13Jan 2023 by Post

Fossil Friday: Fossil Hyraxes and the Abrupt Origin of Hyracoidea

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Of course, it is only we “nitpicking” intelligent design proponents who point out such incongruences. Source
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03Sep 2021 by Post

“Do You Believe in Evolution?” A Short Answer

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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. Source
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04Jul 2020 by Post

On Independence Day, Remember Thomas Jefferson’s Embrace of Intelligent Design

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On Independence Day, it’s appropriate to review the sources of our rights as citizens. There is one source that is more basic than any other, yet that receives less than the attention it deserves. I refer to the idea that there is an intelligent creator who can be known by reason from nature, a key tenet underlying the Declaration of Independence — as well as, curiously, the modern theory of... Source
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