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Photo: All Angels' Church pulpit stairs, Metropolitan Museum of Art, by Yair Haklai, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Undiscovered Country… Discovered?

Such cases may have been around since prehistoric times. Some researchers even suggest that they may have given rise to the popular artistic images of angels. Read More ›
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Photo: Pseudomonas fluorescens, by Christopher Agnus, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Convoluted Concept of Evolving Evolvability

Try to wrap your mind around the notion that evolvability evolves by natural selection. On second thought, don’t. It’s not conducive to mental health. Read More ›
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Latest — and Largest — Intelligent Design Education Day Explores “Creepy Crawly Complexity”

Talks by three different scientists showcased the astonishing abundance, diversity, and complexity of insects, spiders, and worms. Read More ›
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Denying Darwin: Berlinski and Meyer in Cambridge

These kinds of conversations between Steve Meyer and David Berlinski are usually confined to late night chats when the time zones in Seattle and Paris permit. Read More ›
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Remembering Jonathan Wells, a Key Figure in the Intelligent Design Movement

When I spoke to Jonathan about the cost he paid in standing for his principles, he remarked that his decision to do prison time contained a blessing. Read More ›
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In Aurora Borealis, Scientific and Aesthetic Design Arguments Meet 

You appreciate the aurora borealis or aurora australis because you were not created by strictly material evolutionary processes. Read More ›
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Photo: C. S. Lewis, via Asar Studios/Alamy (Celestial Images).

C. S. Lewis on the Unique Gullibility of the Elites, and More: John West in Conversation with Eric Metaxas

A theme in the interview is the dubious role of elites, who stand out for their readiness to surrender their critical faculties when Science Says to do so. Read More ›
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Image: A canary, Serinus canaria, by John Gerrard Keulemans, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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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Photo: Seattle waterfront, by Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Stepping in It: An Alternative to the Academic Wasteland

I walked out onto the sidewalk, enjoying the salty mist and the majestic Olympic Mountains. Then I looked down. Read More ›
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Photo: Natural backdrop for this year's Summer Seminar, by Emily Sandico.

The Rocks Cry Out — Looking Back on My Year

We enjoyed our staff Christmas lunch yesterday at Ivar’s in downtown Seattle and a number of colleagues spoke movingly. Read More ›

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