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Intelligent Design and Man’s Free Will

Why do a husband and wife decide to have a child? A toy doll requires much less work. Read More ›
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The Relevance of Intelligent Design to Science and Society: A Primer

"ID is one of the foundational ideas in the history of civilization. It has deep roots in the Jewish and Christian traditions and among non-Christian thinkers." Read More ›
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Photo: Museum of Criminal Anthropology in Turin, Italy, by John G. West.

Darwinian Racism, Past and Present

John West discusses his experience visiting the Museum of Criminal Anthropology in Turin, Italy, and Cesare Lombroso’s racist ideas about evolution. Read More ›
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Origin of Species — A Safe Book in the South?

We can assume that this writer would have been a Connecticut Yankee, a strong opponent of the South and slavery. Read More ›
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Pro-Abortion MDs Want Media to Cancel Pro-Life Voices

Many abortion absolutists claim that pro-lifers are “racist” because restrictions on abortion will “disproportionately” impact women of color. Read More ›
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Listen: How Darwinian Materialism Poisoned Mainstream Ethics

Richard Dawkins felt free to encourage experimentation in ape-human hybrids, work that Dawkins hopes will undermine the idea that humans are anything special. Read More ›
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Image: Alfred Russel Wallace, attributed to John William Beaufort (1864-1943) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

How Darwin and Wallace Split over the Human Mind

Marvelously free of racist prejudice, Wallace noted in his fieldwork in far-flung locations that primitive tribes were intellectually the equals of Europeans. Read More ›
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Linking Darwin Skepticism with Anti-Communism, Historian Offers a Misguided Attack

Weinberg's evidence that Discovery Institute uses intelligent design to bash communism is completely lacking. Read More ›
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Weikart: In His Own Mind, White Supremacist Gunman Was Only Following the Science

President Biden this week said it is “running through our body politic.” If so, it’s strange that I’m not sure I’ve ever met a genuine white supremacist. Read More ›
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Photo: A former Tops Friendly Market, by Nicholas Eckhart, via Flickr (cropped).

How Science Fueled the White Supremacist Mass Murderer in Buffalo, NY

Over the weekend, a teenage male shooter perpetrated a horrific mass murder in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. Read More ›

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