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Photo: James Tour, in a scene from Science Uprising, via Discovery Institute.

Meyer, Tour: “Molecules Don’t Care About Life!”

Rice University chemist James Tour is still on a roll in showing up the empty boasts of origin-of-life researchers. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Siim Sepp, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Applying the Design Filter to Biological Sands

If you look closely at beach sand, you may find some grains that stand out. They are shaped like spirals, stars, or striated cones. Read More ›
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Image source: Veritasium on YouTube (screenshot).

More Fantastic Molecular Machine Videos from Wehi

I’m not claiming that these video creators support intelligent design. Frankly, I have no idea where they stand. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), © Hans Hillewaert.

Stunning Video of Chameleon-Like Abilities of Cephalopods

Sometimes you don’t need a rigorous logical, scientific, or mathematical demonstration to reveal evidence of design in nature. Read More ›
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Back-to-Back, Failed Visions of the “Brain as a Supercomputer” 

Douglas Hofstadter argued in much the same vein as Henry Markham, that the brain can be understand in rules-bound machine terms. Read More ›
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Image: An oocyte, from “Conception to birth — visualized,” via YouTube (screen shot).

Why Evolution and Reproduction Are Unnatural

Reproduction is the most fundamental characteristic of life. We see it happen everywhere, so we may feel there is nothing “unnatural” about it.  Read More ›
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A Strange Way of Speaking About the Brain

A peculiar habit of disassociation is widespread among many who study the brain. Read More ›
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Robot World Domination? Darwinism as Reductio ad Absurdum

"If people design computer viruses, someone will design AI that improves and replicates itself. This will be a new form of life which outperforms humans," warns Stephen Hawking. Read More ›
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In a TED Talk, Here’s the Question You May Not Ask

Riccardo Sabatini is charming. He has the TED style down (who teaches them all to talk that way?), and he deploys some memorable images. Read More ›

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