The Dessert Cart Paradox — A “Gaping Hole in Evolutionary Theory”

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There’s a problem with evolution by “natural selection” that’s indicated in the very words themselves, as biologist Doug Axe points out. Source
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What’s Wrong with Calling Intelligent Design “Anti-Evolution”?

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The term “anti-evolution” has been used for decades, over and over, by untold numbers of defenders of Darwin and critics of the theory of intelligent design. Source
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Futuristic Evolution by AI — The Darwin Connection

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To evolutionists, whatever oversight humans achieved must have evolved, and will continue to evolve in our creations. Source
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Vindicated But Not Cited: Paper in Nature Heredity Supports Michael Behe’s Devolution Hypothesis

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The literature is looking at the same data that intelligent design proponents are looking at, making similar observations, and asking similar questions. Source
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More Dispatches from the Science/Religion Classroom

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Students are adept at spotting the incongruities, double standards, and tendentious arguments that often accompany methodological naturalism. Source
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Darwinism and Critical Theory — The Connection

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"Strange that it may seem, Darwin plays a central role in this drama. Karl Marx himself credited Darwin with much of his basic insight into human history." Source
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Can Natural Reward Theory Save Natural Selection?

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An evolutionist dismantles natural selection, then tries to rescue it with his own theory. It won’t work. Source
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