Tag: Of Pandas and People

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
February 5, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Tagged
, Baylor University, C. W. Howell, climate, climate change, Conference on Engineering and Living Systems, creationism, Dan Ariely, Designer Science, dial-up internet, Duke University, evolutionary informatics, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, intelligent design, John E. Jones, Kenneth Miller, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Michael Polanyi Center, Michael Shermer, NYU Press, Of Pandas and People, peer-reviewed literature, review committee, Robert J. Marks, Roman Catholics, scholarship, skepticism, Summer Seminars, technology, Thomas More Law Center, Vaccines}

Revisiting the Dover Case in Light of C. W. Howell’s Recent Book

_{William A. Dembski
February 5, 2026

Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence)

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I am widely quoted (from my public writings), but often Howell misses the mark even when an email to me could have cleared up his confusion. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
December 20, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Tagged
, American Civil Liberties Union, bacterial flagellum, Casey Luskin, Darwin Strikes Back, Darwin’s Black Box, Design Inference, evolution, intelligent agents, intelligent design, irreducibly complex systems, Judge John E. Jones, Kevin Padian, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Michael Behe, molecular machines, Of Pandas and People, Pennsylvania, philosophy, Scott Minnich, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, supernatural, Ten Myths About Dover, textbooks, The Design Revolution, theology, Thomas Woodward, William Dembski}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 1, “Jones Judged Actual ID Theory, Not a Straw Man”

_{Sarah Chaffee
December 20, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence)

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At the end of the day, the ruling by Judge Jones really is not a refutation of intelligent design at all. Read More ›

Stack of educational journals and research articles High quality images

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 18, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, BioLogos, Cambridge University Press, Discovery Institute, Dover trial, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, Francis Collins, intelligent design, Iowa State University, John Angus Campbell, Judge John E. Jones, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Michael Behe, mutations, Nobel Prize, Of Pandas and People, Origin of Species, peer-reviewed journals, peer-reviewed publications, peer-reviewed research, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, protein science, Scott Minnich, Stephen Meyer, Supreme Court, Ten Myths About Dover, The Design Inference, type III secretion system}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 3, “Intelligent Design Has No Peer-Reviewed Publications”

_{Casey Luskin
December 18, 2025

Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Scientific Reasoning

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Unfortunately, Judge Jones got this simple question exactly wrong, giving life to a myth. This alone speaks volumes about his ruling. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 18, 2025

Categories
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Tagged
, American Scientist, avida, Caucasians, creationists, Dover trial, education, Edwards v. Aguillard, Ethiopian, Eugenie Scott, genetic algorithms, intelligent design, iron ore, Jay Wexler, Kitzmiller v. Dover, law, methodological naturalism, Michigan State University, natural, NOMA, Of Pandas and People, philosophers, Robert Pennock, Scopes trial, Stephen Jay Gould, supernatural, Supreme Court, terminology, Winston Ewert, Young Earth Creationism}

On Scopes and Dover Trials, Philosopher Robert Pennock Twists History and Science

_{Casey Luskin and John Bloom
December 18, 2025

History of Science, Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence)

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There is no reason for Pennock’s rule other than to short-circuit the origins debate and rule intelligent design out-of-court without addressing the evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 15, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Antony Flew, Barbara Forrest, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Cicero, creationism, creator, David dewolf, Edwards v. Aguillard, Eugenie Scott, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, Fred Hoyle, intelligent agent, intelligent causes, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, John E. Jones, John Haught, John West, Jonathan Witt, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Michael Polanyi, molecular machines, New York Times, Of Pandas and People, Pennsylvania, philosophy, religion, Richard Dawkins, scientific method, Scott Minnich, Supreme Court, Ten Myths About Dover, textbooks, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Thomas Aquinas, William Dembski, William Paley}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 7, “Showed ID Is ‘Religious’ and a Form of ‘Creationism’”

_{Casey Luskin
December 15, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Is intelligent design actually religious? Is it a form of Christianity? We can immediately see that it is not. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
December 14, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, Cambridge University Press, Darwin lobby, Discovery Institute, Dover, Dover School Board, education, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, intelligent design, Judge John E. Jones, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Michael Behe, Of Pandas and People, parents, Pennsylvania, plaintiffs, Scopes trial, Scott Minnich, Seth Cooper, Ten Myths About Dover}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 9, “The ID Movement Had Its Day in Court”

_{Sarah Chaffee
December 14, 2025

Intelligent Design, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

10}

Judge Jones lumped Dover’s policy with the intelligent design movement, as if they were inextricably linked. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
February 20, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, Alvin Plantinga, Casey Luskin, Charles Darwin, Daniel Dennett, Darwin on Trial, Darwinism, Denis Diderot, England, Ernst Mayr, Establishment Clause, First Amendment, Harrisburg, Judge John E. Jones, Julien Offray de la Mettrie, Karl Popper, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, L’Homme Machine, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, natural selection, Norman Macbeth, Of Pandas and People, Pennsylvania, Phillip E. Johnson, Richard Dawkins, United States}

Teaching Darwin: A Hypothetical Program

_{Neil Thomas
February 20, 2025

Evolution, Science Education

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Charles Darwin himself contemplated being mistaken, writing “I have asked myself whether I may not have devoted my life to a fantasy.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 9, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, adults, atheism, Big Tech, books, Casey Luskin, censorship, classrooms, conservatives, creationism, evolution, free speech, geologists, government, homosexuality, intelligent design, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, liberals, media, misinformation, natural selection, News, Of Pandas and People, parents, Pennsylvania, progressives, Richard Dawkins, scientific literature, students, The Daily Wire, United States, wokeness}

Luskin: Book Banning? Woke Forces Know All About That; They Practiced on Us

_{David Klinghoffer
June 9, 2023

Intelligent Design, Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom

3}

"Those 49 words — suggesting that students consult a library book if they wanted to learn more about a scientific idea — were too much for the thought police." Read More ›

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Date
March 24, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, abiogenesis, Charles Thaxton, creativity, Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, epilogue, ID the Future, intelligence, James Tour, Of Pandas and People, origins, Robert J. Marks II, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin}

Charles Thaxton on a “Controversial” Epilogue

_{Science & Culture
March 24, 2020

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

1}

The three authors reviewed five proposed explanations for life’s origins and suggested that the best explanation was that the first life originated through an act of creative intelligence. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
March 19, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, Alzheimer’s disease, Charles Thaxton, Dallas, Discovery Institute Press, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, intelligent design, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Of Pandas and People, Pam Bailey, Phillip E. Johnson, Roger Olsen, The Design of Life, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley}

The Passing of Jon Buell

_{William A. Dembski
March 19, 2020

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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That Jon was able to get The Mystery of Life’s Origin to see the light of day was a miracle. Read More ›