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^{The Center for Science and Culture
March 3, 2021
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Criticism and Response for Return of the God Hypothesis

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March 3, 2021
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Dr. Meyer’s compelling arguments for intelligent design are not without their detractors, and his latest book Return of the God Hypothesis is no exception! Here we post criticism to the arguments of the book, along with appropriate responses from the intelligent design research community. Re: Scott Buchanan’s Summary of Scientific Responses Regarding “Scientists’ Responses to Stephen Meyer’s “Return of the Read More ›

^{Casey Luskin
February 25, 2021
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The Top Six Lines of Evidence for Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
February 25, 2021
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Many different pieces of evidence point to design in nature. Here they six, their order simply reflecting that in which they must logically have occurred within our universe. Read More ›

^{Science and Culture
December 15, 2020
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First Animals? Fossils Won’t Fit Cambrian Evolution

_{Science and Culture
December 15, 2020
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Evolutionists are still fighting over the first animals. Each new fossil creates new questions, but there is one constant: bluffing confidence that Darwinism is true. Here are some new developments in the Cambrian Explosion debates. Read More ›

^{David Klinghoffer
November 19, 2020
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Darwin Is on the Roof — New Book from Michael Behe, Available Now

_{David Klinghoffer
November 19, 2020
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As biochemist Michael Behe explains in the Introduction to his new book, out today — A Mousetrap for Darwin: Michael J. Behe Answers His Critics — the public is being prepared very slowly for the demise of Darwinian evolutionary theory. Read More ›

^{Science and Culture
October 15, 2020
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Breakout Paper in Journal of Theoretical Biology Explicitly Supports Intelligent Design

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October 15, 2020
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The Journal of Theoretical Biology has published an explicitly pro-intelligent design article, “Using statistical methods to model the fine-tuning of molecular machines and systems.” Let’s take a closer look at the contents. Read More ›

Female doctor analyzing liquid in test tube

^{Gary N. Smith
October 12, 2020
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The Decline Effect

_{Gary N. Smith
October 12, 2020
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Random variation, post-hoc fallacies, and data mining mean that “proven” treatments often decline in apparent effectiveness when released to the general public. Read More ›

^{David Klinghoffer
October 11, 2020
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Corruption Watch: Biology Journal Blames the Innocent, Turns ID Scientists into Fall Guys

_{David Klinghoffer
October 11, 2020
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For those who are always lecturing us about “Follow the science” and “Believe the scientists,” this episode should be an eye opener. Read More ›

^{Jonathan Bartlett
September 26, 2020
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Elon Musk Tweet Shows Why Many Doubt Origin of Life Studies

_{Jonathan Bartlett
September 26, 2020
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Creating a machine that manufactures or a cell that reproduces is much harder than creating a prototype of either. It’s a search for a search. Read More ›

^{Mind Matters News
September 26, 2020
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Did the Smart Machines Destroy the Aliens Who Invented Them?

_{Mind Matters News
September 26, 2020
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The Beserker hypothesis suggests that we haven’t heard from alien civilizations because they’ve been wiped out by their own killer robots. Well, what if robotics ran amok … Read More ›

^{Science and Culture
September 1, 2020
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Design Gets Down and Dirty — Complex Specified Information in Electric Mud

_{Science and Culture
September 1, 2020
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Bacteria that conduct electricity with cables may be involved in everything from cleansing the oceans and enriching the soil to guarding our own teeth. Read More ›

^{David Klinghoffer
July 31, 2020
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Something Is Missing from Bronx Zoo’s Apology

_{David Klinghoffer
July 31, 2020
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The truth is that placing a man in the Monkey House was intended as an education for the public in Darwinian evolution. Read More ›

Cell lysis. Destruction of a cell. Can be used to illustrate effect of drugs, medicines, microbes, nanoparticles, apoptosis

^{Science and Culture
July 13, 2020
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In Cell Death, a Stunning Display of Intelligent Design

_{Science and Culture
July 13, 2020
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Even tissues have to deal with the dead, and like everything else they do, they excel at it. The number of players involved in cell death is truly astonishing. Read More ›

^{David Klinghoffer
July 7, 2020
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White Fragility — A Free Pass for Scientists?

_{David Klinghoffer
July 7, 2020
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“White Fragility” is the phrase of the moment. It refers to an unwillingness on the part of white people to admit “complicity” with racism. Read More ›

^{John G. West
July 7, 2020
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African Genocide: The Horror of Scientific Racism

_{John G. West
July 7, 2020
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My documentary only tells one part of the story of racism, and it also only tells a part of the story of the influence of Social Darwinism on Western imperialism. Read More ›

^{Michael J. Behe
June 18, 2020
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Citrate Death Spiral

_{Michael J. Behe
June 18, 2020
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Michigan State University biologist Richard Lenski and collaborators have just published a terrific new paper. Read More ›

^{David Klinghoffer
June 15, 2020
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Scientific Racism and the Confederate Flag

_{David Klinghoffer
June 15, 2020
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Alexander H. Stephens was Vice President of the Confederacy. In 1861 he delivered an oration justifying slavery and rebellion on scientific grounds. Read More ›