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David Mamet

Lewontin’s Confession and Mamet’s Principle

The pretense not to know things is at the root of Darwinist/atheist/materialist ideology. Read More ›
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On Intelligent Design, an Italian Philosophy Journal Takes a Step in the Right Direction

Earlier today we saw that philosopher Subrena E. Smith levied a harsh critique of evolutionary psychology. Read More ›
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Echoing the Bible, Cosmos Concludes with a Materialist Origins Myth and Future Heavenly Bliss

Tyson ends his summary of cosmic history with a soaring narrative focused on earth. It sounds like the exalted prose of the book of Genesis. Read More ›
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Photo: A coronavirus, by CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM / Public domain.

Evolution Presupposes Intelligent Design: Case of the Coronavirus

Undirected natural selection can’t lift itself by its own bootstraps — accidents can’t happen in nature except in a sea of design. Read More ›
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Photo: Richard Owen (left); beside him is the skeleton of a giant moa, by John van Voorst [Public domain].

Charles Darwin vs. Richard Owen on Race

Unlike Darwin, Owen believed that evolution was guided by teleology or purpose, and he saw humans as different from animals not only in degree but in kind. Read More ›
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ID Literature and the Great Evolutionary Firewall

If you’re going to engage people on the topic of intelligent design publications, don’t let them force two false assumptions on you. Read More ›
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Slate on Evolution’s “Third Way”: The Sound of a Glacier Melting

I’m interested in “science as a cultural domain,” too. And here’s a great illustration of how the culture changes. Read More ›
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Dallas Conference Youth Track — Intelligent Design for Kids

The audience will learn, in a fun, humorous, interactive, and age-appropriate way, what intelligent design encompasses and what it doesn’t. Read More ›
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Religion, Science, and Evolution: Confessions of a Darwinian Skeptic

As I read through the scientific literature of evolutionary biology to try and convince myself of its accuracy and coherence, I was struck by the frequency with which I encountered “religious” language. Read More ›
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Photo credit: “Beetles collected in the Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace” (cropped), ©Natural History Museum, London, via Flickr

Wallace’s Frenemies: A Lesson from Phillip Johnson

We can add Andrew Berry to the list of those quick to praise Alfred Wallace on certain matters but equally quick to condemn him on others. Read More ›

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