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Author
Michael Denton

Date
April 4, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
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, __nedited, Homo sapiens, homologies, human uniqueness, language, math, Noam Chomsky, saltationism}

Human Language: The Homo Homolog

_{Michael Denton
April 4, 2016

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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Because of the lack of homology and the lack of plausible adaptive evolutionary steps, the origin of language remains an abiding mystery. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
March 28, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Nature, Research, Science}

Long-Term Trends in the Fossil Record

_{Michael Denton
March 28, 2016

Evolution

1}

Constant directional change is inexplicable in terms of neo-Darwinism. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
March 21, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, history, Nature, Science}

The Only Game in Town

_{Michael Denton
March 21, 2016

Evolution

1}

Without an alternative framework, scientific communities are forced to regard evidence that may appear to be profoundly hostile as mere anomalies. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
March 14, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Nature, Research, Science}

Internal Constraints vs. External Pressures: The Revelations of Evo-Devo

_{Michael Denton
March 14, 2016

Evolution

1}

Internal causal factors have played a far more prominent role in the actualization of evolutionary innovations than cumulative selection Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
March 7, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Nature, Research, Science}

The Evo-Devo Revolution: LEGOs or Transformers?

_{Michael Denton
March 7, 2016

Evolution

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Pigs will never fly -- not only because of functional reasons, but because of deep internal structural constraints in the way a pig is put together. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
February 29, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Nature, Research, Science}

The Types: Why Shared Characteristics Are Bad News for Darwinism

_{Michael Denton
February 29, 2016

Evolution

1}

There is something incongruous about the very notion of genuine immutable "taxon-defining novelties" if Darwinian evolution is true. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
February 22, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Nature, Research, science, Science}

Nature’s Dis-Continuum: Why Structural Explanations Win Hands Down

_{Michael Denton
February 22, 2016

Evolution

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There is no reason for believing the major Type-defining homologs, such as the feather, were achieved gradually via functional continuums. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
February 15, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, history, Nature, Research, science}

Non-Adaptive Order: An Existential Challenge to Darwinian Evolution

_{Michael Denton
February 15, 2016

Evolution

1}

If many of the taxa-defining homologs are non-adaptive, the whole Darwinian enterprise breaks down entirely. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
February 12, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Nature, Science, Views}

On Darwin Day, Darwinism Is Well Past Its "Sell By" Date

_{Michael Denton
February 12, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design

1}

Today is Darwin Day, marking the birthday of Charles Darwin, who is celebrated around the world as a secular saint. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
February 8, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Nature, Research, science}

Natural Life: Cosmological Fine-Tuning as an Argument for Structuralism

_{Michael Denton
February 8, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design

1}

If nature is so fine-tuned for life's environment, might the fine-tuning not also include a set of laws of form, geared to actualize the forms of life on earth? Read More ›