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For Darwinism, Here Is the Problem with Butterfly Mimicry

The usual explanation we hear is that the butterflies, spiders, plants, etc., “evolved this way in order to” survive predators. Read More ›
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Photo: Alfred Russel Wallace, Westminster Abbey, by 14GTR, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Intelligent Design Is Not Just for Conservatives

After a decade of immersing myself in Darwin studies, evolutionary theory, and intelligent design, I find myself unexpectedly supportive of the iD position. Read More ›
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What Ever Happened to Darwin’s Big Book?

Why didn’t Darwin publish the evidence for his momentous theory? And why was his thesis hailed as one of the greatest ideas in science despite that fact? Read More ›
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Charles Darwin statue Shrewsbury
Photo: Statue of Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury Library, by Bs0u10e01 / CC BY-SA.

Does the World Need Another Book About Darwin?

We need to let Darwin speak for himself. It turns out that Darwin, given the opportunity, is quite capable of dismantling his own mythology. Read More ›
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Chinks in the Chicxulub Story

If an asteroid impact wiped out the dinosaurs as believed by the scientific consensus, its effects on evolution seem strained and inconsistent. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Arne and Bent Larsen or A./B. Larsen, CC BY-SA 2.5 DK <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/dk/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Charles Darwin’s Freudian Slip

It looks like Darwin was as impressed as everyone else by the amazing ingenuity in orchids and could not ignore the evidence for design. Read More ›
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Photo: Orchids, by Arne and Bent Larsen or A./B. Larsen, CC BY-SA 2.5 DK <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/dk/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Charles Darwin’s “Intelligent Design”

"To those whose delight it is to dwell upon the manifold instances of intelligent design which everywhere surround us, this book will be a rich storehouse." Read More ›
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Photo: Orchids, by Arne and Bent Larsen or A./B. Larsen, CC BY-SA 2.5 DK <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/dk/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Darwin’s Most Important Book?

Darwin was not at all unsure about the value of his orchid book. He viewed it as presenting the most convincing case for natural selection that he could make. Read More ›
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young Darwin statue
Statue of a young Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury School, by Ailurus~frwiki / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Why Darwin Exaggerated His Health Problems

All the evidence points to Darwin as a generally healthy man with a strong, active libido, normal sexual function, and prodigious fertility. Read More ›
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On German TV, an Interview with ID Proponent Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

The interview is very accessible to the non-scientist and, in my opinion, is one of the best discussions of the major issues in this debate I have ever heard. Read More ›

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