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Doug Axe
Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Carl Linnaeus
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

Topic

terminology

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Natural Selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype, text concept button on keyboard
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Author
Neil Thomas
Date
November 17, 2025
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Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
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What’s in a Name? Darwin’s Confusing Terminology

Neil Thomas
November 17, 2025
Evolution, Scientific Reasoning
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In the English language prior to Darwin, “natural selection” was a term used by those who reared animals to denote nature’s serendipity. Read More ›
flagellum
irreducible complexity
Image: Bacterial flagellar motor, from Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Illustra Media.
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Author
Jonathan McLatchie
Date
June 26, 2023
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Answering Farina on Behe’s Work: Bacterial Flagella

Jonathan McLatchie
June 26, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design
10
The video complains about Behe’s “usage of terminology pertaining to machinery.” Is Farina going to charge the entire flagella community with dishonesty? Read More ›
cat chewing
Photo credit: Piotr Musioł via Unsplash.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 6, 2022
Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
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Can We Eliminate the Idea of Function from Biology? A Philosopher and a Biologist Want to Try

Denyse O’Leary
July 6, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Linguistics
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They propose the term “biological role” instead. Thus, presumably, “the function of teeth is chewing” becomes “the biological role of teeth is chewing.” Read More ›
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
January 7, 2020
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Biology
Evolution
Life Sciences
Technology
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Nature Reviews Genetics — Pseudogene Function Is “Prematurely Dismissed”

Casey Luskin
January 7, 2020
Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences, Technology
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As Seth W. Cheetham and his co-authors put it, biology suffers from “demotivation into exploring pseudogene function by the a priori assumption that they are functionless.” Read More ›
Joshua Swamidass
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
September 21, 2018
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Anatomy
Biology
Intelligent Design
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Critic of Intelligent Design Acknowledges: “Bad Design” Arguments Don’t Work

David Klinghoffer
September 21, 2018
Anatomy, Biology, Intelligent Design
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It’s good to be able to report progress. Read More ›
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
September 9, 2018
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Once Again, About the Word “Darwinism”

David Klinghoffer
September 9, 2018
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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A evolutionist complains, “They try to use ‘Darwinist’ like an albatross linking evolution to Darwin’s Victorian white supremacy.” Read More ›
Evolution is a fact
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
August 27, 2018
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Evolution
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Sociology Journal: Why Lobbyists So Persistently Call Evolution a “Fact”

Casey Luskin
August 27, 2018
Evolution
6
The paper could cause a stir, since it has violated an “implicit agreement” that mainstream academics should never criticize public advocates of evolution. Read More ›

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