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March 14, 2019

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Biology
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
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Proteome Is Analogous to Language

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March 14, 2019

Biology, Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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A paper likens the proteome to a language with a “quasi-universal grammar” possessing the minimum complexity necessary to function as a cell. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
March 12, 2019

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Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
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Why Animals Don’t Speak

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March 12, 2019

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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If what separates us from other animals were material in nature, material alone, then perhaps we could look to a material process for an explanation. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
January 24, 2019

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Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
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A Positive, Useful Discussion of Human Exceptionalism … On the Internet? Yes!

_{Ann Gauger
January 24, 2019

Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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Not all humans can be concert pianists. Some humans can’t speak or get out of a wheelchair or remember their daughter’s name anymore. Here we enter into moral and ethical issues. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
January 10, 2019

Categories
Arts
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
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, __cedited, animals, Bible, chimpanzees, David Barash, DNA, humans, mitochondria, music, New York Times, organelles, Seattle, University of Washington}

On Being Human — A Reflection

_{Ann Gauger
January 10, 2019

Arts, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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Evolutionary biologist David Barash is a man on a mission. He wants to make sure that we all know we are only human, and that means we are only animal. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
December 11, 2018

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
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Talking Animals and Human Exceptionalism

_{David Klinghoffer
December 11, 2018

Human Exceptionalism, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Whether in Warner Bros. cartoons, old jokes, or on Twitter, a good deal of humor has been derived from supposing that animals could talk. Read More ›

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Date
November 20, 2018

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Faith & Science
Linguistics
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, __cedited, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, BioLogos, C. John Collins, Center for Science and Culture, Christianity, civility, creationist, Dennis Venema, evolution, honesty, jesus, Natural Sciences, science, Scot McKnight, St. Paul, theistic evolution, theology}

Theistic Evolution and the Moral High Ground

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November 20, 2018

Faith & Science, Linguistics

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C. John Collins points out that Venema’s use of “language evolution” is a poor analogy for (his form of) biological evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
November 13, 2018

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Evolution
Linguistics
Reproductive Science
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, __cedited, birth, cell biology, disease, DNA, empathy, Euripides, gene, great apes, human body, infants, labor, medicine, molecular biology, mothers, mutations, Nathan Lents, nurse, pelvis, theory of mind, vitamin B12, vitamin C}

Biologist Nathan Lents: Beauty in Error

_{Ann Gauger
November 13, 2018

Evolution, Linguistics, Reproductive Science

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He has a different take on imperfection, one more optimistic than one might expect from someone who writes about what’s wrong with us. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
September 18, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Psychology
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, __cedited, animals, beauty, brain, C.S. Lewis, chimpanzees, consciousness, Darwinian evolution, David Premack, emotions, Jane Goodall, love, mastodons, nerve cells, perception, poetry, rational thought, soul, University of Pennsylvania}

Beyond Adaptation: The Human Brain Is Something New

_{Ann Gauger
September 18, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics, Psychology

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Our brains have vastly more ability than is needed for survival, most notably the capacity for language and abstract thought. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 3, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Linguistics
Tagged
, __cedited, Africans, Broad Institute, Cell (journal), Darwinism, FOXP2, Francis Collins, gene, genome, Harvard University, humans, Michael Denton, MIT, natural selection, Nature (journal), non-Africans, Research, Robin Williams, The Biology of the Baroque, The Language of God}

Update: Still No Evolutionary Explanation for Human Language

_{David Klinghoffer
August 3, 2018

Evolution, Linguistics

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“The case that human language develops step by step through natural selection is weakened by the fact that no single language gene has ever been discovered.” Read More ›

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July 5, 2018

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Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
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Oral Cavity’s Supposedly “Lousy” Design Is a Key to Human Speech

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July 5, 2018

Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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We’re constantly told that the design of the human larynx, trachea, and oral cavity is poor because it allows for choking on food. Read More ›