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30Jun 2023 by Post

On the Irreducible Complexity of Sperm Cells

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Human reproduction is perhaps the quintessential example of teleology in biology. Source

09Apr 2023 by Post

Engineering Principles Explain Biological Systems Better than Evolutionary Theory

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Hippocrates proposed in the late 5th or early 4th century BC a model for heredity and adaptation that Charles Darwin described as nearly identical to his own. Source

31Mar 2023 by Post

Dangerous Skating: Kauffman, Jaeger, and Roli on the Need for a New Teleology

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Openly breaking with naturalism can get one dispatched to the gulag of intelligent design. For most scholars, that is a one-way trip to academic Siberia. Source

24Sep 2022 by Post

Listen: Darwin Returns from the Future

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Nickell John Romjue’s time-traveling Darwin returns to his family home and offers some final reflections on his eye-opening visit to the 21st century. Source

20May 2022 by Post

In His New Book, Denton Shows How Science Leads the Charge to Theism

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In his new book, Michael Denton is particularly strong on what he terms “the post-Copernican delusion of mankind’s cosmic irrelevance.” Source

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

06Feb 2021 by Post

Why Do Critics Misrepresent Intelligent Design?

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I will close by revisiting the question of why people doubt Darwin and reject evolution — something discussed in my first post on this paper. Source

15Jan 2021 by Post

When Darwinism Reigns, “The Pyramid Is the Point”

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The Darwinian view encourages a way of interacting with others where the aim is to “humiliate [one’s] lesser brethren, just to remind them who’s boss.” Source

05Jan 2021 by Post

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

20Oct 2020 by Post

Epiphany — Denton on Nature’s Fitness for Life

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Biologists once wondered about a “life force,” but Michael Denton sees intelligence in the design of carbon, its unique properties, and its relation to water. Source

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