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The Myth of Darwinian Medicine (series)

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Photo: Jonathan Wells, via Discovery Institute.

Evolution, Intelligent Design, and the Coronavirus: Biologist Jonathan Wells Explains

Does modern evolutionary theory guide medicine’s response to COVID-19? Not when you consider that most of the major treatments being used and pursued actually preceded Darwin. Read More ›
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Image: Louis Pasteur, by Albert Edelfelt (1885)/ Public domain.

Irreconcilable Differences: Can Darwinism Be Pasteurized?

An advocate for Darwinian medicine wants to bring two historical opponents in the design debate, Pasteur and Darwin, into a peace treaty for the good of public health. Read More ›
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Image: "Antibiotic resistance tests," by Dr Graham Beards (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

No, Despite Often-Heard Claims, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Is Not Evolution

The treatment of infectious diseases with antibiotics is a superb example of intelligent design principles applied to medical research and human biology. Read More ›
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Photo at top: Breast cancer cell, via National Cancer Institute; “I Think” drawing, by Charles Darwin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Evolutionary Theory Might Explain…a Deadly Disease

Psychiatrist Randolph Nesse, a leader in this movement for “Darwinian medicine,” would require “questions about evolution in medical licensing examinations.” Read More ›
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Image: © Vasiliy Koval / Dollar Photo Club.

Darwinian Biologist Notices that Evolution Is Irrelevant to Medical Research

Fairy tales about survival of survivors contribute nothing to medical research, or to any other research. Read More ›
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Photo: Doctor draws blood from a patient while explaining the importance of evolution for his healing practice, by Linda Bartlett [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Why Not Darwinian Medicine?

Has Darwinism furthered healthcare? What about our understanding of antibiotic resistance? Read More ›
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Photo: Randolph M. Nesse, by Panek (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Myth of “Darwinian Medicine”

The very admission that Darwinism has had no role in medical science is a telling argument not for its inclusion, but for its irrelevance. Read More ›

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