April 2006

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April 27, 2006

Intelligent Design Under Fire

In a rare opportunity, leading proponents of the intelligent design movement have invited their critics to ask them the hard questions about the validity of intelligent design theory on Friday, May 12 at Biola University. The question of intelligent design... ... more

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April 18, 2006

True Evolution has not been Observed

True evolution, in the macro-sense, has never been observed, only inferred. A population of moths that changes from light to dark based upon environmental pressures is not evolution -- they are still moths. A population of bacteria that become resistant... ... more

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April 11, 2006

How Bees Fly

No, bees do not look aerodynamic and some even fly with their legs (landing gear) down. However, scientists have now discovered method to this madness.Orchid bees swing their hind legs forward to reach top speed, a new study finds. The... ... more

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April 10, 2006

The Gospel (of Judas?)

The National Geographic is all agog over a newly discovered "Gospel of Judas." It totally changes our view of history's greatest traitor, or so goes the TV promotions. It's almost funny. When was the last time the Geographic crowd found... ... more

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Darwin's 'Missing Link'? -- Tiktaalik Raises Unanticipated Problems for Evolution

Scientists have recovered 375-million-year-old fossils of a shallow-water fish in sediments in the Canadian Arctic near the North Pole. Evolutionary biologists believe that this creature, dubbed Tiktaalik roseae, documents the transition that animals made from the sea to land. Tiktaalik... ... more

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