No. 9 Story of 2024: Suppressed Dissent About Neanderthal DNA in Modern Humans

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The case of Professor William Amos represents an interesting parallel with dissenters in the intelligent design community. Source
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Michael Behe: Kafka in Dover, Pennsylvania

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Behe concludes here, “Courts are not good places to discuss ideas.” Yet ID critics continue to cite the Dover case as scientific gospel. Source
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