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Michael Behe’s Darwin Devolves Topples Foundational Claim of Evolutionary Theory

I saw that biologist Nathan Lents says that he has been asked to review Mike Behe’s new book. Read More ›
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Photo: E. coli bacteria, living a better life, by Eric Erbe, digital colorization by Christopher Pooley, both of USDA, ARS, EMU., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Nobel Prize and Intelligent Evolution

The contrast between the evolutionary sterility of Lenski’s unintelligent Darwinian evolution and the evolutionary potency of Arnold, Smith, and Winter’s intelligent evolution is striking. Read More ›
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Watch: Biologist Michael Denton on Photosynthesis and Planetary Design

To fully grasp Denton’s thesis is to wipe clean the smear of dull complacency that materialism tirelessly spreads. Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: To Make a Baby Requires Intelligent Design

Like a well-written, trillion-page novel, every micro-step, every macro-step, every twist and turn of our development follows a master plan. Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: Porcupine Quills and Other Examples of Nature’s Foresight

A newborn porcupine passes through its mother’s birth canal without causing her any injuries. How? Read More ›
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Photo credit: Banded iron formations, by Zhiquan Li/University of Alberta, via EurekAlert!

Newly Identified Banded Iron Formation Puts Origins Theories on Horns of a Dilemma

Many claim the Cambrian explosion was triggered by a sudden global increase in oxygen levels. Read More ›
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Is the Human Eye Really Evidence Against Intelligent Design?

Vertebrate eyes work reasonably well, Richard Dawkins conceded, but “it is the principle of the thing that would offend any tidy-minded engineer!” Read More ›
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Photo: Snapdragons, by ARGHADIP DEY (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Living Fossils, Ancient Oxygen, Colorful Snapdragons: Anomalies Challenge Darwin’s Story

Enough anomalies can wreck a paradigm. Read More ›
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Photo: Rain on holiday traffic, Seattle, WA, by Wonderlane, via Flickr.

Rainy Holiday Weekend? Don’t Let It Get You Down — Appreciate the Wonder of Water

How is water the “universal solvent”? What is viscosity? How does water keep temperatures stable? Read More ›

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