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Lenski’s terrific LTEE
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Photo: Richard Lenski’s LTEE, by Brian Baer and Neerja Hajela [CC BY-SA 1.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Michael Behe on Why Lenski’s Experiments Show Devolution, Not Evolution

Biochemist Michael Behe reviews the well-known Long Term Evolution Experiment at Michigan State. Read More ›
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Image: A scene from The Information Enigma, via Discovery Institute.

Unraveling the Myth that Undesigned Processes Generate Novel Functions

In short, the sequences performed no new function, so no new information was created. Read More ›
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Image: A zebrafish, by yourgenome, via Flickr.

Revealing Darrel Falk’s Overstatements about Limb Bones in Fish Fins

The interpretation of the results as showing “latent” genetic capabilities has teleological overtones that are compatible with intelligent design. Read More ›
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Michael Behe’s Darwin Devolves — When You’re Ready to Think for Yourself

The idea that scientists are like tribal elders, to be respected and never questioned, much less smirked at (God forbid), is one possible perspective. Read More ›
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Self-Induced Blindness: Round 3 with Kevin Williamson

Of course, an allergy to conceding error is not unique to ID opponents, but it is typical of them. Read More ›
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Tom Bethell’s Rebuke to Fellow Journalists: A Skeptical Look at Evolution Is Not Beyond Your Powers

Darwin's edifice rests on a 19th century faith in Progress, propped up by a dogmatic commitment to materialism. Read More ›

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