Why Darwinian Theory Threatens the Declaration of Independence

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Dr. John West highlights how modern scientific discoveries in biology, physics, and cosmology are now reinforcing the core claims of the Declaration. Source
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The Science Behind the Declaration of Independence

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The scientific consensus of the Founders’ era confirmed the truths of the Declaration. Source
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Myth and Legend in Darwin’s Famous Origins Story

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Neil Thomas makes a case that the rise of Darwin’s theory owes much to cultural timing, philosophical appeal, and persuasive storytelling. Source
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Rob Stadler on the “Low Confidence” Science of Darwinism

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Across experiments involving bacteria and yeast, researchers found that while evolution can occasionally fix a single point mutation. Source
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Stay Informed about the Evidence for Design, with Michael Kent

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Technological advances have led to the discovery of planets outside our solar system, with news heralding the discovery of many “earth-like” planets. Source
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Debating Intelligent Design, Critic Keith Fox Is Still Stuck on Old Talking Points

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With DNA replication, it is unclear what other systems any of the components might be co-opted from. Source
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Giraffes and the Fossil Record: Bad News for Neo-Darwinism

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Dr. Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig highlights the discrepancies in the fossil record that cause the traditional Darwinian narrative to unravel. Source
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Listen: Stuart Burgess Details Examples of Your Body’s Ultimate Engineering

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He’ll relate the time he and famed biologist Richard Dawkins debated, and he’ll remind us why we are all qualified to evaluate scientific theories of origins. Source
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Axe and Luskin on the Design Intuition and Its Critics

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The numbers don’t lie. So why do so many academic biologists and other scholars resist the design implications of Axe’s research? Source
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How Life Leverages the Laws of Nature to Thrive

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Left to their own devices, the natural result of physics and chemistry is death, not life. So how are we still breathing? Source
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