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No. 6 Story of 2024: Devastating Critique of Origin-of-Life Research

The magazine started by Norman Lockyer in 1869 to promote Darwin’s naturalistic views has had to face judgment day. Read More ›
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Meyer and Tour on New Critiques of Origin-of-Life Research

Biochemist Nick Lane and bio-engineer Joana Xavier have given a sobering assessment of the origin-of-life research field. Read More ›
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Two Articles in Nature Call for Rethink in Biology

These frank acknowledgements from evolutionary scientists are encouraging signs and serve to confirm what ID theorists have long argued. Read More ›
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On the Origin of Life, a Measure of Intelligent Design’s Impact on Mainstream Science

Dr. Xavier rejects ID, but recommends an ID book to “everyone I can” because “it exposes a lot of the questions that people try to sweep under the carpet.” Read More ›
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From Nature, a Devastating Critique of Origin-of-Life Research

The magazine started by Norman Lockyer in 1869 to promote Darwin’s naturalistic views has had to face judgment day. Read More ›
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Darwinian Natural Selection: A Covert Theology of Nature?

Those who interpreted the essence of Darwinism as being an explanation of evolution in (covertly) theistic terms appear to have had a point. Read More ›
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Game Over? Nick Lane Wants Another Inning

Michael Behe described how he attended a conference to hear Nobel laureate John Walker, the world’s expert on ATP synthase, explain how it might have evolved.  Read More ›
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A Mystery: Prebiotic Synthesis of Simple Organic Monomers

In 2010, University College London biochemist Nick Lane stated the primordial soup theory “doesn’t hold water” and is “past its expiration date.” Read More ›
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Energy Harnessing and Blind Faith in Natural Selection

The latest animated video from Long Story Short explains the complex requirements for energy harnessing in life. Read More ›
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Origin of Life without Intelligent Design? Long Story Short Tackles the “Energy Harnessing” Problem

“Life’s energy harnessing process is one big paradox. You need it before you can have it, and you can’t make it until you’ve already made it." Read More ›

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