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Yawn: Atheist YouTuber “Professor Dave” Rants about Intelligent Design

In the end, Farina’s potshots against intelligent design and Discovery Institute  completely miss their targets. Read More ›
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Whales Give More “Design of Life” Evidence, Defying Explanations Based on Natural Selection

Biologist Richard Sternberg explains how the whale-evolution sequence is more “artistic license” than demonstrable fact. Read More ›
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Dan Graur: The Core Rationale for Claiming “Junk DNA”

This explains why many researchers, who are fully on board with evolution, nonetheless ignore Graur’s advice. Read More ›
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Nature Communications Retroactively Concedes a Lack of Evidence for Darwinian Gradualism

Explaining the origin of complex phenotypic novelty is the million-dollar question in evolutionary biology. Read More ›
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Cinderella Story? Transposons Gain New Respect

Junk DNA has been getting redress for decades of ignominy. Now, retrotransposons and transposable elements may be next in line for a better reputation. Read More ›
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How Universal Common Descent Survives Failed Predictions

The prediction Paul Nelson discusses here is that there would turn out to be a single universal genetic code. Read More ›
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Khan Academy Misleads with Human-Chimp Genetic Similarity Argument for Common Ancestry

The video compares humans and chimps, saying the latter’s behaviors and facial expressions are “eerily human.” I could say the same thing about my cat. Read More ›
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Fox News Article Shows Why Evolutionary Solutions to Adam and Eve Fail to Satisfy

Is William Lane Craig’s book good news for Christians? I’m not so sure, and here’s one reason why. Read More ›
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Lessons Not Learned from the Evangelical Debate over Adam and Eve

To his credit, William Lane Craig is among those evangelicals who have been willing to question arguments against Adam and Eve. Read More ›
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Let’s Make Orwell Fiction Again!

Today, intelligent design is a thoughtcrime. Using words that help others recognize the meaning that underlies nature may be the severest offense. Read More ›

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