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A Friend Asks: For Darwin Skeptics, What Does the Second Law Argument Accomplish?

The only law of science that the development of civilization on a barren planet could violate is the (generalized) second law of thermodynamics. Read More ›
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Catholicism and “Evolution,” Whatever That Means

In the book review by Stephen Barr, I count 66 mentions of “evolution” and not one of “Darwinian evolution.” Read More ›
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Hidden or Revealed? Two New Guides for the Perplexed

As many already know, the beloved podcaster Scott Adams, beset by cancer, is wavering on death’s portal. Read More ›
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A Link Between the Okapi and the Giraffe? It Seems Not

The question of how the giraffe’s extremely long neck originated remains entirely unresolved within an evolutionary framework. Read More ›
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Happy Thanksgiving! Here Are the Top 3 Reasons for Optimism on Intelligent Design in 2025

One reason is the way any materialist explanation of cosmic origins keeps looking more and more implausible. See the new book by Charles Murray on that. Read More ›
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Pop Science Site Enlists the Peppered Moth to Attack Religion

If this is an “excellent” example of “Darwinian evolution in action,” it shows that Darwinian evolution doesn’t do very much.  Read More ›
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Getting Out Truth Around Mainstream News

This was a major accomplishment, considering how intelligent design proponents or anyone who critiques evolution is treated in mainstream media. Read More ›
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John Searle (1932–2025): A Titan Passes

Searle’s most famous argument is undoubtedly the Chinese Room argument, first presented in his essay “Minds, Brains, and Programs” (1980). Read More ›
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Consciousness and Intelligent Design: Dr. Simmons on Coast to Coast Tonight

He tells us, “My patients have contacted me from all over the world having heard me on this show on previous occasions.” Read More ›
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On the Origin of Science and Culture Today

First, the conversation delves into the site’s launch in December 2004, when the modern intelligent design movement and the Internet were both relatively new. Read More ›

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