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On Illustrating the Icons of Evolution

Artistic license has been used to promote Darwinian evolution since the late 19th century. Read More ›
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Memo to the Smithsonian

We are trying to bring some reasonable pressure to bear on the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and its scientifically inaccurate displays. Read More ›
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Image: Fox and hares, Japanese fine prints, pre-1915, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

From Materialist Biologists, a Profound Capitulation

I have warned that one of the few remaining avenues that naturalism can take to rescue its paradigm is to appropriate “purpose” within a materialist framework. Read More ›
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As a Platonist, Sternberg Is NOT Out on a Limb by Himself — At All

What I’ve learned since my book came out is that Dr. Sternberg, far from being isolated in his views, is only saying the quiet part out loud. Read More ›
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The Most Unnatural Thing in the Universe

We usually think of life as the most natural thing there is — blooming plants, flowing water, the cycles of nature. Read More ›
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Theory of Increasing Complexity Fails the Test of Science

What are evolutionists to do when their theory runs afoul of the laws of nature? Why, propose a bold new law of nature! Read More ›
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Paper Digest: Addressing Flaws in Population Dynamic Models 

Reframing genetic variation as falling into separate categories — random and non-random — could provide new insights into the history of life. Read More ›
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Photo: Puget Sound from West Seattle, by David Klinghoffer.

Information, Entropy, and the First Life

Some push back with the argument that the Earth is an open system, gaining energy from the sun. Is that a workaround for a naturalistic account of life? Read More ›
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Photo: Earth as seen from the Moon, by NASA.

What Can We Infer About the Source of Life?

If I may, I would submit that a familial relationship exists between the author of life and what has been made. Read More ›
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Sleeping and Waking: A Designer’s Gift

Some scientists have posited that organisms came prepackaged to sleep, and that we only needed to evolve wakefulness. Read More ›

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