New “Long Story Short” Video Addresses Challenges from Junk DNA Defenders

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Of course, die-hard evolution defenders were not going to take these major shifts in thinking about “junk DNA” sitting down. Source
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Vilenkin: A Physicist in Flight from Intelligent Design

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If you are not an ideological materialist, it would make more sense just to assume that our universe is designed because of the clear evidence for fine-tuning. Source
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Is the End of Science Near?

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A study in the premier science journal notes the long term falling off of truly original findings, as opposed to endless citations of others’ findings. Source
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