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Evolution of the bacterial flagellum

A detailed and testable scenario for the evolutionary origin of the bacterial flagellum.

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Background

A detailed and testable scenario for the evolutionary origin of the bacterial flagellum.

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A Philosophical Premise of 'Naturalism'?

Science makes no assumption of naturalism beyond what intelligent design advocates already accept

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- DR. DEMBSKI'S COMPASS - or, How to lose one's way while looking for misdirection.

Andrea Bottaro responds to a criticism made by "intelligent design" advocate William A. Dembski about Bottaro's review of Unlocking the Mystery of Life .

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Evolving Immunity

Matt Inlay responds to the immunity chapter, Chapter 6, of Michael Behe's Darwin's Black Box .

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Evolving Immunity

Evolving Immunity A Response to Chapter 6 of Darwin's Black Box By Matt Inlay Draft 1.2 - email author for comments and feedback created 5/31/02, la

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Honesty in "Darwin on Trial"

The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth? Why Phillip Johnson's Darwin on Trial and the "Intelligent Design" movement are neither science�nor Christian by Brian Spitzer DRAFT

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Moonshine: Why the Peppered Moth Remains an Icon of Evolution

Matt Young takes up the criticisms that "intelligent design" advocates make about peppered moths and the studies showing that natural selection acted on their populations. The peppered moth example is still an excellent example of natural s

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A Presentation Without Arguments

Mark Perakh evaluates William Dembski's presentation at the CSICOP conference in Burbank, CA on June 21st, 2002.

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Bottaro's Letter to WNYE

Andrea Bottaro wrote a letter to TV station WNYE about their scheduling of the "intelligent design" propaganda film, Unlocking the Mystery of Life .

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Incompatible Magisteria

INCOMPATIBLE MAGISTERIA By Mark Perakh INTRODUCTION If I were asked to give a brief definition of science, I would have a hard time to come up with

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Wesley at CSICOP

ID advocacy at the 4th annual World of Skeptics Conference On June 21st, 2002, "Intelligent Design" advocates squared off against representatives of evolution at the 4th annual World of Sk

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Quixotic References

[1] The claim that scientists by the thousands are joining the ID movement, and that it's just a matter of time before the rest see the light, is a propaganda technique known as inevitable victory , and is frequently employed by the ID move

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"The Quixotic Message", or "No Free Hunch"

Steve Reuland (aka "theyeti") takes a humorous but well-referenced look at the inconsistencies of the Intelligent Design movement and its advocates.

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Irreducible Complexity Demystified

new term, irreducibly complex , (IC) has been introduced into public discussions of evolution. The term was defined by Michael Behe in 1996 in his book Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution ( 1 ). Irreducible complexity

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The advantages of theft over toil: the design inference and arguing from ignorance

John Wilkins and Wesley R. Elsberry examine the claims made by "intelligent design" advocate William A. Dembski for his "explanatory filter". This is an online version of the 2001 Biology and Philosophy peer-reviewed paper, one of the few p

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