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Intelligent Design

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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 25, 2019
Categories
Darwinism
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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A toad looks and sounds like a venomous snake

News
October 25, 2019
Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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A classic example of Darwinism at work, right?. It did a lot of good for the toad to happen to look one per cent like a venomous snake, so then it evolved to two percent and that did more good so it naturally selected to three percent and… Not really. Whatever happened isn’t a form of Darwinism. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 22, 2019
Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Plants
stasis
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Did the mega dinosaurs grow so big on a “living fossil” grass?

News
October 22, 2019
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Plants, stasis
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Equisetum, considered a “living fossil” is the only surviving member of a large family of spore-bearing vascular plants found as early as 150 mya. It's still here. The giant sauropods not so much. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 20, 2019
Categories
Intelligent Design
Plants
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Asked seriously: What if plants are smarter than we think?

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October 20, 2019
Intelligent Design, Plants
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The question is not whether plants are “as smart as SMART animals” (no) but whether many plants can use information to the same degree as many animals can (yes). It would make more sense to see that the reason they can is that nature is full of intelligence (not personal intelligences). And that the intelligence clearly did not get there by Darwinian means, as the above example illustrates. Read More ›