“My Public Education Was Ruined,” Weeps Dover High Grad

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A bit melodramatic, perhaps? Attorney and geologist Casey Luskin, who was present for part of the Dover trial, has this to say. Source
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On Human-Chimp Genetic Differences, the Critics Misstate My Arguments 

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Evolution defenders generally accept the new evidence showing that humans and chimps are 15 percent genetically different but downplay the new number. Source
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Casey Luskin: Intelligent Design, Islamic Edition

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Much of the focus is on the “junk DNA” argument against ID, but stay tuned for the amusing case of Dr. Dan Stern Cardinale and the feathered crocodile. Source
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Mimetic Behavior in the Scientific Community

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Sometimes the suppression comes from the government. The restriction on doctors' freedom to use promising treatments during the pandemic was unprecedented. Source
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Luskin: Book Banning? Woke Forces Know All About That; They Practiced on Us

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"Those 49 words — suggesting that students consult a library book if they wanted to learn more about a scientific idea — were too much for the thought police." Source
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Biologist Jonathan Wells Gives “Top Scientific Problems with Evolution”

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Darwin anticipated “innumerable transitions” in the fossil record, but such a rainbow of transitional forms has never been found. Source
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Answering an Objection: “You Can’t Measure Intelligent Design”

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We test intelligent design in the same way that we test all historical scientific theories. Source
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