In France, Barbarians Set Fire to Civilization; Design and the Designer Are the Targets

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Says John West, “Students need to know. They don’t understand bad ideas have bad consequences. It’s like playing with fire.” That's no mere figure of speech. Source
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Choose Your Own Doomsday: Select from These Alarming Options, Scientists Say

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In one scenario based on a sci-fi movie, something called "The Shimmer is interfering with the fundamental patterns of life, redefining evolutionary code." Source
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Will You Take Ice with That? The Latest Madness from Nature Rights

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Ice has no agency. It is frozen water. Water contains minerals and other elements. Do they have rights, too? Source
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In NY Post, McDiarmid on Social Isolation and the Tech Nightmare

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The wearable AI necklace, Friend, opens up a whole new chapter of horror. It’s not a parody: young people wear their “Friend” on their person. Source
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Darwin Devolves (Again): Circular Thinking and the Debilitating Assumptions

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"There is a reason why evolutionists focus on the human body as a prime example of bad design." Source
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Dr. Burgess and Lucy Hyde: Explaining Problems with Wisdom Teeth and Jaw

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"Again, she’s assuming that humans have evolved from ape-like quadruped creatures. Most apes have very powerful jaws that are bigger than ours." Source
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God Would Not Create Things That Way? Nature Alone Could Not

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Why does God remain backstage, hidden from view, working behind the scenes while we act out our parts in the human drama? Source
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Speech, Laughter, and Intelligent Design

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A widely publicized thesis around ape and human laughter falls so woefully short that it forces an evaluation of other possibilities. Source
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Hope from Science and New Polling on America’s Creed

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John West discussed the meaning of equality, enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, when it’s obvious that individual humans are not all equally gifted. Source
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