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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 7, 2025

Categories
Archaeology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Technology
Tagged
, archaeologists, archaeology, Ars Technica, Bob Yirka, bone tip, Caucasus Mountains, Eurasia, Europe, Homo sapiens, human origins, humans, Kiona N. Smith, Liubov V. Golovanova, Mezmaiskaya Cave, Neanderthals, paleontology, Phys.org, weapons}

Slow-Witted? Neanderthals Invented Their Own Tech — Didn’t Copy

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 7, 2025

Archaeology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Technology

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Neanderthals cannot be the missing link that many paleontologists are looking for. But if the human mind has no history, there is no missing link. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 9, 2025

Categories
Archaeology
Paleontology
Science Reporting
Technology
Tagged
, base pairs, biotech, Canis lupus, clicks, Colossal Biosciences, de-extinction, dire wolves, DNA editing, elephant, fur, gene editing, gray wolves, headlines, media, New Scientist, puffery, Rolling Stone, woolly mammoth}

Dire Wolves Are Still Extinct

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 9, 2025

Archaeology, Paleontology, Science Reporting, Technology

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Let’s call it puffery. The company was careful to acknowledge that the dire wolf is not actually back but that the pups are “functional equivalents.” Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
April 4, 2025

Categories
Archaeology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Technology
Tagged
, Ben Marwick, China, craftsmanship, Denisovans, East Asia, humans, Ice Age, Middle Paleolithic, Neanderthals, Quina, stone tools, The Conversation, Yunnan province}

Neanderthals Keep Getting Smarter

_{Denyse O’Leary
April 4, 2025

Archaeology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Technology

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At one time, Neanderthals were considered stupid. Things have changed. Meanwhile, they are presenting some mysteries. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
April 1, 2025

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Technology
Tagged
, abstract reasoning, Addis Ababa, balls, behavior, Ethiopia, evolution, game pieces, geology, hominins, human evolution, human history, human mind, human origins, Margherita Mussi, Melka Kunture, Moon, Olduvai Gorge, spheres, stone spheres, stones, toolmakers, Tudor Tarita, ZME Science}

How Evolutionary Theory Confuses the Study of Human History: Case of the Stone Spheres

_{Denyse O’Leary
April 1, 2025

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Technology

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Any state of affairs that dates to eons ago can be referred to as “evolution” even when, as in this case, the facts imply the opposite. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
March 24, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Technology
Tagged
, abstract reasoning, Acheulean age, ancestors, bone tools, bones, elephants, hippos, hominins, human mind, knapping, Neanderthal man, paleontology, Renata F. Peters}

Abstract Reasoning in Our Ancestors Earlier than Thought?

_{Denyse O’Leary
March 24, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Technology

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Researchers say, bone tools were being mass produced 1.5 million years ago in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
February 25, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Metaphysics
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, belief, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious, carbon dioxide, Christianity, consciousness, disenchantment, freedom, Hamlet, intelligence, intelligent design, multiverse, New York Times, Return of the God Hypothesis, Roman Catholic, Stephen Meyer, telescope, universe, water}

Pointing to Design, Ross Douthat Makes the Case that Religious Belief Is Rational

_{Peter Biles
February 25, 2025

Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Physical Sciences, Technology

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He kicks off the book by talking about the evident design in nature and the fine-tuning of the universe. Read More ›

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Author
Larry Sanger

Date
February 11, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Technology
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", Albert Einstein, argument from ignorance, benevolence, Big Bang, Christianity, complexity, constants, David Hume, designer, faith, intelligent design, logos, matter, natural laws, philosophers, Stephen Meyer, universe, William Lane Craig}

Re-Examining the Arguments for the Existence of God

_{Larry Sanger
February 11, 2025

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Technology

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I was impressed by a lecture by philosopher of science and well-known apologist Stephen Meyer. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
January 30, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Big Bang, Catholic clergy, Christianity for Doubters, creation, Discovery Institute Press, evolution, Evolution News, Georges Lemaȋtre, improvements, intelligent beings, intelligent design, Jean-Pierre Luminet, Melissa Wehmann Sewell, mistakes, natural causes, Nature (journal), planning, Supreme Being, testing, The Big Bang Revolutionaries, theology, universe}

Georges Lemaȋtre’s Hidden God

_{Granville Sewell
January 30, 2025

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology

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Was Lemaȋtre, who certainly believed in God, suggesting that God deliberately hides himself from us, or just acknowledging the paradox? Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
January 29, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, adaptations, Armin Moczek, automobiles, bats, BIO-Complexity, cars, convergence, creator, dependency graph, dolphins, echolocation, evolution, Evolution News, Field Museum of Natural History, genes, George Gaylord Simpson, history of life, humans, improvements, Indiana University, intelligent design, life, magic wand, New York Times, PDE2D, planning, software, testing, The Guardian, The Mathematical Intelligencer, theology, unintelligent process, Why Evolution Is Different, Winston Ewert}

Here’s the Other Common Objection to Intelligent Design — Answered

_{Granville Sewell
January 29, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physics, Technology

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If you asked me, “Do you believe in evolution?” I would reply “I believe in the evolution of life, and the evolution of automobiles." Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
January 27, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", Denis Noble, Discovery Institute, George Church, information, intelligent design, intelligent designer, Michael Ruse, money, Moon, Perry Marshall, phlogiston, phrenology, Richard Dawkins, rockets, Silicon Valley, Stephen Meyer, William A. Dembski}

Origin of Life Challenge: $10 Million, Just Lying Around

_{Daniel Witt
January 27, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology

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This is an obvious way to judge such theories. If someone claims to know how to make something, the natural response is, “Let’s see it, then.” Read More ›