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Signature in the Cell

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Designed for Destruction? A Surgeon’s Finger on the Trigger

In this agonized season, Skiff read everything he could get his hands on, searching for meaning somewhere. Read More ›
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The Story of Everything Dazzled Me: I Wasn’t Prepared

I’ve worked on successful documentary films, including a 2014 feature-length film that won multiple prizes; I’m not easily impressed. Read More ›
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Photo source: Jonathan Choe, via X (https://x.com/choeshow/status/2008802029800747130).

Experts, Non-Experts, and the Wrong Experts

Philosopher of science Elay Shech gives RFK Jr. grief for a statement back in August that “Science is always evolving.” Read More ›
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Ten Myths About Dover: No. 1, “Jones Judged Actual ID Theory, Not a Straw Man”

At the end of the day, the ruling by Judge Jones really is not a refutation of intelligent design at all. Read More ›
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For Good or Evil: The Contradictory Legacy of James D. Watson

Let’s hope that whoever writes the future history of science will, like the bidder for that Nobel medal, be merciful to him. Read More ›
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The Unsolved Mystery of Life’s Origin: Stephen Meyer and James Tour

How did life originate? For decades, many scientists clung to “primordial soup” models. Read More ›
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Photo (L to R): Stephen Meyer, Roger Olsen, Walter Bradley, and Charles Thaxton in 2020, by Chris Morgan.

Walter Bradley and Intelligent Design’s First Edition

How does life emerge from that which is not alive? This mystery exercises a peculiar fascination, with the power to elicit remarkable feats of imagination. Read More ›
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Celebrate Darwin Day, and Darwin’s Broken Theory!

Evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein summed up this way: “[In my opinion,] the mainstream Darwinists are telling a kind of lie about how much we know." Read More ›
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Intelligent Design in Action: DNA Cryptography

Cryptography itself is an example of ID in action within the sciences. How much more when it involves coded genetic information? Read More ›
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Could This Be the Year’s Most Ridiculous Idea About How Life Originated?

Stories like this always want to tell us how Earth and life are not “special.” It’s an obsession with science writers, and seemingly with the folks at NASA too. Read More ›

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