New Science Uprising Episode: Evolution, Mutations, and “Fooling the Laymen”

The idea that random genetic mutations lead to wondrous, creative innovations is so influential that it forms the premise of a movie franchise, X-Men, that has grossed $6 billion. Read More ›
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New Science Uprising Episode: Evolution, Mutations, and “Fooling the Laymen”

The idea that random genetic mutations lead to wondrous, creative innovations is so influential that it forms the premise of a movie franchise, X-Men, that has grossed $6 billion. Read More ›
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Washington Post Boosts Elderly “Rational Suicide”

The story ends with the phone number of a suicide prevention hotline. That’s just a sop after potentially putting lethal ideas into readers’ heads. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Piron Guillaume via Unsplash.

Medical Conscience for Me, but Not for Thee

The more elective the desired intervention, the greater should be the right of medical conscience. Read More ›
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Razib Khan
Photo: Unite the Right rally, 2017, by Evan Nesterak [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Razib Khan: A Geneticist and the Alt-Right

He canoodled with white supremacists, and now advises conservatives not to engage with Darwin skeptics. Read More ›

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