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Denyse O'Leary
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June 30, 2021
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Günter Bechly’s remarkable journey

Denyse O'Leary
June 30, 2021
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
Klinghoffer: Bechly stresses that his view is motivated solely by scientific considerations. Yet colleagues at his institution tarred him as a “creationist,” made his work there impossible, and he ultimately resigned. He had thought that free speech still counted for something in Germany, even if it was threatened in the United States. Wikipedia sought to make him a nonperson, too, by erasing his entry. Read More ›
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Joshua Gidney
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June 27, 2021
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Biology, Books of interest, Cell biology, Christian Darwinism, Courts, Creationism, Darwinism, Evolution, Evolutionary biology, Food for thought, Intelligent Design, Media, Naturalism, Philosophy, rhetoric, Science, theistic evolution, Video
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Ten (or so) Anti-Intelligent Design Books You Should Read

Joshua Gidney
June 27, 2021
Biology, Books of interest, Cell biology, Christian Darwinism, Courts, Creationism, Darwinism, Evolution, Evolutionary biology, Food for thought, Intelligent Design, Media, Naturalism, Philosophy, rhetoric, Science, theistic evolution, Video

I have posted the second video in my two part book recommendation series on the YouTube channel. In the previous video I highlighted many books that argue for intelligent design. My view is that proponents of design should face the strongest criticisms possible, and not be afraid of doing so. In line with this philosophy, in this video I talk about just a handful of the many books that attempt to refute ID. Again, I would be interested to know what others think are the best books that attempt to show ID is wrong. Ten (or so) Anti-Intelligent Design Books You Should Read

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Denyse O'Leary
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June 17, 2021
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Creationism, Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Science
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Asked at Quillette: Why Is the Society for American Archaeology Promoting Indigenous Creationism?

Denyse O'Leary
June 17, 2021
Creationism, Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Science
What to think? Well, Darwinism was the original Cancel Culture, as many reading this will know. For many decades, it was difficult or impossible to critique it from any perspective, no matter what the evidence. If social power alone wins, why not Indigenous creationism? Weiss and Springer will be lucky to come out of this with their careers intact. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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June 12, 2021
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Darwinism, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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Bees thrive by cloning selves as exact duplicates

Denyse O'Leary
June 12, 2021
Darwinism, Genetics, Intelligent Design
“For the Cape honeybees, the cloning is perfectly in keeping with evolutionary theory, says Laurent Keller at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. ‘Evolution is just selecting what’s doing well at a given time.’” But wait. Did any evolution pundit claim that one bee cloning itself many millions of times (identical copies) would be an example of evolutionary fitness? If evolutionary fitness is whatever happens to “be doing well” at a given time, there is no theory. How does it differ from “whatever happens”? Read More ›
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Joshua Gidney
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June 10, 2021
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Biology, Darwinism, Food for thought, Intelligent Design, Media, Philosophy, Science, Video
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New Intelligent Design YouTube Channel

Joshua Gidney
June 10, 2021
Biology, Darwinism, Food for thought, Intelligent Design, Media, Philosophy, Science, Video

I’ve been writing intermittently about ID for quite a few years now. In the past I have posted some of my articles on this page. Although I haven’t written anything for a good while, I still follow this area very closely. Recently I set up a YouTube channel that I intend to use alongside my blog. Both the blog and the channel are called Design Disquisitions. These days especially, I think some material lends itself more readily to video format, and I wish to engage with other people interested in ID and evolution in a conversational manner. I’ll be posting videos that will feature conversations with other people, and I’ll also be putting together some presentations and short talks on Read More ›

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Denyse O'Leary
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June 7, 2021
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Culture, Darwinism, Education, Intelligent Design, science education
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At the Epoch Times: A mom tries understanding “evolution” schoolhouse lessons

Denyse O'Leary
June 7, 2021
Culture, Darwinism, Education, Intelligent Design, science education
If no one has ever been able to demonstrate in real life that an alarm clock assembles itself all by itself, why should I believe that a life form does? Why should that be taught in school? Can’’t we just say that we don’t know? It’s really a matter of belief. Or not, as the case may be. No one should be persecuted for doubt in such a case. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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June 7, 2021
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But didn’t Darwinists tell us that men kill other guys’ kids to have their own, thus spreading their selfish genes?

Denyse O'Leary
June 7, 2021
Darwinism, Intelligent Design
Overlooked, because it is politically incorrect, is the fact that — most likely — the father of the child was not even on the scene. In reality, if the selfish gene mattered much, Dad would have been on the scene. The situation is indistinguishable from people not caring enough to make a difference. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 29, 2021
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Culture, Darwinism, Epigenetics, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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At The Scientist: Trofim Lysenko and “stamping out science” Yes… yesterday. Sure. But what about today?

Denyse O'Leary
May 29, 2021
Culture, Darwinism, Epigenetics, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
From this distance, to whatever extent Lysenko thought epigenetics was a feature of life forms, he was right. To whatever extent Darwinians opposed the idea, they were wrong. The rest is totalitarianism, whether of Lysenkoists or Darwinists. To get some idea how that sort of thing plays out today, consider the current COVID-19 debacle: The lab leak theory has always been a reasonable idea, not a conspiracy theory. Yet it was treated as a conspiracy theory for purely political reasons… Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 26, 2021
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Are there really any “primitive” animals?

Denyse O'Leary
May 26, 2021
Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
Our philosopher and photographer friend Laszlo Bencze proposes a cultural reason why Darwinism sounds believable. He points out that Charles Darwin lived in an era of continuous mechanical improvements. Did that shape his — and others’ — optimism about things that “just sort of happen” in nature? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 25, 2021
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Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Racism
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Michael Flannery on the attack on Darwin’s Descent of Man in AAAS’s mag Science

Denyse O'Leary
May 25, 2021
Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Racism
Flannery reveals something interesting: "Thomas Henry Huxley, Darwin’s indefatigable “Bulldog,” wrote a shameful essay on May 20, 1865, shortly after the conclusion of the American Civil War. He suggested that the South should be relieved given that it was no longer responsible for the care and “protection” of the now-former slaves." Read More ›