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S. Joshua Swamidass

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Photo courtesy of The Village Forum, Saratoga, CA. 

A Debate in California; a Piece of Business

Dr. S. Joshua Swamidass and I spoke on the topic of God and Evolution. Read More ›
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Photo: Michael Behe teaching at the recent Intelligent Design Education Day in Richmond, VA, by Richard Elliott.

Listen: Behe, McDiarmid Continue a Discussion of the Lents Review

Mike and Andrew have a good time considering the range of ways in which the preemptive, prepublication review fell short. Read More ›
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Photo: Basement of Cupples Hall, Washington University, by John West.

According to Biologist Nathan Lents, It’s “Racist” to Invite Condemnation of Racism

Not content with ripping Dr. Behe, Professor Lents now seeks to assassinate my character. Try to follow his logic if you can. Read More ›
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Photo: Salmonella enterica, by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Näsvall et al. Demonstrates the Effectiveness of Intelligent Design

The dispute started when a review in Science proposed the 2012 article by Näsvall et al. as evidence against Mike Behe’s book Darwin Devolves. Read More ›
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Photo: Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines.

Michael Behe: Darwinists Are “Famously Slow to Recognize Problems for Their Theory”

He is waiting patiently for them to catch up. Read More ›
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Photo: Xenopus laevis, by Brian Gratwicke [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

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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Photo credit: Feathers, by Mack Fox (MusicFox) via Unsplash.

Perplexing: Michael Behe’s Critics Falsely Claim He Ignores Exaptation

Writing in the journal Science, reviewers Lents, Swamidass, and Lenski make a very specific, clear, strong, and unambiguous claim. 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 ›
Richard Lenski
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Photo: Richard Lenski, by Zachary Blount [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons.

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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Photo: A train wreck, 1895, Montparnasse Station, Paris, via Wikimedia Commons.

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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