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High School Science with an Intelligent Design Perspective? Yes, Please!

Kristin Marais and Summer Edwards explain why they’re so passionate about teaching their subject and how the courses are designed with maximum flexibility. Read More ›
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Papers: Argumentation and Surprise Are Best Ways to Do Good Science

I’m sure the authors of these papers didn’t mean to pay ID any compliments, but everything we’ve seen here closely tracks with intelligent design literature. Read More ›
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Philosopher Steve Fuller on Science, Censorship, and the “Church of Darwin”

The conversation delves into the institutional censorship within modern science, where ID concepts are effectively barred from professional journals. Read More ›
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Hey Smithsonian, Make Humans Exceptional Again

Denying human exceptionalism is intended to make human visitors to the museum feel animal-like and without special dignity. Read More ›
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Immaterial Genome Meets the Human-Chimp “1 Percent” Myth

Obviously, humans and chimps are a whole lot more “different” than 1 percent. But…they’re also a lot more different than 14.9 percent. Read More ›
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Gutsy and Loyal: The Qualities of Our Friend Jonathan Wells

Dr. Paul Nelson begins with an adventure he had with Dr. Wells: a poster presentation on evolution and development at the University of Chicago. Read More ›
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Anti-Hate Group, Canary Mission, Exposes “Science Educator” Professor Dave

The idea that Jews, alone among indigenous peoples, have no right to defend themselves on their land, is at once anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. Read More ›
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“Well, Everyone Has to Have a Birthday” — How Professor Dave Botches Probability

Farina misses the key second component of design inferences. His pattern of birthdays is completely unspecified. Read More ›
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Give Parents a Say in Education? Imagine That!

As with cancel culture, ID proponents and Darwin skeptics were well aware of this issue for years, long before it came to the forefront in the present moment. Read More ›
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In Nature, NCSE Downplays Critical Analysis of Evolution

The rosy picture the NCSE paints for advocates of pro-Darwin-only education is not quite accurate. Read More ›

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