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Did the Origin of Animals Require New Genes?

Materialists who purport to explain the origin of nature's complexity by smuggling in information unwittingly demonstrate the need for intelligent design. Read More ›
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For Dreams of Darwinian Evolution, First Rule of Adaptive Evolution Is an Insuperable Problem

Professor Lenski’s contrasting of the frequency versus importance of evolutionary changes is misconceived and his illustrations are inapt. Read More ›
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Lessons from Polar Bear Studies

Computer methods of analyzing mutations are widely used because they are generally accurate. They do not suddenly lose their accuracy when I cite them. Read More ›
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From Swamidass on Chloroquine Resistance, a Response that Doesn’t Respond

Swamidass’s response doesn’t address our main arguments, but he indicates he is impressed by what Darwinian mechanisms accomplished in generating chloroquine resistance. Read More ›
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On Chloroquine Resistance, Nathan Lents Severely Misrepresents Behe’s Arguments

If you’re going to engage with an individual you disagree with, it’s important to know what that person argues and to state it accurately. Read More ›
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Conversation Evolves: Richard Lenski Responds to Michael Behe

Yes, Nathan Lents, finally we agree: it is “A good day for thoughtful discussion of evolution.” Read More ›
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Train Wreck of a Review: A Response to Lenski et al. in Science

Richard Lenski has spent decades overseeing the most extensive, most acclaimed laboratory evolution experiment conducted to date. Read More ›
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Coyne and Polar Bears: Why You Should Never Rely on Incompetent Reviewers

A very common way to try to discredit an argument is to exaggerate it, ignore distinctions an author makes, and/or change carefully qualified claims into bizarre absolutes. Read More ›
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Science Review Offers False Accusations about Chloroquine Resistance

In one paragraph Lents et al. twice cited sources they thought contradicted Behe, and twice suggested he ignored or dismissed contrary evidence. Read More ›

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