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Beowulf
Photo: Old English letters specifying the first sentences of Beowulf.

Specified Complexity Made Simple: The Historical Backdrop

What happened to change the fortunes of specified complexity in the mainstream scientific community? The intelligent design movement happened. Read More ›
Venetoraptor
Image: Venetoraptor gassenae, modified from Müller et al. 2023 fig. 1, fair use.

Fossil Friday: Venetoraptor Is Not the Archaeopteryx of Pterosaurs

Forget all the pop science ballyhoo, and if you should not trust my word, just check the provided primary sources. Read More ›
pocket watch
Photo: Pocket watch, an image Wikipedia links with intelligent design because it’s meant to suggest an association with William Paley and the antiquated “watchmaker analogy”; by Hannes Grobe (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Sanger Fought Disinformation on Intelligent Design “Tooth and Nail” — But Disinformation Won

"I fought ... tooth and nail on the question whether Wikipedia articles should dismiss [ID] and other nonstandard scientific theories without a hearing." Read More ›
Larry-Sanger
Photo: Larry Sanger., CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Co-Founder Again Blasts Wikipedia’s “Scientistic Point of View,” “So Biased as to Be Twisted”

Yet a lot of people out there still think Wikipedia is meaningfully “vetted” and if you find an inaccuracy, you can “Update it then. That’s the entire point.” Read More ›
pocket watch
Photo: Pocket watch, an image Wikipedia links with intelligent design because it’s meant to suggest an association with William Paley and the antiquated “watchmaker analogy”; by Hannes Grobe (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

On ID, Myth Persists that Wikipedia Is Reliable, though Co-Founder Has Called It “Appallingly Biased”

I was reminded of this by an exchange today on Twitter, or X, or however somebody “rebrands” it tomorrow. Read More ›
church
Photo credit: Derek Story via Unsplash.

Watch: Jay Richards on the Catholic Case for Intelligent Design

Eric Sammons is a personable interlocutor who realizes, by the end of the interview, that he was an intelligent design proponent all along without realizing it. Read More ›
paulandlarrymoran
Photo: Laurence Moran and Paul Nelson, courtesy of Dr. Nelson.

Why Knockouts and Deletions Are Insufficient for Inferring Function — The Mystery of Cell “Vaults” 

The other day, UPS brought me a copy of Larry Moran’s new book. Moran is a well-known opponent of intelligent design. Read More ›
crocodile eye
Photo: A crocodile's eye, by Alias 0591 from the Netherlands, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

How Does the Crocodile Hold Its Breath So Long?

The actress Kate Winslet can hold her breath for seven and a quarter minutes. A crocodile, though, can hold his breath for hours. Read More ›
DNA
Image credit: lisichik, via Pixabay.

Evolutionist Claims ChatGPT “Lies About Junk DNA”

A null hypothesis, such as expecting the absence of function in non-coding DNA, reveals a presupposition that biases one’s interpretation of the evidence.  Read More ›
Archaeopteryx
Photo: Archaeopteryx, by H. Raab (User: Vesta), CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Educating “Professor Dave” on the Fossil Record and Genetics

Farina says that if you want to make “creationists’ head explode” you just have to mention that reptile scales and bird feathers are made of the same keratin. Read More ›

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