Bacterial Flagellum Demonstrates the Explanatory and Predictive Power of Engineering Models

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Dean Schulz investigated the design of the flagellum with a method that could be described as groundbreaking. Source
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Happy New Year! #1 Story of 2021: Cambrian Explosion Goes Nuclear

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Here are two very interesting updates to my recent articles on alleged Ediacaran animals and the Cambrian Explosion. Source
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The Year in Review: Three Major Advances for Intelligent Design

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The situation resembles a poorly constructed dam holding back water that is continuously rising. Source
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#6 Story of 2021: Scientific Paper on Repetitive Elements Slams “Junk DNA”

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In the past, one of the most common rebuttals to ID was, “If life was designed, then why is over 90 percent of the genome composed of junk DNA?” Source
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Evolutionary Biologist Richard Sternberg: Why I’m a Platonist

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The evolutionary turns that life has taken, he says, “ultimately have their source in an informational realm that is outside space and time.” Source
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Ever Thought You Could Change Someone’s Mind?

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Iain was a diehard atheist from the United Kingdom. "I absolutely knew that I would never believe in a creator. It was inconceivable to me," he recalls. Source
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More Cambrian Woes for Evolution

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New fossils continue to put pressure on the evolutionary narrative of gradualism. Source
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What Is Intelligent Design and How Should We Defend It?

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Intelligent design is a scientific theory that holds that many features of the universe and living things are best explained by an intelligent cause. Source
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