02Sep 2026 by Post

Evolutionary Models Reward Complexity for Complexity’s Sake

Artificial Cell Model, avida, calculations, Christoph Adami, complex systems, Complexity, Computational Sciences, computer models, enzymes, Evolution, evolutionary models, fitness, genomes, information, Intelligent Design, metabolites, precursor molecules, pykaryotes, simplicity, The Evolution of Biological Information, Thomas Ray, Tierra
But then the complexity is not interesting. Crucially, it’s not really information. Source
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29Aug 2026 by Post

C. W. Howell in Context: A Brief History of Histories

Barbara Forrest, C. W. Howell, Center for Science and Culture, Christianity, Creationism’s Trojan Horse, Darwin Strikes Back, Designer Science, Designer Science (series), Doubts About Darwin, Dover trial, Edward Humes, Evolution, Gordy Slack, IDEA Center, Intelligent Design, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Lauri Lebo, Michael Behe, Monkey Girl, novel arguments, Paul R. Gross, PhD thesis, preconceptions, Scientific consensus, scientific papers, scientism, The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything, The Devil in Dover, Thomas Woodward
One positive aspect: Howell rightly observes that some other would-be histories of ID, especially those by written by critics, are “polemical” and “activist.” Source
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27Aug 2026 by Post

Scholarship Hits the Fan: Designer Science Now Gone from Multiple Sites

academics, Amazon, Amazon Prime, Artificial Intelligence, Barnes and Noble, Baylor University, C. W. Howell, Casey Luskin, centerpiece, Christianity Today, Designer Science, Duke University, e-book, Edward J. Larson, Evolution, Francis Beckwith, hardback, Intelligent Design, linchpin, Michael Behe, NYU Press, PhD, publishing, Ronald Numbers, scientists, Wall Street Journal, Winsomeness Squad
The lack of scrutiny and skepticism by professional academics reflects a crisis of its own. Source
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26Aug 2026 by Post

Orchids, Moths, and (Supposed) Evolutionary Predictions

Alfred Russel Wallace, Angraecum sesquipedale, Charles Darwin, Christoph Adami, coevolution, Evolution, evolutionary theory, experiments, insects, Life Sciences, Madagascar, natural selection, nectar, nectary, orchids, pollen, predictions, proboscis, sphinx moth, spur, The Evolution of Biological Information
What Adami has actually done is taken a prediction that has nothing to do with evolution and attribute it to evolutionary theory. Source
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22Aug 2026 by Post

Dave Farina Misunderstands Behe’s Darwin Devolves

Africa, beneficial mutations, biology, C-Harlem, cellular networks, Darwin Devolves, Darwinism, Dave Farina, de novo genes, degradation, Educating Dave Farina (series), Evolution, expression, generation time, genetics, information, insults, loss of function, Michael Behe, misrepresentations, name-calling, neofunctionalization, neutral mutations, non-coding DNA, population genetics, probabilistic resources, protein folding, pseudogenes, purifying selection, strawman, The Edge of Evolution, unguided processes, YouTubers
Farina’s response to my previous series is characterized by misrepresentations, selective engagement, and reliance on insults and name-calling. Source
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21Aug 2026 by Post

In Defense of The Edge of Evolution, a Response to Dave Farina

bacteria, biology, Cit+, complex molecular interactions, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Dave Farina, Educating Dave Farina (series), eukaryotes, Evolution, fitness landscapes, generation time, genetics, genomes, HIV, mammals, Michael Behe, mutation rates, mutations, patients, population sizes, proteins, The Edge of Evolution, viruses, Vpu, YouTubers
If evolution is capable of producing complex molecular interactions, the place where we would most expect to find them is in viruses like HIV. Source
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19Aug 2026 by Post

Simulations Point to Design: Learning from the History of Artificial Life

ALife, Armageddon, artificial life, bombers, bootstrappers, Christoph Adami, Computational Sciences, computer code, computer models, Core War, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian evolution, Darwinian processes, Evolution, guidance, hydras, imps, Intelligent Design, Michael Behe, non-intervention, pit-trappers, quickscanners, replicators, scanners, simulations, The Evolution of Biological Information, Tierra, VENUS (simulation)
Once you introduce step-by-step guidance, you are no longer simulating an evolutionary process. Source
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18Aug 2026 by Post

Answering Dave Farina on the Lenski Experiment

amplification, bacterial cells, citrate, citT, Dave Farina, dctA, DNA, Educating Dave Farina (series), Escherichia coli, Evolution, genes, genetics, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, Long Term Evolution Experiment, Michael Behe, mutations, neutral mutations, Richard Lenski, rnk, Scott Minnich, The Edge of Evolution, YouTubers
Farina offers the Lenski experiment as a purported counterexample to irreducible complexity. Source
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