Type post Author Michael Egnor Date August 31, 2016 CategoriesHuman Origins and AnthropologyNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __tedited, abstract thought, behaviorism, communication, Daniel Everett, designators, grammar, human exceptionalism, human language, immaterial mind, language, language organ, Noam Chomsky, The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe, universals, words Tom Wolfe on Language and Evolution Michael Egnor August 31, 2016 Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind 6 I think that Noam Chomsky is fundamentally right, and I am skeptical of Daniel Everett's claim. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date August 30, 2016 CategoriesHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __tedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, human exceptionalism, human intelligence, human language, linguists, Noam Chomsky, The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe In The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe Tells the Story of Evolution’s Epic Tumble David Klinghoffer August 30, 2016 Human Origins and Anthropology 8 Darwinian evolution explains biological trivia but stumbles when it comes to the major innovations in the long history of life. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date August 11, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __k-review, Fire-Maker, science, video Fire Season — Contrast Evolutionary Speculations with Michael Denton’s Case in Fire-Maker David Klinghoffer August 11, 2016 Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology 1 Multiple recent studies consider how man acquired fire and the impact that had on human history. Read More ›
Type post Author John Sanford Date August 10, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionHuman Origins and AnthropologyIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, Science The Origin of Man and the “Waiting Time” Problem John Sanford August 10, 2016 Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design 1 A pre-human hominin population of roughly 10,000 individuals is thought to have evolved into modern man, in less than six million years. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Denton Date August 4, 2016 CategoriesHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __tedited, atmospheric gases, combustion, comparative anatomy, environmental conditions, environmental fitness, fire, fire use, Fire-Maker, fire-making, fitness of nature, human development, human exceptionalism, human intelligence, lightning, planetary design, preconditions, prior fitness, scientific discovery, society, technological advancement A Reasonable, but Incomplete, Account of How Humans Mastered Fire Michael Denton August 4, 2016 Human Origins and Anthropology 13 The coincidences are so extraordinary that the inference to design is surely worthy of serious consideration. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date July 28, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __k-review, nature, News, Research, science An Orangutan “Speaks,” “Orates,” Engaging in “Conversation,” “Surprisingly Like Our Own”? David Klinghoffer July 28, 2016 Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology 1 A case study in science media hype. Read More ›
Type post Author Ann Gauger Date June 14, 2016 CategoriesGeneticsHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __tedited, BioLogos, BLAST, common ancestry, Dennis Venema, DNA, Research, S. Joshua Swamidass, sequence alignment, synteny, universal common ancestry, V.J. Torley, vitellogenin Having a BLAST: The Torley Saga, Cont. Ann Gauger June 14, 2016 Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology 7 There has been an ongoing discussion between Dr. Vincent Torley, a philosopher, and myself on the subject of pseudogenes, synteny, and common descent. Read More ›
Type post Author Cornelius Hunter Date June 1, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionFaith & ScienceHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __k-review, nature, science Shared Errors: An Open Letter to BioLogos on the Genetic Evidence, Cont. Cornelius Hunter June 1, 2016 Evolution, Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology 1 Are not such harmful, shared mutations analogous to identical typos in the term papers handed in by different students? Read More ›
Type post Author Cornelius Hunter Date May 28, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionFaith & ScienceHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __tedited, alternative splicing, chimpanzee genome, chimpanzees, common ancestry, convergent evolution, Dennis Venema, genomic analysis, gorillas, human exceptionalism, human language, human lineages, ideology, patterns, probabilities, retroviruses, viruses The Naked Ape: An Open Letter to BioLogos on the Genetic Evidence, Cont. Cornelius Hunter May 28, 2016 Evolution, Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology 14 It does not seem that the evidence supports evolutionary theory as Dennis Venema concludes. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date May 27, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionHuman Origins and AnthropologyIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, News, science The Economist Admits “Human Intelligence Is a Biological Mystery” Wesley J. Smith May 27, 2016 Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design 1 I am not so much interested in why and how human beings became exceptional, just in defending the fact that we are. Read More ›
