12Feb 2026 by Post

Happy Darwin Day! Significance of New Book on Human Anatomy Cannot Be Overstated

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Dr. Burgess's own research proved that knee joint geometry and supporting structures are optimally designed to achieve multiple objectives. Source
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05Oct 2024 by Post

Is the Human Shoulder Badly Designed?

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Watch an acrobat performing on the parallel bars. Or a baseball player pitching a fastball. Or an athlete swimming the butterfly. Source
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13May 2023 by Post

Film Festival 2023 — “Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Stupid ‘Stupid Design’ Argument”

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Today we are highlighting a video featuring molecular biologist Douglas Axe of Biola University and his response to Neil deGrasse Tyson. Source
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13Oct 2022 by Post

Rabbi Adam Jacobs Talks with Michael Denton about Intelligent Design

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Rabbi Jacobs, with the worldwide Jewish outreach group Aish HaTorah, makes a very thoughtful conversation partner for Dr. Denton. Source
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27Aug 2021 by Post

Why Systems Biologists Now Assume Life Is Optimally Designed

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Purported examples of poor design usually represent opinions resulting from armchair critics’ limited understanding of the technical literature. Source
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21May 2021 by Post

Verdicts of “Poor Design” in Biology Don’t Have a Good Track Record

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For years people cited the wiring of the vertebrate eye as evidence of “poor design” in biology. Source
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19May 2021 by Post

Optimality Recognized in Core Biological Infrastructure

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I will begin with an example from embryology, then turn to metabolism, and finish with the breadth of chemical space covered by the natural amino acids. Source
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18May 2021 by Post

How Do We Decide if Something Is Well Designed or Poorly Designed?

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Erika DeBenedictis's statement that “organisms are absolutely the most sophisticated machines we know of” is supported by overwhelming evidence. Source
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