Tag: Tom Bethell

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 9, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, algorithm, Ariel Chipman, Artificial Selection, balancing selection, BioEssays, Cambrian Explosion, co-option, conservation, Darwin Devolves, Dyna Rochmyaningsih, evolution, Galápagos Islands, gene duplication, genetic drift, genetic mutations, Hugo de Vries, hybridization, introgression, John Sanford, John Templeton Foundation, magic, Matti Leisola, Michael Behe, mount improbable, Mutant Ninja Turtles, natural selection, negative selection, Owen D. Jones, personification, Phillip E. Johnson, polyploidy, process, programming, pterosaur, purifying selection, Richard Lewontin, Robert Hazen, Spiderman, stabilizing selection, Stuff Happens Law, subfunctionalization, survival of the fittest, The Design Inference, Tom Bethell, tuatara, William Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Evolutionists Need a Refresher Course in Natural Selection

_{David Coppedge
June 9, 2026

Evolution, Scientific Reasoning

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Abuses of the concept of natural selection abound not only in science news but in scientific papers in major journals as well. It’s time for a remedial course. Read More ›

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Date
March 11, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin's House of Cards, Discovery Institute Press, evolution, evolutionary theory, Galileo Galilei, John C. Eccles, Karl Popper, Michael Flannery, natural selection, nature, offspring, parents, philosophy of science, purpose, sexual selection, Tom Bethell}

On Natural Selection, Popper’s Posthumous Gift

_{Science & Culture
March 11, 2026

Evolution, Philosophy of Science

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If philosopher of science Karl Popper wanted to leave a gift for those who came after to puzzle over and discuss, he couldn’t have chosen more astutely. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 17, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Avalon explosion, body plans, brains, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Cnidaria, cnidarians, Darwin's House of Cards, Darwinian theory, evolution, Fire-Maker, Graham Budd, intelligent design, jellyfish, Michael Denton, Nevada, oxygen, reactive oxygen species, Royal Ontario Museum, Science (journal), textbooks, Tom Bethell, University of Copenhagen}

From Bad to Worse for Darwinism, as New Cambrian Explosion Finds Arrive

_{David Coppedge
August 17, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

7}

Less time and more complexity are compressed into an impossible challenge for evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
March 29, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, animals, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, circular reasoning, Darwin's House of Cards, Dickinsonia, Ediacaran fossils, Ediacaran organisms, evolutionary biology, Facebook, Gregory Retallack, Ikaria, Mary Droser, muscles, nervous system, paleontology, Precambrian House of Cards Series, Tom Bethell, Tree of Life, Tribrachidium, University of Oregon}

Evans et al. (2021): All Four Examples Debunked

_{Günter Bechly
March 29, 2021

Evolution, Paleontology

17}

Evans et al. (2021) seem to have been well aware of the circular reasoning in their argument. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
March 15, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, American Museum of Natural History, Benjamin Wiker, Bruce Chapman, California, creationism, Darwin's House of Cards, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, evolution, Expelled (movie), fossil record, From Darwin to Hitler, intelligent design, Internet, Karl Popper, Kathie Johnson, Michael Shermer, Nazism, Pajaro Dunes, Phillip E. Johnson, punctuated equilibrium, Richard Dawkins, Richard Lewontin, Richard Weikart, Stephen Jay Gould, The American Spectator, Tom Bethell}

Our Friend, Tom Bethell

_{Jonathan Wells
March 15, 2021

Evolution

7}

On February 12, 2021, Tom Bethell passed away at the age of 84 after a long illness. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 17, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, California, Darwin's House of Cards, Darwinism, heart, intelligent design, personality, photography, soul, Tom Bethell}

A True Portrait of Tom Bethell

_{David Klinghoffer
February 17, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

3}

The more secure the stronghold against paraphrase, the more special the object of our failed praise. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 16, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Science Reporting
Tagged
, biogeography, Charles Darwin, cladistics, conservatives, Darwin-skeptics, Darwin's House of Cards, Discovery Institute, Evolution News, fossil record, friendship, Hebrew Bible, journalists, loyalty, materialism, National Review, On the Origin of Species, Oxford University, Richard Lenski, skeptics, thought, Tom Bethell, Tom Wolfe, William F. Buckley Jr., writing}

Iconoclast: Farewell to Tom Bethell

_{David Klinghoffer
February 16, 2021

Evolution, Science Reporting

4}

I remember having an exchange with Tom about the meaning of his last name, which seems to correspond to the Biblical place name Beth El, meaning "House of God." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 17, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Ben Shapiro, books, C.S. Lewis, Christmas, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Doubt, Darwin's House of Cards, David Berlinski, David Gelernter, Discovery Institute Press, Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis, Foresight (book), Gerhard Ertl, Human Nature (book), John West, Marcos Eberlin, Michael Aeschliman, Michael Denton, Michael Keas, Nobel Prize, Robert Shedinger, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, The Magician's Twin, The Mystery of Evolutionary Mechanisms, The Restoration of Man, Tom Bethell, Tom Gilson, William Steig, World Magazine, Yale University, Yellow & Pink}

For Christmas, Make New Discoveries with Books from Discovery Institute Scientists and Scholars

_{David Klinghoffer
December 17, 2019

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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There’s an inviting coziness about this time of year, perfect for shutting the computer down, putting the accursed iPhone away, and retreating to the beauty of printed pages. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 13, 2019

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, Ben Shapiro, Darwin's House of Cards, Darwinism, David Berlinski, David Gelernter, Dennis Prager, intellectuals, journalists, Thomas Nagel, Tom Bethell, Tom Wolfe, Yale University}

Before Gelernter, Wolfe, Shapiro, Prager, Nagel, Et Al., There Was Iconoclast Tom Bethell

_{David Klinghoffer
October 13, 2019

Biology, Evolution

2}

Watch this short feature on Bethell, “Iconoclast: One Journalist’s Odyssey Through the Darwin Debates.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 25, 2019

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, A. N. Wilson, Darwin's House of Cards, Darwinism, Discovery Institute Press, Douglas Axe, evolution, Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis, journalism, Marvin Olasky, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Stephen Meyer, Tom Bethell}

Finally! Discovery Institute Press Books in Audio Versions

_{David Klinghoffer
June 25, 2019

Biology, Evolution

2}

Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis helped turn Ben Shapiro, one of the smartest commentators out there, to Darwin skepticism. Read More ›