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Human Eye, that “Clunky Design,” to be Used to Confirm, or Disconfirm, Quantum Mechanics

It can detect a single photon. It can test the foundations of our understanding of nature. And it is also a piece of “botched” work by evolution? Read More ›
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Peppered Hares — An Emerging Evolutionary Icon

Some hares turn white in winter where it’s snowy, but remain brown in winter where it’s mild. What does that have to do with Darwinian evolution? Read More ›
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As a Critic of Intelligent Design, Nathan Lents Fails to Connect

Initially, I was pleased to find someone who might be an interesting new participant in the evolution debate. Read More ›
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Biased School Textbooks Aren’t Limited to Biology

Textbook publishers use their influence over kids and the appearance of neutrality to advance a set of strong biases. Read More ›
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Zombie Science: Darwin’s Theory Feeds on Raw Materialism 

Most of us think of science as the enterprise of seeking truth by formulating hypotheses and testing them against the evidence. This is empirical science. Read More ›
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There You Go Again, Nathan Lents

“The human eye is a well-tread [sic] example of how evolution can produce a clunky design,” writes Professor Lents. Read More ›
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The Problem with “Bad Design” Arguments

In a physical world there will be design constraints, so it is only realistic to expect tradeoffs. Read More ›
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Eyes in a Twinkling? 

In 1991, Richard Dawkins gave a lecture arguing that natural selection can produce complex and seemingly improbable features by an accumulation of small, incremental steps. Read More ›
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Four Darwin Heretics: A Reader’s Roundup

When you read Matti Leispola’s account of his adventures with a persecuted enclave of Darwin skeptics, you’ll understand why he has a smile on his face. Read More ›
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Evolutionary Theory Might Explain…a Deadly Disease

Evolutionary theory fails to explain what almost all biology students are told it explains: the origin and diversity of life. Read More ›

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