24Dec 2023 by Post

No. 9 Story of 2023: Irreducible Complexity of Sperm Cells

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Human reproduction is perhaps the quintessential example of teleology in biology. Source
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17Dec 2023 by Post

Recognizing the Scandal in the Universities — Will It Extend to Origins Science?

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The regime of methodological naturalism is affirmative action for scientific ideas. Source
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23Nov 2023 by Post

Happy Thanksgiving! Here Are Michael Denton’s Top 3 Reasons for Optimism About ID

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One reason, he says, is the “relentless” growth of the ID movement, in academia and around the world. This conversation is itself evidence on the latter point. Source
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09Nov 2023 by Post

Ahead of New Book Edition, Geoglyphs and Natural Features Test Dembski’s Design Inference

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Designed features can hide in plain sight. A closer look can sometimes reveal the intentional acts of a mind. Source
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12Sep 2023 by Post

Woke Science: Affirmative Action as a Health Measure

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“Expert” class imperialism over purely political issues continues apace. Affirmative action is now a form of societally administered health care. Source
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31Aug 2023 by Post

Introducing the Unknome, Biology’s Black Box

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Biology is becoming overwhelmed by new vistas of dynamic complexity. Attempts to get a handle on this complexity has ushered in the era of Omics. Source
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30Jun 2023 by Post

On the Irreducible Complexity of Sperm Cells

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Human reproduction is perhaps the quintessential example of teleology in biology. Source
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