Scopes Revisited: An Interview with Historian Jefrey Breshears

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Promoted as a battle royale between science and religion — evolutionary theory versus biblical creation — in its actual content the trial was underwhelming. Source
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Despite Scopes Effect, Intelligent Design Flourishes

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As Casey Luskin notes, the intelligent design research project has gone from strength to strength in the last three decades. Source
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Tribalism in the Evolution Debate

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What is all this about “lying”? Cornelius Hunter provides some context at the end of his video that I thought was insightful. Source
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