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29Oct 2025 by Post

Neil Thomas on the Internal Flaws and Historical Roots of Darwinism

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It might surprise you to learn that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection did not triumph on scientific grounds alone. Source

24Oct 2025 by Post

The Scientific Discoveries That Make Materialism an Irrational Belief

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For the last 150 years, many have assumed science has ejected God from the picture, a quaint relic of a less enlightened past. Source

13Oct 2025 by Post

From John West, a Concise Explanation of Evolution’s Toxicity

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At a dinner at my home, a guest launched into a lengthy explanation of why, as a religious person, neither he nor anyone should be bothered by “evolution.” Source

29Sep 2025 by Post

An 1871 Critic of Darwinism Whose Criticisms Still Pack a Punch

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A new series aims to restore a historically honest balance to the debate over evolution and design in the study of biological origins. Source

09Aug 2025 by Post

Here’s the Venn Diagram from My Conversation with Denis Noble

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While preparing for the conversation, I created the diagram comparing the similarities and differences among three viewpoints. Source

05Aug 2025 by Post

Fantastic Four and a Walk-On for Darwin

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Great tensions fuel engaging drama, always. If there’s a conflict, it has to be stark and serious, and the stakes have to be high. Source

18Jul 2025 by Post

McLatchie Explains Design Implications of DNA Replication

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Dr. McClatchie notes its “primitive” nature — meaning, not a lack of sophistication (quite the opposite!) but that life at the most basic level depends on it. Source

10Jul 2025 by Post

The Challenge to Darwinism from Camp Mystic

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One of the most tragic events I can remember happened this July 4th — a flash flood killed nearly 200 people, 27 of whom were children and staff at Camp Mystic. Source

28Jun 2025 by Post

Birds Don’t Drive Buicks Because of … Evolution, You See

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This all seems a roundabout way of saying that humans are exceptional. And here’s the question that no one in evolutionary biology has the answer to. Source

31May 2025 by Post

Teleology: Anticipation and Necessity

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Imagine a primordial grizzly bear on the northern edge of the forest adjacent to the Arctic. His soma senses the differences of the new environment. Source

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