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On Natural Selection, Popper’s Posthumous Gift

If philosopher of science Karl Popper wanted to leave a gift for those who came after to puzzle over and discuss, he couldn’t have chosen more astutely. Read More ›
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Popper and Purposeful Nature: A Note on the So-Called “Recantation”

A correspondent raises this famous statement of Karl Popper on natural selection, with his “historically loaded word ‘recant.’” Read More ›
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The Levin Teleology Revolution Is Here

He has assembled a global community of like-minded investigators who openly advocate teleological arguments harking back to Aristotle and Plato. Read More ›
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Postcard from North Carolina: College Students Respond to Scientific Evidence for a Creator

Skepticism should be a last resort rather than a starting point. If truth is knowable, we should pursue it as our highest priority. Read More ›
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Sexual Reproduction: Engineered for Success

I continue a three-part discussion with Dr. Jonathan McLatchie on why sex is the queen of problems for evolutionary theory. Read More ›
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New Video: “How Your Smartphone Points to God”

If evolution is defined as an unguided process, then inserting “God used” it into the sentence doesn’t affect the argument of this little video at all. Read More ›
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In Biology, Replacing Chance with Purpose Is the New Paradigm

The history of science begins largely in Western Europe with the overthrow of Thomistic Aristotelianism by René Descartes. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin on the Rising Tide of Intelligent Design Research

Any scientific theory for the origin of life and the universe is only as strong as its research program. For intelligent design, this is good news. Read More ›
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Science, Purpose, and Michael Levin: The Discussion Evolves

A leading spiritually agnostic (at least, that is my impression) biology researcher, Michael Levin at Tufts, is himself a proponent of teleology in nature. Read More ›
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What Is the Originating Source of Design in Organisms? 

The genesis of structure-function relationships in human artifacts is as well understood as are their mechanics. Read More ›

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