22Dec 2025 by Post

Year in Review: Demonstrating the Power of the Intelligent Design Framework in Biology

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Our scientists and engineers have further laid the foundation for a comprehensive and actionable theory of biological design. Source
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20Dec 2025 by Post

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 1, “Jones Judged Actual ID Theory, Not a Straw Man”

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At the end of the day, the ruling by Judge Jones really is not a refutation of intelligent design at all. Source
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19Dec 2025 by Post

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 2, “Judge Jones Is a Brilliant, Neutral Legal Scholar”

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A full 90.9 percent of a key section was copied, either verbatim or nearly verbatim, from a brief submitted by the plaintiffs’ attorney. Source
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18Dec 2025 by Post

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 3, “Intelligent Design Has No Peer-Reviewed Publications”

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Unfortunately, Judge Jones got this simple question exactly wrong, giving life to a myth. This alone speaks volumes about his ruling. Source
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17Dec 2025 by Post

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 4, “The Dover Ruling Refuted Intelligent Design”

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Expert witnesses like biochemist Michael Behe and microbiologist Scott Minnich testified about how irreducible complexity makes a positive case for design. Source
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17Dec 2025 by Post

Charles Murray, Among Others, Shows the Impact of Our Work

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As Stephen Meyer, John West, Steve Buri, and others got up and spoke, there was an odd shaking in the floor and windows. Source
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16Dec 2025 by Post

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 7, “Showed ID Is ‘Religious’ and a Form of ‘Creationism’”

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Is intelligent design actually religious? Is it a form of Christianity? We can immediately see that it is not. Source
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12Dec 2025 by Post

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 10, “The Intelligent Design Movement Died After Dover”

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In December 2005, Judge John E. Jones ruled that intelligent design is not science, but religion. Critics predicted this would mean the end of the ID movement. Source
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12Dec 2025 by Post

Scopes in Reverse: A History of Evolution Education in U.S. Public Schools

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Undoubtedly there will be more court cases and curriculum battles in the future over how to teach evolution. Source
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