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December 4, 2019

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Evolution
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, __edited, bacteria, bats, behavior, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Finches, Darwinism, dolphins, echolocation, evolution, Galápagos Islands, Hippocratic Oath, homeostasis, Illustra Media, Immune System, Jerry Coyne, Marcos Eberlin, Michael Behe, Peter and Rosemary Grant, pharynx, Philip Skell, phylogeny, PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richard Dawkins, turtles, whales}

No Harm, No Foul — What If Darwinism Were Excised from Biology?

_{Science and Culture
December 4, 2019

Evolution

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Considering several recent papers shows that eliminating evolutionary words and concepts simplifies and improves scientific explanations. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
October 2, 2019

Categories
Evolution
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, __edited, Arizona State University, cetaceans, chloroquine resistance, Darwin Devolves, devolution, DNA, dolphins, evolution, gene loss, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Italy, macroevolution, malaria, microevolution, Paul Davies, Paul Nelson, Richard Lenski, University of Connecticut, University of Glasgow, whales}

Darwin Devolves — Evidence Keeps Rolling In

_{Michael Behe
October 2, 2019

Evolution

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The second paper is an in-depth look at genetic changes associated with the evolution of whales and dolphins. They found a lot of devolution. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 8, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
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, __k-review, bacteria, Canada, corporations, environmental movement, global warming, humans, Lake Erie, liberty, litigation, mosquitoes, nature rights, orcas, responsibilities, rights, rivers, science journals, The Conversation, whales}

What Do Orcas Want? Rights! When Do They Want Them? Now!

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 8, 2019

Bioethics

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Apparently orcas are threatened in an area of Canadian waters. The government has suggested voluntary sanctuaries. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 11, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
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, __k-review, animal rights, animal welfare, Antarctica, cetaceans, ivory poaching, Japan, Russia, South Korea, whales}

Japanese Whaling and Human Exceptionalism

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 11, 2019

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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Japan has quit the International Whaling Commission so that it can resume commercial slaughter of leviathans. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
January 4, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
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, __k-review, cetaceans, Charles Darwin, common ancestor, DNA, dolphins, education, fruit flies, humans, mice, molecular sequences, mutations, Nature (journal), neo-Darwinian theory, orphan genes, phylogeny, primates, Tree of Life, University of Utah, video, water fleas, whales, yeast}

Evolution Miseducation at the University of Utah

_{Jonathan Wells
January 4, 2019

Evolution, Science Education

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If you want your sons and daughters to be well educated about evolution, then hope their biology teachers don’t rely on materials from the Genetic Science Learning Center. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 28, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, "God of the gaps", bats, behavior, body plans, censorship, Center for Science and Culture, design intuition, development, Discovery Institute, education, evolution, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, evolutionary theory, Galileo Galilei, genera, genetic variations, Harvard University, innovation, intelligent design, mammals, Michael Denton, philosophers, physiology, postdoc, Research, Royal Society, species, telescope, theologians, whales}

The Intelligent Design Underground and Other Reflections

_{Brian Miller
December 28, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A biologist in our network worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard. He recounted how about a quarter of the postdocs he encountered were at least sympathetic to design arguments. Read More ›

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Date
December 14, 2018

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, climbing, Current Biology, Flight, Oxford University, paramecium, Rockefeller University, Science Advances, sea anemones, Spider-Man, The Conversation, walking, wasps, water, whales, wings}

Gecko, Fairyfly, Manta Ray: Animals Push the Limits of the Possible

_{Science and Culture
December 14, 2018

Engineering, Intelligent Design

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What are we to think of humble animals that make the semi-miraculous look routine? Read More ›

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Date
December 3, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __edited, ancestors, anomalies, bats, BIO-Complexity, composition, computer programming, convergent evolution, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian theory, dependency graph, echolocation, horizontal gene transfer, incomplete lineage sorting, inheritance, Michael Behe, organic molecules, rabbits, software, taxonomy, vertebrates, whales, Winston Ewert}

Ewert’s Dependency Graph Proposal: A Forest of Compositions

_{Science and Culture
December 3, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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To help further explain this concept, I would like to introduce readers to my pet bunny, Daisy. Read More ›

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Date
November 29, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, Aarhus University, arctic tern, butterflies, CRISPR, Current Biology, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Finches, Design of Life, dolphins, echolocation, Flight: The Genius of Birds, Florida, George Washington University, Illustra Media, Living Waters, Lund University, Mexico, Michael Behe, migration, Monarch butterflies, Nature (journal), New Scientist, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richard Sternberg, salmon, Sweden, University of Seville, University of St. Andrews, whales}

Encore Performances in the Design of Life

_{Science and Culture
November 29, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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News from Princeton discusses the work of Tom Smith and Bridgett vonHoldt, who have solved a “long-standing finch beak mystery.” The answer turned out to be Mendelian, not Darwinian. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
October 30, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, American Scientific Affiliation, antibodies, bacteria, binding site, Christians, Denis Lamoureux, Dennis Venema, Didier Raoult, Discovery Institute, Donald Prothero, evolutionary theory, fruit flies, Immune System, information, insects, intelligent design, Lawrence Krauss, mammals, mollusks, nylonase, probabilistic resources, protein folds, Randy Isaac, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, Tree of Life, trees, UC Davis, whales}

Examining Critiques of Theistic Evolution, a Year After the Volume’s Publication

_{Brian Miller
October 30, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Attacks by Christian theistic evolutionists have often followed the same patterns as those of their secular colleagues. Read More ›