10May 2022 by Post

Fact Check: Yes, Human Life Begins at Fertilization

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So what are we to make of a scientific profession in which scientific experts consistently distort the science of human life? Source
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05May 2022 by Post

Watch: Michael Behe Corrects Darwin’s Detour with a Cumulative Case for Intelligent Design

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For thousands of years, the design of life was acknowledged by scientists and non-scientists, philosophers and physicians, religious and non-religious. Source
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04May 2022 by Post

Using the Positive Case for Intelligent Design to Answer Common Objections to ID

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As for the “God of the gaps” charge, the basic objection is that ID is an argument from ignorance, based upon what we don’t know. Source
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03May 2022 by Post

Fact Check: Hawaiian Silverswords Fail the Species Pair Challenge

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Even though the differences appear superficially striking, they do not involve any novel body plans (i.e., no new proteins, new tissues, or new organs). Source
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28Apr 2022 by Post

Investigating the Evidence for Intelligent Design — in Biochemistry and Other Fields

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Irreducible complexity and high CSI systems are found, indicating these systems were designed. Source
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23Apr 2022 by Post

Bechly: Problems with Universal Common Ancestry Posed by the Fossil Record

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Paleontologist Günter Bechly was a proponent of Darwinism until he discovered significant scientific reasons to doubt the evolutionary story. Source
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