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Rutherford Intervention

In January 2005, several pro-ID parents backed by the Rutherford Institute attempted to intervene in the case as co-defendants.

"Cdesign Proponentsists"

For years, "intelligent design" (ID) proponents denied that ID is just a new label for creationism. However, it is now well-known that the first intelligent design "textbook," Of Pandas and People, is just a revised version of a classic "two-model' creationism vs. evolution book named Creation Biology. As Barbara Forrest showed during her testimony in Kitzmiller v.

Exhibits

This page provides links to the exhibits used in the trial itself. The exhibits for certain major topics can be found on the following pages:

Barbara Forrest on creationism's evolution into intelligent design

The immune system and irreducible complexity

Kevin Padian on transitional forms and the fossil record

The remaining exhibits are listed below.

Dispatches from Dover: Podcasts about the Trial

This section features podcasts recorded by NCSE staff members and friends in the evenings after sessions of the Kitzmiller trial. These recordings offer descriptions, reflections, and analysis of events in the Kitzmiller trial, just after they occurred.

Redirect Examination and Acknowledgments

Redirect

REDIRECT BY MR. WALCZAK:

Q. National Center for Science Education, NCSE, is a nonprofit group?

A. It's a nonprofit tax exempt group.

Cross Examination

Cross Examination

CROSS EXAMINATION BY MR. MUISE:

Q. Good afternoon, Dr. Padian.

A. Mr. Muise.

Direct Examination: Creationist Misrepresentations of Homology and Analogy

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Slide 83: In the final section, Padian turns to homology and analogy, fundamental concepts in comparative biology.

Direct Examination: Creationism and the Fossil Record

I. "Irreducible Complexity" and the evolution of major adaptations

Q. I'm going to talk about the use of the term "irreducible complexity" and "adaptational packages" as it's used by intelligent design proponents.

Can you explain to us how Pandas uses the term "adaptational packages"?

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