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William Wilberforce
Photo: William Wilberforce, depicted in a statue at his birthplace in Hull, England; by Steve F-E-Cameron (Merlin-UK), CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Failed Attempt to Turn Darwin into Wilberforce

Nice try, Desmond and Moore. But criticizing Darwinian evolution does not make one a racist. The real Darwin is a far more ambiguous and conflicted figure. Read More ›
a ship in a storm
Image credit: Georges Jansoone (JoJan), CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Our Education Isn’t Free: Let’s Say “Thank You!” for It Together

The culture out there is the violent waves and stormy winds that oppose us, and would plunge us to the bottom of the sea if they could. Read More ›
Seminar Meyer
Photo: Stephen Meyer teaching at the Summer Seminars, via Discovery Institute.

Looking for a Future in Intelligent Design Research? Come to the Summer Seminars!

On what seems like almost a daily basis, some new ID-friendly scientist emails us out of the blue to make contact with kindred spirits. Read More ›
Seminars Sternberg

Application Period Is Open for Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design

What makes the Summer Seminars so special? Last year Emily Kurlinski talked with a graduate, "Mary," who is pursuing her own research in the world of academia. Read More ›
Günter Bechly
Photo: Günter Bechly.

Günter Bechly: Welcome to the Underground

It’s become suffocating on the surface, so truth seeks shelter. The experience of being canceled is no longer limited to speakers on college campuses. Read More ›
Richards Seminar
intelligent design

The End of Isolation — Deadline Tomorrow for Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design

If you’re not a student yourself, let a student know today about this fantastic opportunity. Read More ›
Gertrude Himmelfarb
Photo: Gertrude Himmelfarb on Booknotes, with Brian Lamb, in 1995 via YouTube (screenshot).

Flannery: A Farewell to Gertrude Himmelfarb, Pioneering Darwin Critic

Gutsy, bold, and precise in her scholarship, she saw Darwin’s theory as offering convenient “scientific” support for class-divided, untrammeled survival-of-the-fittest industrial competition. Read More ›
Meyer Christmas

Stephen Meyer: Looking Forward to Highlights of 2019, a Big Year for ID

Even Richard Dawkins can’t quite shake the idea that a sublime world like ours doesn’t come about by chance, but by “intelligent design.” Read More ›

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