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Addressing More Icons of Theistic Evolution

Professor Kuebler doesn’t acknowledge the pattern of explosions in the fossil record, but he does cite a supposed transitional form. Read More ›
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Fluorescent Animals: Can They Be Darwinized?

Many animals and plants exhibit fluorescence, changing color in ultraviolet light. Whether this property is adaptive has never been thoroughly investigated.  Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: The Explosive Origin of Flying Reptiles in the Mid Triassic

Personally, I am quite sympathetic to the dissenting view of my paleontologist colleague Simon Conway Morris. Read More ›
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#3 Story of 2021: In Mainstream Journal, ID Theorists on “Waiting Time” Problem for Coordinated Mutations

The paper is authored by three key scientists in the intelligent design (ID) research program: Ola Hössjer, Günter Bechly, Ann Gauger. Read More ›
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In Mainstream Journal, ID Theorists Explore “Waiting Times” for Coordinated Mutations

The paper is authored by three key scientists in the intelligent design (ID) research program: Ola Hössjer, Günter Bechly, Ann Gauger. Read More ›
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Darwin on Trial — As Fresh and Relevant as Ever

Because of Phillip Johnson’s leadership no informed person will ever again honestly say that Darwin’s theory flows straight from the data. Read More ›
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Ignoring Other Research, New Study Explains (Away) the Origin of New Body Plans

Recently, a team of British paleontologists added a new pseudo-explanation. Read More ›
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Giraffe Weekend: The Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

Darwinists have called it one of “nature’s worst designs,” “obviously a ridiculous detour,” asserting that “no engineer would ever make a mistake like that.” Read More ›
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Blue iguana, National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C., by Jarek Tuszyński / CC-BY-SA-3.0 & GDFL [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons.

Extinct Four-Eyed Monitor Lizard Busts Myth of a Congruent Nested Hierarchy

Obviously, evolutionary “laws” are quite malleable and have to give way when they become too cumbersome. Read More ›

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