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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 12, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, angiosperms, birds, butterflies, Cretaceous Period, dinosaurs, evolution, flowering plants, frogs, ichthyosaurs, intelligent design, Israel, Jordan, Jurassic Park, Lebanon, mammals, Mars rover, orchids, Paleogene, Penn State, pterosaurs, Science Advances, storytelling, Turkey, UC Santa Barbara, University of Bath, worms}

Chinks in the Chicxulub Story

_{David Coppedge
October 12, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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If an asteroid impact wiped out the dinosaurs as believed by the scientific consensus, its effects on evolution seem strained and inconsistent. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
October 6, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, adaptation, birds, China, empirical data, evolution, Flight, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, ichthyosaur, mechanics, muscles, paleontology, storytelling, wings}

Fossil Friday: A Popular Just-So Story on the Origin of Bird Flight Bites the Dust

_{Günter Bechly
October 6, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

5}

There is a long-running about whether birds first took off by running and flapping from the ground up, or whether they jumped as gliders from the tree down. Read More ›

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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

3}

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

5}

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

3}

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

10}

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

8}

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

8}

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

3}

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