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Paul Nelson
Paul Nelson
Photo: Paul Nelson, by Nathan Jacobson.

Nelson: Evolution Morphing into Intelligent Design?

An “engineering theory of evolution” might be one way of expressing what the ID proponents who participated in the CELS event were seeking. Read More ›
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Photo: Charles Darwin in 1855, by Maull and Polyblank, Literary and Scientific Portrait Club, via Wikimedia Commons.

What’s Wrong with Calling Intelligent Design “Anti-Evolution”?

The term “anti-evolution” has been used for decades, over and over, by untold numbers of defenders of Darwin and critics of the theory of intelligent design. Read More ›
C. elegans
Photo: C. elegans, by HoPo, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

To Build a Body Plan, Start with a Plan

What is a body plan if there is no plan behind it? It is not a body but a blob, a formless plop of biological matter. Read More ›
iguana
Photo: Galápagos marine iguana, by Datune at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Academic Article Correcting Misconceptions about Evolution Promotes Misconceptions about ID

It’s good to be back at Discovery Institute. Even after my fives years away, I see that some things remain unchanged. Read More ›
alien life
alien life
Image: ʻOumuamua, by ESO/M. Kornmesser. Derivative: nagualdesign [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons.

My Concern About Avi Loeb’s Work in Relation to Intelligent Design

The evidence seems pretty light, at least compared to what we normally expect for a design inference. Read More ›
Fireworks over Seattle
fireworks
Photo credit: Shannon Kringen from Seattle [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Happy New Year! #1 Story of 2020: Biology Journal Demands Government Censorship of ID

What if major technology companies shy from censorship? Then the government should take aggressive action: “Make them.” Read More ›
rooster
rooster
Photo: Will this rooster stand on the manure pile? By Remi Jouan / CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).

Are Darwinists Backing Away from Falsification?

"If the rooster stands on the manure pile, as the folk saying goes, it will rain tomorrow or it will not rain tomorrow." Read More ›
Paul Nelson
Paul Nelson
Photo: Paul Nelson, by Nathan Jacobson.

I Beg Your Pardon? More on “Mainstream Science”

Does philosopher of biology Paul Nelson reject “mainstream science”? Of course he does not. Read More ›
Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger
Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger
Image: Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger / Public domain.

Adam and Eve and “Mainstream Science”

“The category ‘mainstream science’ sounds plausibly neutral, capturing the sort of objective knowledge to which any well-educated adult should assent.” Read More ›
parabola-in-nature
parabola-in-nature
<p>Photo: "Parabola Mountain," by Pavel Polyanov, via Flickr.</p>

Listen to Nature for Her Answers

Paul Nelson warns against the message from scientists who have suggested that testing is “overrated.” Read More ›

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