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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
September 8, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, empirical data, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Harvard University, just-so stories, mammals, paleontology, reptiles, shells, skeletons, storytelling}

Fossil Friday: Study Debunks Textbook Wisdom on the Evolution of Mammalian Gait

_{Günter Bechly
September 8, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Paleontology

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In other words: evolutionists make up fancy just-so stories that do not stand up to scrutiny when they are checked with actual empirical data. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
August 25, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Africa, Atlantic Ocean, Evolution News, Fossil Friday (series), monkeys, New World monkeys, Paleogene, Powerball, reptiles, seafaring, South America, storytelling}

Fossil Friday: Did Monkeys Raft Four Times Across the Atlantic?

_{Günter Bechly
August 25, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

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Time is not the hero of the plot when actual improbabilities and probabilistic resources are ignored or glossed over with fancy storytelling. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 1, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Science
Technology
Tagged
, addiction, Andrew McDiarmid, animals, Bible, Big Tech, Braveheart, characters, consciousness, Dennis Prager, Dogs, Eric Metaxas, Google, humans, Internet, Michael Medved, nature, New York Post, pets, Sabbath, storytelling}

By Design: Storytelling Reveals Human Exceptionalism

_{David Klinghoffer
February 1, 2023

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Science, Technology

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That humans enjoy being made to wait seems to have been deliberately built into us. It’s unique in nature, an intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
June 29, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, Aristotle, Charles Darwin, consciousness, Eva Jablonka, evolution, evolutionary biology, fairy tales, humans, just-so stories, soul, Stephen Jay Gould, storytelling}

Is Consciousness the Sort of Thing That Could Have Evolved?

_{Michael Egnor
June 29, 2022

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Researchers Simona Ginsberg and Eva Jablonka have written a book attempting to trace the evolution of consciousness. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
May 13, 2022

Categories
Anatomy
Biology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", arthritis, automobile, chimpanzees, Columbia University, diet, DNA, evolution, exercise, feces, flat tire, flexibility, forearm, human body, intelligent design, stability, storytelling, tornado, zoos}

Is the Human Shoulder Badly Designed?

_{Jonathan Wells
May 13, 2022

Anatomy, Biology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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Watch an acrobat performing on the parallel bars. Or a baseball player pitching a fastball. Or an athlete swimming the butterfly. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
April 21, 2022

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", blind spot, circuitry, Current Biology, Dan-Eric Nilsson, Darwinism, David Berlinski, eye, human eye, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, lens, light-sensitive spot, Müller cells, retina, Richard Dawkins, storytelling, zebrafish}

Evolutionists: The Eye Is “Close to Perfect”

_{David Coppedge
April 21, 2022

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Two evolutionists make a stunning admission: the human eye is not poorly engineered, after all. Read More ›

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Date
September 13, 2021

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Darwinian theory, empirical science, Indiana Jones, infants, intelligent design, Research, robotics, Science (journal), squirrels, storytelling, UC Berkeley}

Squirrel Acrobatics Amaze Scientists

_{Science & Culture
September 13, 2021

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The other day, walking down a tree-lined street, we were startled by a sudden crash and scramble at our feet. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 17, 2020

Categories
Astronomy
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, Carl Sagan, classroom, coronavirus, Cosmos (series), Cosmos 3.0, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, COVID-19, Discovery Institute, education, evolution, Fox Broadcasting Company, ID the Future, intelligence, Jay Richards, materialism, matter, Michael Keas, mind, National Geographic Channel, science, storytelling, students, teachers, The Privileged Planet, Unbelievable}

Cosmos Franchise Loses Viewers, While Pumping for Materialism

_{David Klinghoffer
April 17, 2020

Astronomy, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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Perhaps partly because the world is preoccupied by COVID-19, a lot fewer people so far have seen the new Cosmos. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 24, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, anthropology, baby, elephants, evolution, giant squid, human origins, intelligent design, Internet, puppies, storytelling, television, Wall Street Journal}

Science Says: Evolution Explains the Appeal of Baby Yoda

_{David Klinghoffer
January 24, 2020

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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The problem is that you could just as easily say that babies were designed to attract care, as adults were designed to care for them. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 9, 2019

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, Andrew McDiarmid, cosmos, earth, extraterrestrials, Galileo Galilei, Giordano Bruno, humans, ID the Future, Michael Keas, podcast, Rome, scientists, storytelling, Unbelievable}

Science and Storytelling

_{David Klinghoffer
January 9, 2019

Physical Sciences

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To advance the false conception that science is always in conflict with religious tradition, some influential scientists and science popularizers tell us stories about the past and the present. Read More ›