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Thanks to Optimal Design, Eyes and Brain Give a Glimpse of the Future

Although the brain can process images at breakneck speed, there are physical limits to how fast neural impulses can travel from the eye to the brain. Read More ›
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Brian Miller on the Gift of Vision

Our eyes are easy to take for granted! Yet, the more we dig into this amazingly intricate system, the more thankful we become for them. Read More ›
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Evolution’s Circular Web of Self-Referencing Literature

The formula goes like this: 1. Evolution is true. 2. Here’s how it must have happened. 3. Look, yet more proof of evolution. Read More ›
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Revolution as Scientists Treat Living Systems as Engineered

This sea change in perspective is rapidly accelerating progress in experimental biology. Read More ›
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Darwinists Seek to Explain the Eye’s Engineering Perfection

First, they turn evolution into an engineer. Personification is a common ploy by Darwinists. Read More ›
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What Is the Evidence for Intelligent Design and What Are Its Theistic Implications?

Before Darwin, biologists attributed the beauty, integrated complexity, and adaptation of organisms to their environments to a powerful designing intelligence. Read More ›
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#9 Story of 2021: Verdicts of “Poor Design” in Biology Have a Poor Track Record

For years people cited the wiring of the vertebrate eye as evidence of “poor design” in biology. Read More ›
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Look: On Thanksgiving, Be Grateful for the Intelligent Design of Your Eyes

They were quite the sudden, unanticipated gift in the history of life. Read More ›
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Biologist Jonathan Wells Offers a Cure for Zombie Science

Wells encourages more than a modest dose of skepticism, and gives the example of the supposed “backward wiring of the vertebrate eye” as a case in point. Read More ›
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How Engineers Helped Save Biology from Evolutionary Theory

Design motifs such as four-bar linkages and control systems must meet exacting requirements whether implemented in a space shuttle or a fish. Read More ›

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