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December 4, 2019

Categories
Evolution
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, __edited, bacteria, bats, behavior, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Finches, Darwinism, dolphins, echolocation, evolution, Galápagos Islands, Hippocratic Oath, homeostasis, Illustra Media, Immune System, Jerry Coyne, Marcos Eberlin, Michael Behe, Peter and Rosemary Grant, pharynx, Philip Skell, phylogeny, PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richard Dawkins, turtles, whales}

No Harm, No Foul — What If Darwinism Were Excised from Biology?

_{Science & Culture
December 4, 2019

Evolution

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Considering several recent papers shows that eliminating evolutionary words and concepts simplifies and improves scientific explanations. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
November 7, 2019

Categories
Evolution
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, __edited, Ardi, Australia, Cambrian Explosion, Canada, Darwin on Trial, Darwinian evolution, DNA, E. coli, evolution, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, Ida, materialism, Michael Denton, Michigan State University, microbes, New York University, On the Origin of Species, Phillip E. Johnson, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, random mutations, Richard Dawkins, Richard Lenski, RNA, Robert Shapiro, Scientific American, tetrapods, The Blind Watchmaker, tiktaalik, U.C. Berkeley}

Darwin on Trial — As Fresh and Relevant as Ever

_{Michael Behe
November 7, 2019

Evolution

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Because of Phillip Johnson’s leadership no informed person will ever again honestly say that Darwin’s theory flows straight from the data. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 11, 2019

Categories
Biology
Evolution
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, __cedited, "poor design", APOB, Arthur Hunt, chloroquine resistance, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian evolution, Discovery Institute, errors, Evolution News, Human Errors, John Jay College, Liu et al. (2014), Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, Nathan Lents, Peaceful Science, PNAS, Polar Bear Seminar, polar bears, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Retraction Crisis, S. Joshua Swamidass, Science (journal), Shiping Liu, The Edge of Evolution}

Polar Bear Seminar: On Retracting — and Not Retracting — Errors

_{Casey Luskin
April 11, 2019

Biology, Evolution

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It was Nathan Lents himself who wrote, “I’ve made mistakes, some I caught, others someone else caught. I always correct it the best I can. That’s what honest people do.” Read More ›

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Date
March 15, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
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, __cedited, atheism, Brown University, Cornelius Hunter, DNA, evolution, genes, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jerry Coyne, just-so stories, Kenneth Miller, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Michael Behe, Monty Python, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, proteins, RNA, serendipity, University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Why Evolution Is True}

Jerry Coyne, Ken Miller Revive a “Fishy Story”

_{Science & Culture
March 15, 2019

Intelligent Design

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Coyne is sure this is going to come as a rude shock, to our colleague and contributor Dr. Behe in particular, “a slap in the face of IDers like Michael Behe — a fish slap like the one below.” Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
January 17, 2019

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Physical Sciences
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, __cedited, Alan Guth, Albert Einstein, Alexander Vilenkin, atheism, Big Bang, Fred Hoyle, galaxies, General Theory of Relativity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, theism, universe}

Proper Credit — Who Discovered Hubble’s Law?

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
January 17, 2019

Astronomy, Cosmology, Physical Sciences

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Many leading scientists of the day realized the implication of the cosmic expansion — there was a beginning! Read More ›

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Date
November 29, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, Aarhus University, arctic tern, butterflies, CRISPR, Current Biology, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Finches, dolphins, echolocation, Flight: The Genius of Birds, Florida, George Washington University, Illustra Media, Living Waters, Lund University, Mexico, Michael Behe, migration, Monarch butterflies, Nature (journal), New Scientist, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richard Sternberg, salmon, Sweden, University of Seville, whales}

Encore Performances in the Design of Life

_{Science & Culture
November 29, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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News from Princeton discusses the work of Tom Smith and Bridgett vonHoldt, who have solved a “long-standing finch beak mystery.” The answer turned out to be Mendelian, not Darwinian. Read More ›

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Date
June 5, 2018

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
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, __cedited, cells, Douglas Axe, evolution, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, intelligent design, molecular machines, natural selection, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, protein folds, proteins, quality control, Research, Richard Dawkins}

Protein Folds Violate Evolutionary Expectations

_{Science & Culture
June 5, 2018

Engineering, Intelligent Design

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Protein folds show more flexibility than previously thought, but the flexibility appears designed. If it’s hard to get one fold to work, how about two in the same protein? Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
April 20, 2018

Categories
Biochemistry
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, Adam and the Genome, amino acids, bacteria, BioLogos, Dennis Venema, DNA, enzyme, intelligent design, microevolution, molecular biology, nylonase, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, recycling}

Adaptation in Action Yields a Repurposed Enzyme

_{Ann Gauger
April 20, 2018

Biochemistry, Environment & Climate, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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“Nylon-eating bacteria? What the heck?” you say. “Why does this matter?” Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 17, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, archaic humans, Ars Technica, burial, femur, fossils, hominins, Homo naledi, intelligent design, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Rising Star Cave, Spain}

Studying Homo naledi Fossils, Paleoanthropologists Apply ID Principles

_{Casey Luskin
April 17, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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This fascinating study also counters arguments that Homo naledi was beginning to develop a human-like intellect. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
April 17, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, chemicals, evolution, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richard Dawkins, Sean Carroll, serendipity}

Pre-Adaptation: In Evolutionary Explanations, Too Much Serendipity

_{Cornelius Hunter
April 17, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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"The bombardier beetle’s ancestors simply pressed into different service chemicals that already happened to be lying around. That’s often how evolution works." Read More ›