Tag: Scott Minnich

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
December 20, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Tagged
, American Civil Liberties Union, bacterial flagellum, Casey Luskin, Darwin Strikes Back, Darwin’s Black Box, Design Inference, evolution, Frequently Asked Questions, intelligent agents, intelligent design, intelligent designers, irreducibly complex systems, Judge John E. Jones, Kevin Padian, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Michael Behe, molecular machines, Of Pandas and People, Pennsylvania, philosophy, Scott Minnich, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, supernatural, Ten Myths About Dover, textbooks, The Design Revolution, theology, Thomas Woodward, Time Magazine, William Dembski, Witold Walczak}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 1, “Jones Judged Actual ID Theory, Not a Straw Man”

_{Sarah Chaffee
December 20, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence)

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At the end of the day, the ruling by Judge Jones really is not a refutation of intelligent design at all. Read More ›

Stack of educational journals and research articles High quality images

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 18, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, amicus brief, Annalen der Physik, BioLogos, Cambridge University Press, Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc., De Revolutionibus, Discovery Institute, Dover trial, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, Francis Collins, Hans Krebs, Harmut Michel, intelligent design, Iowa State University, John Angus Campbell, Juan Miguel Campanario, Judge John E. Jones, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Michael Behe, Michael J. Berridge, mutations, Nobel Prize, Of Pandas and People, Origin of Species, peer-reviewed journals, peer-reviewed publications, peer-reviewed research, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, protein science, Robert H. Michell, Scott Minnich, Stephen Meyer, Supreme Court, Ten Myths About Dover, The Design Inference, type III secretion system}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 3, “Intelligent Design Has No Peer-Reviewed Publications”

_{Casey Luskin
December 18, 2025

Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Scientific Reasoning

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Unfortunately, Judge Jones got this simple question exactly wrong, giving life to a myth. This alone speaks volumes about his ruling. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 17, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, bacteria, bacterial flagellum, blood clots, Bradley Monton, Darwin’s Black Box, David Berlinski, dualism, education, evolution, Genome Biology and Evolution, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Judge John E. Jones, Kenneth Miller, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Laurence Moran, Manyuan Long, Michael Behe, National Center for Science Education, peer-reviewed publications, puffer fish, Scott Minnich, Stephen Meyer, Ten Myths About Dover, The Origin of Species, Tyler Hampton, University of Kentucky, William Dembski, word salad}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 4, “The Dover Ruling Refuted Intelligent Design”

_{Casey Luskin
December 17, 2025

Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Scientific Reasoning

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Expert witnesses like biochemist Michael Behe and microbiologist Scott Minnich testified about how irreducible complexity makes a positive case for design. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 15, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Antony Flew, Barbara Forrest, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Cicero, creationism, creator, David dewolf, Edwards v. Aguillard, Eugenie Scott, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, F. C. S. Schiller, Fred Hoyle, intelligent agent, intelligent causes, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, John E. Jones, John Haught, John West, Jonathan Witt, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Michael Polanyi, molecular machines, New York Times, Of Pandas and People, Pennsylvania, philosophy, religion, Richard Dawkins, scientific method, Scott Minnich, Supreme Court, Ten Myths About Dover, textbooks, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Thomas Aquinas, William Dembski, William Paley}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 7, “Showed ID Is ‘Religious’ and a Form of ‘Creationism’”

_{Casey Luskin
December 15, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Is intelligent design actually religious? Is it a form of Christianity? We can immediately see that it is not. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
December 14, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, Cambridge University Press, Darwin lobby, Discovery Institute, Dover, Dover School Board, education, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, intelligent design, Judge John E. Jones, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Leonard Brown, Michael Behe, Of Pandas and People, parents, Pennsylvania, plaintiffs, Scopes trial, Scott Minnich, Seth Cooper, Ten Myths About Dover, Thomas More Law Center}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 9, “The ID Movement Had Its Day in Court”

_{Sarah Chaffee
December 14, 2025

Intelligent Design, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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Judge Jones lumped Dover’s policy with the intelligent design movement, as if they were inextricably linked. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
June 8, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaptations, bacteria, biology, Carolyn Hovde, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Dustin Van Hofwegen, E. coli, engineered complexity, engineering, evolution, evolutionary leap, genetic mechanisms, ID the Future, innovation, Jonathan Witt, Journal of Bacteriology, microbes, podcast, Scott Minnich, University of Idaho}

Engineered Complexity in the Microbial World

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 8, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Many biological “adaptations” may involve the use of innate abilities or the disruption of existing functions, rather than the creation of entirely new ones. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 3, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Philosophy
Technology
Tagged
, actuators, bacterial cell, bacterial flagellum, chemotaxis, Discovering Intelligent Design, effectors, feedback, gears, genes, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, operating system, propeller, protons, Scott Minnich, sensors, Vanderbilt University, YouTubers}

Popular YouTube Science Educator Professes “Emotional” Response to “Amazing” Flagellum

_{Casey Luskin
August 3, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Philosophy, Technology

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In the video, engineer Destin Sandlin explains how he became captivated after watching an online animation of the bacterial flagellum. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 13, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, Bijan Nemati, culture, Darwinian evolution, DNA, E. coli, engineers, Eric Anderson, evolution, extinction, Idaho, Iraq, Long Term Evolutionary Experiment, mutations, Richard Lenski, Scott Minnich, Why It Matters}

Hitting the Brakes on “Rapid Evolution”

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 13, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Evolutionary biologist Richard Lenski hopes to demonstrate Darwinian evolution in action. But one humble scientist from Northern Idaho says not so fast! Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 12, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, Eric Anderson, evolution, high school students, ID the Future, intelligent design, microbiology, microorganisms, mutations, natural selection, podcast, Scott Minnich, Stephen Meyer, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Why It Matters}

A Microbiologist’s Journey to Intelligent Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 12, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Scott Minnich shares how he first learned about ID, met philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer, and eventually became involved in a well-known documentary. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
June 28, 2023

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, convergence, Darwinians, dinosaurs, DNA, explanatory filter, Explore Evolution, improbability, intelligence, mutations, necks, Neo-Darwinism, paleontology, Paul Nelson, Ralph Seelke, sauropods, Scott Minnich, specification, Stephen Meyer, William A. Dembski, worldview}

Long Necks in Sauropod Dinosaurs — By Neo-Darwinism or Intelligent Design?

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
June 28, 2023

Anatomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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The origin of the ingeniously intricate long necks in sauropod dinosaurs has been postulated to have arisen more than 35 times independently. Read More ›