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Richard-Dawkins
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Does Darwinian Theory Make the Same Predictions as Intelligent Design?

Richard Dawkins predicted that “a large fraction” of our genomes has no function, because, “The true ‘purpose’ of DNA is to survive, no more and no less." Read More ›
Robert J. Marks
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Study Evolution’s Information Problem with Engineer Robert Marks — and Save Over 50 Percent!

How does information theory challenge Darwinian evolution? And how can the methods of probability be used to assess key evolutionary claims? Read More ›
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Engineering-Based Models Better Explain the Pattern of Nature than Does Common Ancestry

Eyes with lenses are believed to have evolved independently multiple times, but all evolutionary scenarios face insurmountable barriers. Read More ›
Darwin Tree
Image: Darwin’s Tree (1837), a sketch from his First Notebook on Transmutation of Species, via Wikimedia Commons.

Does Tree-Like Data Refute Intelligent Design?

Computer scientist Winston Ewert applied the concept of “common design” to propose a “dependency graph” model of organismal relationships. Read More ›
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Tesla factory
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“Do You Believe in Evolution?” A Short Answer

You don't have time to give a 30-minute answer outlining the different meanings of the word "evolution" and the evidence pro and con for each. Read More ›
Big Bang
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Bernoulli, Keynes, and the Big Bang

In analysis of fine-tuning, No Free Lunch Theorems, and conservation of information, Bernoulli’s PrOIR is foundational. Read More ›
Mount-Rushmore
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Algorithmic Specified Complexity: Measuring Mount Rushmore

A non-humanoid gelatinous alien might assign no meaning to the faces on Mount Rushmore if the alien had never seen a humanoid. Read More ›
Casey Luskin
Photo: Casey Luskin in South Africa.

I’m Excited to Return to Discovery Institute to Find Intelligent Design Stronger Than Ever!

Over the past few years, I’ve seen ID critics advance some wild and amusing conspiracy theories about the reasons for my departure and absence. Read More ›
Seminars Ewert
Photo: Winston Ewert teaching at the Summer Seminar on Intelligent Design.

Algorithmic Specified Complexity: Genesis

Winston Ewert discusses the mathematical foundation for why we know Mount Rushmore is designed in a way that Mount Fuji isn’t. Read More ›
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Really? Editors Claim They Were “Unaware” of Article’s Intelligent Design Connections

The implication is that the editors — Denise Kirschner, Mark Chaplain, and Akira Sasaki — did not realize the article was about intelligent design. Read More ›

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