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GK Chesterton: Darwinism is ‘an attack upon thought itself’

GK Chesterton: Darwinism is ‘an attack upon thought itself’

Many of Chesterton’s arguments against evolution are still used today by creationists.
Article
18 Jul, 2024
The origin of L-amino acid enantiomeric excess: part 2—by preferential
photosynthesis using circularly polarized light?

The origin of L-amino acid enantiomeric excess: part 2—by preferential photosynthesis using circularly polarized light?

Can left-handed amino acids needed for life arise by preferential generation using circularly polarized light?
Article
12 Jul, 2024
Abandoning reality

Abandoning reality

Facebook’s boss is working towards a world in which our get-togethers are less likely to be ‘real’.
Article
25 May, 2024
Evolutionary ethics: Part 4b

Evolutionary ethics: Part 4b

Animal studies fail to demonstrate that they have a proto-morality’ that could have evolved into the human moral impulse.
Article
10 May, 2024
Evolutionary ethics: Part 4a

Evolutionary ethics: Part 4a

Reciprocal altruism and evolutionary game theory fail to explain how genuine moral altruism began.
Article
19 Apr, 2024
Evaluating Hume's 'Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion'

Evaluating Hume's 'Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion'

Do Hume’s arguments undermine the design inference?
Article
05 Apr, 2024
Designed for life

Designed for life

The earth, sun, moon, galaxy etc are a complex system that displays the hallmarks of skilled systems engineering
Article
18 Mar, 2024
'That's nice for you, but it's not for me'

'That's nice for you, but it's not for me'

Postmodernists claim that all knowledge is culturally determined and therefore not objective, but this is self-refuting: its absolute truth is that there is no absolute truth.
Article
12 Mar, 2024
Does it matter what people believe?

Does it matter what people believe?

Errors of postmodernism or relativism, denial of absolute objective truth.
Article
05 Mar, 2024
Evolutionary ethics: Part 3

Evolutionary ethics: Part 3

Kin selection fails to provide an evolutionary explanation for morality.
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19 Jan, 2024
Evolutionary ethics: Part 2

Evolutionary ethics: Part 2

Group selection fails to provide an evolutionary explanation for morality.
Article
05 Jan, 2024
The origin of L-amino acid enantiomeric excess: part 1—by preferential
photo-destruction using circularly polarized light?

The origin of L-amino acid enantiomeric excess: part 1—by preferential photo-destruction using circularly polarized light?

How could left-handed amino acids dominate as a necessary precursor to the naturalistic origin of life?
Article
22 Dec, 2023
Racemization of amino acids under natural conditions: part 3—condensation to
form oligopeptides

Racemization of amino acids under natural conditions: part 3—condensation to form oligopeptides

How easily can peptides spontaneously begin to link together in conditions posited for abiogenesis?
Article
17 Nov, 2023
‘Same old’ vs fresh and new

‘Same old’ vs fresh and new

Evolutionists keep committing the same old fallacies, while the creation paradigm inspires fresh discoveries.
Article
06 Nov, 2023
Racemization of amino acids under natural conditions: part 2—kinetic and
thermodynamic data

Racemization of amino acids under natural conditions: part 2—kinetic and thermodynamic data

Exactly how fast do amino acids racemize under natural conditions?
Article
03 Nov, 2023
Science biblical presuppositions

Science biblical presuppositions

The Bible provides all the necessary assumptions, but atheistic evolution can’t.
Article
11 Oct, 2023