Biological Codes, and More: Evolutionists Scramble for an Adequate Cause

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Much of the information essential to cellular function isn’t editable via random genetic mutations in DNA and is thus inaccessible to the Darwinian mechanism. Source
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Darwinists Afflicted by Fear of Validating Outsiders

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Fear of validating opposition to materialism diminishes the scholarship of some scientific publications. Their authors need to get a grip. Source
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Meyer, Fradd: Atheist Evolutionists Reason as if They Were Theists

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Only a loving Deity who endowed us with reason — a highly unnatural gift! — can explain why we are able to think rationally, including about science. Source
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More to Love about Springtails, Those Adorable Gymnasts

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Does it have to be called an “evolutionary success” instead of a success? The word “evolutionary” performs no function. It is also contrary to the evidence. Source
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Dilley: How Evolutionary Atheists Employ Homemade Theology

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That is no way to reason about science. Yet many biology textbooks, in explaining evolution, do the same thing, perpetuating an error that goes back to Darwin. Source
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Homelessness, Intelligent Design, and the Unseen Realm

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Compared with previous approaches, the new Executive Order reflects a fundamentally different picture of reality. What should we call it? Source
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Is the Panda’s Thumb Suboptimal?

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The basic argument is that “[o]dd arrangements and funny solutions” point to evolution whereas “ideal design” points to a “sensible God.” Source
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Astrobiologists Offer an “Information-Based View of the Biosphere”

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Even if their estimates need to be revised by a terabase or two someday, they have made it clear that our biosphere is awash in information. Source
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