Discovery Institute's Blog, page 108

Ten Myths About Dover: #5, "Discovery Institute Supported Dover School Board Policy"

Editor's note: The Kitzmiller v. Dover decision has been the subject of much media attention and many misinterpretations from pro-Darwin lobby groups. With the tenth anniversary of Kitzmiller approaching on December 20, Evolution News offers a series of ten articles debunking common myths about the case. Look here for Myths 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.

The idea that Discovery Institute switched positions on teaching intelligent design is one of the most egregious untruths to come out of the Dover dec...

Fossil Discovery Adds Another Phylum to the Cambrian Explosion

The Cambrian explosion just got a bit more explosive with the discovery of a likely member of phylum Kinorhyncha from rocks in South China that are about 530 million years old. If you've never heard of kinorhynch worms, also called "mud dragons," that's probably because they are very tiny, seldom discussed, and found living only in certain marine environments around the world. As the Encyclopedia of Life explains:

Around 150 species of kinorhynchs have been described since this group was firs...

A Reflection on the Dover Anniversary

As Casey Luskin and Sarah Chaffee remind us in a series of posts at Evolution News, it will be a decade ago on December 20 that opponents of free inquiry successfully took a school district in Pennsylvania to federal court to censor any mention of intelligent design as an alternative to Darwin's theory of evolution. The spark for the lawsuit -- a suit that cost the families of Dover, Pennsylvania, more than a million dollars in legal damages -- was a single paragraph, to be read to schoolchi...

Ten Myths About Dover: #6, "Judge Jones, No Activist, Stayed Strictly Within His Authority"

Editor's note: The Kitzmiller v. Dover decision has been the subject of much media attention and many misinterpretations from pro-Darwin lobby groups. With the tenth anniversary of Kitzmiller approaching on December 20, Evolution News offers a series of ten articles debunking common myths about the case. Look here for Myths 7, 8, 9, and 10.

Judge John E. Jones III's holding on whether intelligent design is science is probably the most celebrated part of the Kitzmiller v. Dover decision.

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Here's How You Can Help Us Magnify Our Impact, Communicating Around the Mainstream Media

Every day the media are awash with stories about new scientific discoveries, geological finds, and medical advances. And almost every day, mainstream media present these developments in ways that clearly communicate a bias toward unguided materialistic processes. Often discoveries that point to design are suppressed or misrepresented by journalists, reporters, and cultural commentators.

How can the evidence of intelligent design reach a broad audience and impact future generations if the me...

Ten Myths About Dover: #7, "The Dover Case Showed ID Is 'Religious' and a Form of 'Creationism'"

Editor's note: The Kitzmiller v. Dover decision has been the subject of much media attention and many misinterpretations from pro-Darwin lobby groups. With the tenth anniversary of Kitzmiller approaching on December 20, Evolution News offers a series of ten articles debunking common myths about the case. Look here for Myths 8, 9, and 10.

On December 21, 2005, the day after the Dover ruling was issued, The New York Times reported:

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that it was unconstitutional f...

Intelligent Design in Explosions?

Design advocates need pithy illustrations to communicate ID principles to lay people. The tried-and-true Mt. Rushmore example is good, but there are many more you can add to your arsenal. We've shown how to do it with a Rubik's Cube or a geoglyph. But explosions? Can we infer design in things that go bang? Absolutely. It's all about goal and control.

Give a round of applause, for example, if you think this is one of the most beautiful fireworks shows you've ever seen:

Alas, we regret to inf...

Ten Myths About Dover: #8, "Michael Behe Admitted that ID Is No More Scientific than Astrology"

Editor's note: The Kitzmiller v. Dover decision has been the subject of much media attention and many misinterpretations from pro-Darwin lobby groups. With the tenth anniversary of Kitzmiller approaching on December 20, Evolution News offers a series of ten articles debunking common myths about the case. Look here for Myths 9 and 10.

In the Dover ruling, Judge Jones said this: "Professor Behe admitted that his broadened definition of science, which encompasses ID, would also embrace astrolog...

Ten Myths About Dover: #9, "The ID Movement Had Its Day in Court"

Editor's note: The Kitzmiller v. Dover decision has been the subject of much media attention and many misinterpretations from pro-Darwin lobby groups. With the tenth anniversary of Kitzmiller approaching on December 20, Evolution News offers a series of ten articles debunking common myths about the case. Look here for Myth 10.

An unfortunately typical perception of the Kitzmiller v. Dover case is that it was a huge Scopes-like battle between opponents of intelligent design (ID) and the ID mo...

Ten Myths About Dover: #9, ID Movement Had Its Day in Court

Editor's note: The Kitzmiller v. Dover decision has been the subject of much media attention and many misinterpretations from pro-Darwin lobby groups. With the tenth anniversary of Kitzmiller approaching on December 20, Evolution News offers a series of ten articles debunking common myths about the case. Look here for Myth 10.

An unfortunately typical perception of the Kitzmiller v. Dover case is that it was a huge Scopes-like battle between opponents of intelligent design (ID) and the ID mo...