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Evolutionary theory asserts that random mutations (changes in the DNA code), followed by natural selection, can result in complicated and functional protein structures. But mutations are almost always harmful. As Nobel Prize winner H.J. Muller concedes, "[i]t is entirely in line with the accidental

Bacterial antibiotic resistance or viral antiviral drug resistance are often cited to prove the alleged creative power of evolution through mutation and selection. While antibiotic resistance and antiviral drug resistance are very real phenomena, they have no real bearing on the actual ability of ev

A. How does the theory of evolution work? Charles Darwin hypothesized his theory of evolution in 1859 in The Origin of Species. Random mutations cause changes, or variation, in a population of organisms. These different organisms then compete to survive and reproduce. Those which

[Editor's Note: This article originally appeared as a four-part series on Evolution News and Views, as Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.] Introduction A few months ago I posted a review of Sean B. Carroll's book The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution , the boo

The theory of intelligent design is a hypothesis that can be positively tested. Intelligent design begins with observations of how intelligent agents act when designing things. By observing human intelligent agents, there is actually quite a bit we can learn know and understand about the actions of

On November 27, 2004, Dr. Eugenie Scott (National Center for Science Education) and Dr. John West (Discovery Institute) faced off on Fox News discussing whether or not intelligent design should be taught in Dover, Pennsylvania. The IDEA Center is pleased to see Fox News covering this issue. Anyone

Quick Quote "When we replace the traditional idea of God the creator with the idea of the process of natural selection doing the creating, the creation is as wonderful as it ever was. All that great design work had to be done. It just wasn’t done by an individual, it was done by this huge process

It's important to realize that when dealing with historical sciences like neo-Darwinian evolution or intelligent design, new knowledge takes the form of both practical insights into the workings of biology in the present day (which can lead to insights into fighting disease), as well as taking the f

A response to "Who's the real fraud?" * (forerunner of "Icon of Obfuscation") by Nic Tamzek, a rebuttal to Jonathan Wells' book Icons of Evolution (see www.iconsofevolution.org), as distributed by dissenters attending Jonathan Wells' lecture at UC San Diego on January 29th, 2002. Introduction

I was recently asked by an evolutionary biologist where ID can help science generate "new knowledge." It's important to realize that when dealing with historical sciences like neo-Darwinian evolution or intelligent design, new knowledge takes the form of both practical insights into the workings of

What is Intelligent Design? According to sources close to the IDEA Center, "What is intelligent design?" was a question on Jeopardy to which the answer was something like "a theory which is a 'rival to evolution.'" The reported category was "Smart Stuff." It looks like ID is making it

Welcome to our General Evolution of Life quote collection. Many of the quotes in our collections have been verified for accuracy, but not all have been verified. Thus, we present our quote-collections as a starting point for research, and suggest you verify any individual quote before using it. If

Welcome to our "Introductory Quotes" collection (a collection of introductory quotes of interest to those starting off in the debate, as well as gurus looking to back up basic claims). Many of the quotes in our collections have been verified for accuracy, but not all have been verified. Thus, we pre

Version 1.0. Copyright © 2008. All Rights Reserved. Permission Granted to Reproduce Freely for Educational Purposes. Introduction A 1982 poll found that only 9% of Americans believed that humans developed through purely natural evolutionary processes. Two years later, the U.S. National Academy

The following letter was written by Mr. Larry Caldwell, J.D. in response to a letter written by Dr. John E. McCosker, Senior Scientist of the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. Dr. McCosker wrote to the RJUHSD to express his concerns over what he believed to be a proposal to teach intel