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Date
November 5, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, animals, Cyanobacteria, evolution, Last Universal Common Ancestor, LUCA, metazoans, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Tree of Life, universal common descent}

Case Study Inadvertently Shows Why Universal Common Descent Is Untestable

_{Science & Culture
November 5, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Sooner or later, onlookers will realize that UCD is actually bankrupt. UCD doesn’t pay its bills, because it can’t. Read More ›

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Date
October 5, 2021

Categories
Evolutionary Psychology
Faith & Science
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, academic freedom, Adam and Eve, Big Bang, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, Christians, Cornelius Hunter, Darwinism, Douglas Axe, faith, fossil record, genetic engineering, Guillermo Gonzalez, Günter Bechly, human origins, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, James Tour, Jay Richards, John Bloom, John West, Jonathan Wells, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, Michael Keas, panspermia, Paul Nelson, Rice University, Robert J. Marks II, Stephen Meyer, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, The Privileged Planet, theology, universal common descent, Walter Bradley, William A. Dembski}

New Book, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, Answers Key Questions on Intelligent Design

_{Science & Culture
October 5, 2021

Evolutionary Psychology, Faith & Science, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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"If anyone thinks that the study of science and faith should be disparate disciplines, here are more than 656 reasons why they’re wrong." Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
February 11, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, biologists, contingency, Dave Speijer, evolutionary theory, predictions, puppy, Stephen Jay Gould, theory, universal common descent}

“Is Popperian Falsification Useful in Biology?”

_{Paul Nelson
February 11, 2020

Biology, Evolution

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A theory that “tolerates exceptions” is doing no work at all, simply wandering along behind the data like a puppy on a leash. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 31, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, biologists, Brian Miller, evolution, evolutionists, failed predictions, forest, ID the Future, intelligent design, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, naturalism, Paul Nelson, podcast, scientific theories, Teilhard de Chardin, theistic evolution, Tree of Life, universal common descent}

A Forest, Not a Tree? Nelson Asks Why Universal Common Descent Needn’t “Pay” for Failures

_{David Klinghoffer
January 31, 2020

Evolution

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Maybe life is not a tree but, as biologists are finding to be increasingly likely, a forest or an orchard. But then what are the consequences for strict naturalism? Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
November 3, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, common descent, discontinuity, evidence, genomes, intelligent design, Paul Nelson, pseudogenes, synteny, universal common descent}

Intelligent Design, Common Descent, and a Qualification

_{Ann Gauger
November 3, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I had someone ask whether, in a previous post, I meant universal common descent (UCD) or more limited common descent. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
November 2, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, Asa Gray, Associated Press, common descent, intelligent design, LUCA, Michael Behe, Mount Everest, topology, universal common descent}

Intelligent Design, Common Descent, and an Ascent of Mount Everest

_{Paul Nelson
November 2, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Did four-year-old Angela climb Everest by herself? No way. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
November 1, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, common descent, Discovery Institute, genetic code, Jonathan Wells, LUCA, Michael Behe, mutations, natural selection, Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth, theistic evolution, universal common descent, Zombie Science (book)}

Intelligent Design and Common Descent

_{Ann Gauger
November 1, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A reader asks, “I was just wondering why some fellows at Discovery believe in ID but still hold to common descent.“ Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
August 31, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, cancer, chimpanzees, chloroquine, DNA, education, evolution, Evolution News, humans, Israel, Michael Behe, Mike Keas, parents, RNA world, skin color, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer, universal common descent}

Smithsonian Misrepresents Evolution to AP Biology Students

_{Sarah Chaffee
August 31, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Science Education

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Basically, it’s a how-to guide for sugarcoating evolutionary dogma in the science classroom. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 23, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, Biola University, common descent, cosmic fine-tuning, Darwinian theory, DNA, fossil record, Goldilocks, intelligent design, matter, mind, mutations, natural selection, nature, podcast, proteins, science, Sean McDowell, theistic evolution, Tree of Life, universal common descent}

Design Debate in a Nutshell: Mind Over Matter? Or Matter Over Mind?

_{David Klinghoffer
March 23, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Steve Meyer was in Southern California recently and stopped by the campus of Biola University where he sat down for a podcast conversation. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 27, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Avalon explosion, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Charles Darwin, Ediacaran Period, evolution, fossil record, great Ordovician biodiversification event, intelligent design, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, Triassic period, universal common descent}

Bechly: The “Explosive” Pattern in the Fossil Record, and What It Means

_{David Klinghoffer
February 27, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Unlike the more traditional evolutionary view, ID hasn’t assumed the shape of a living fossil from an antique age. Read More ›