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Jonathan Wells

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Denyse O'Leary
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February 23, 2022
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Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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Mutations and macroevolution: The Central Dogma of biology turns out to be… unsupported?

Denyse O'Leary
February 23, 2022
Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design
Meanwhile, in the United States, and doubtless in many other places, righteous science activists could probably get a court order against anyone teaching in a publicly funded school that evidence for macroevolution is missing. The fact that it is missing is an Unfact, so to speak. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 18, 2022
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Intelligent Design, speciation
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Evolution problems: “Species” is such a mess of a concept

Denyse O'Leary
February 18, 2022
Intelligent Design, speciation
And evolutionary biologists keep looking for examples in nature, with meagre results. One way of attempting to demonstrate speciation is to seize on inconsequential genetic changes and inflate their importance. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 17, 2022
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Intelligent Design, Natural selection
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The Galapagos finches as fractured icons of Darwinian evolution

Denyse O'Leary
February 17, 2022
Intelligent Design, Natural selection
Wells: When the drought ended and the rains returned, however, food was plentiful, and the average beak size returned to normal. No net evolution had occurred. Nevertheless, “Darwin’s finches” found their way into most biology textbooks as evidence for evolution by natural selection. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 16, 2022
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Intelligent Design
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Jonathan Wells: Why molecular phylogeny is a problem in evolution

Denyse O'Leary
February 16, 2022
Intelligent Design
Wells: If two sequences can be aligned in more than one way, then any comparison will depend heavily on what alignment the investigator chooses. And when many sequences are compared, as they are in molecular phylogenies, the problem becomes much worse. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 13, 2021
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Human evolution, Intelligent Design
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Science Uprising 8: Why materialism needs ape ancestors

Denyse O'Leary
October 13, 2021
Human evolution, Intelligent Design
Klinghoffer: It "cuts to heart of the mystery of human origins. “Human Evolution: The Monkey Bias” features geologist Casey Luskin and biologist Jonathan Wells, showing that materialism is wed to ape origins for humans because the philosophy’s whole picture of reality demands it." Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 8, 2021
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'Junk DNA', Intelligent Design
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Jonathan Wells reflects on the importance of “junk DNA” to Francis Collins’ Language of God

Denyse O'Leary
October 8, 2021
'Junk DNA', Intelligent Design
Wells: It’s not a moral failure to be mistaken about evidence that supposedly supports Darwinian evolution. But the title of Collins’s Language of God was deceptive from the start. And Collins has looked the other way as it has continued to deceive. I consider this one more moral failure of Francis Collins. Read More ›
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Joshua Gidney
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July 12, 2021
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Biology, Darwinism, Evolution, Evolutionary biology, Food for thought, General interest, ID Foundations, Intelligent Design, Media, Naturalism, Philosophy, Politics, Popular culture, Science, science education, Society, Video, worldview
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Video Presentation: Why the Debate Over Intelligent Design Really Matters

Joshua Gidney
July 12, 2021
Biology, Darwinism, Evolution, Evolutionary biology, Food for thought, General interest, ID Foundations, Intelligent Design, Media, Naturalism, Philosophy, Politics, Popular culture, Science, science education, Society, Video, worldview

I have recently posted a new video presentation on my YouTube channel. In the video I talk about some of the reasons why I think the debate over Intelligent Design and biological origins is of great significance. Aside from just being a fascinating area, it has many implications in several areas of life. This video, while far from perfect, is a big step up from my last few videos. I’ve done a fair amount of editing on this one, and took time to make it a little more professional, with music, slides, and photos. I hope you enjoy it, and it gets you thinking a little about why this topic is of importance to you also. Why the Question of Read More ›

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Joshua Gidney
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June 16, 2021
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Biology, Books of interest, Cell biology, Design inference, Evolution, Food for thought, ID Foundations, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, Media, Naturalism, Origin Of Life, Philosophy, Science, specified complexity, The Design of Life, Video
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Ten (or so) Pro-Intelligent Design Books You Should Read

Joshua Gidney
June 16, 2021
Biology, Books of interest, Cell biology, Design inference, Evolution, Food for thought, ID Foundations, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, Media, Naturalism, Origin Of Life, Philosophy, Science, specified complexity, The Design of Life, Video

On the Design Disquisitions YouTube channel, I’ve posted a new video where I recommend several books of interest, specifically pro-ID literature. Most of the suggestions may be familiar to you, but hopefully there are a few that you’ve not read before. I also give a brief summary of the content of each book. I don’t claim that the books mentioned are necessarily the best, but I think anyone who wants to join the discussion needs to be familiar with some of these. Let me know what you would add to the list! Ten (or so) Pro-Intelligent Design Books You Should Read

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Denyse O'Leary
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February 7, 2021
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Creationism, Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Media
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At Snopes: Creationism “bears all the hallmarks of a conspiracy theory”

Denyse O'Leary
February 7, 2021
Creationism, Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Media
Curiously, Snopes admits, regarding the piece from The Conversation, “This content is shared here because the topic may interest Snopes readers; it does not, however, represent the work of Snopes fact-checkers or editors.” So… they can get away with publishing this kind of thing because they did not check it out? That is further evidence that Snopes is going downhill fast as a rumor squelching site. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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December 9, 2020
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Genetics, Intelligent Design, Mind
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Jonathan Wells on the boy who knew he was a boy

Denyse O'Leary
December 9, 2020
Genetics, Intelligent Design, Mind
I won’t kid you, the story ends tragically (1965–2004) but it is nonetheless a testimony to the human spirit. Especially when finally, finally, he turns on his social engineers—even though he was doomed. Read More ›