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Robert L. Summers

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Real-World Data and the Lesson of Chloroquine Resistance

The take-home lesson is that evolution, on its best day, is an embarrassingly anemic process. Read More ›
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How Much Can Evolution Really Accomplish?

Unsatisfied with circular evolutionary arguments and lazy reasoning, Michael Behe decided to pose his question to the real-world data. 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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Photo: Michael Behe, a scene from Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines

In the Controversy over Intelligent Design, Seeking Genuine Dialogue

To me, this kind of back and forth is more amenable to serious discussion and reflection than quick volleys on a discussion board. 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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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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