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Pterosaur
Photo: Ludodactylus sibbicki, by G. Bechly 2008.

Farewell to Günter Bechly

I told Richard Sternberg a story from own experience. I learned about more than paleontology from Bechly. Read More ›
ichthyosaur
Photo: Replica of birthing ichthyosaur fossil, Stephen O'Connor via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fossil Friday: Ichthyosaur Birth, Another Evolutionist Just-So Story Falls Apart

This is not how good science is supposed to work but is rather typical for pseudoscience that shields itself against empirical falsification. Read More ›
pocket watch
Photo: Pocket watch, an image Wikipedia links with intelligent design because it’s meant to suggest an association with William Paley and the antiquated “watchmaker analogy”; by Hannes Grobe (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

On ID, Myth Persists that Wikipedia Is Reliable, though Co-Founder Has Called It “Appallingly Biased”

I was reminded of this by an exchange today on Twitter, or X, or however somebody “rebrands” it tomorrow. Read More ›
piltdownfly
Photo: Mexican amber forgery of a wasp in artificial resin, coll. SMNS, Bechly 2015.

Fossil Friday: Fake Amber and the Piltdown Fly

Such simple forgeries are commonly sold to tourists in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Eastern Europe, and Eastern Asia. Read More ›
Gunter Bechly
Photo: Günter Bechly in a scene from the documentary Revolutionary, via Discovery Institute.

A Darwin Day Exhibit Backfires

Hear the story of how leading German paleo-entomologist and Darwinist Günter Bechly became convinced of intelligent design. Read More ›
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Photo: Chrismooreia michaelbehei, a fossil dragonfly species, 191 million years old, named in honor of ID scientist Michael Behe, by Günter Bechly.

Günter Bechly: Why the Fossil Record Points to Intelligent Design

He covers how “a lightbulb went on” for him about Darwinism, the fatal waiting time problem, why the ballyhooed extended synthesis fails to save the day for evolution, and more. Read More ›
Günter Bechly
Photo: Günter Bechly.

Günter Bechly: Welcome to the Underground

It’s become suffocating on the surface, so truth seeks shelter. The experience of being canceled is no longer limited to speakers on college campuses. Read More ›
Stephen Meyer

Now It Can Be Told: Intelligent Design 3.0

Stephen Meyer sat down with me for a quick video discussion of an extensive research project that, until now, has been deliberately kept from public. Read More ›
Mike-Keas

In Unbelievable, Mike Keas Highlights Myths and Realities of Anti-Science Persecution

The point of Dr. Keas’s book is historical but also very timely: Scientists who challenge materialism today face discrimination as heretics that squelches their research and teaching. Read More ›
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#4 of Our Top Stories of 2017: Wiki Co-Founder Blasts “Appallingly Biased” Wikipedia Entry on ID

A philosophy PhD, Larry Sanger worked with Jimmy Wales to found Wikipedia in 2001. Read More ›

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