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270 million Years Old Trilobite fossil, Burgess Shale, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 29, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Paleontology
Tagged
, __nedited, artifact hypothesis, BioLogos, Cambrian Explosion, cladistics, Darwin's Doubt, Kimberella, methodological naturalism, Stephen C. Meyer, transitional forms}

On the Cambrian Explosion, Keith Miller’s BioLogos White Paper Falls Short

_{Casey Luskin
December 29, 2016

Evolution, Faith & Science, Paleontology

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The theistic evolutionary group BioLogos has compiled a mixed record in analyzing the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
December 17, 2016

Categories
Arts
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __nedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, brain, credulity, falsified theories, fossil record, Loren Eiseley, missing links, natural selection, Neanderthals, Piltdown Man, reason, Royal Society, saltationism, The Descent of Man}

What the Piltdown Hoax Tells Us, 104 Years Later

_{Michael Flannery
December 17, 2016

Arts, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Scientific Trustworthiness

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A curious anniversary falls this weekend. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
October 24, 2016

Categories
Paleontology
Tagged
, __tedited, Darwin's Doubt, fossil record, missing links, Neo-Darwinism, transitional forms}

Darwinists and the Fossil Record: Missing a Few Marbles

_{Jonathan Witt
October 24, 2016

Paleontology

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Neo-Darwinism leads us to expect more than just change over time in the fossil record. Read More ›

Imagination ignited: School children entranced by a captivating story during library time, fostering a love for literature

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Date
August 3, 2016

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, __nedited, Cambrian News, cell biology, Darwin's Doubt, eukaryotes, microbiology, molecular machines, oxygen}

Cambrian Explosion Story Hour: Oxygen as a Creative Force, Again

_{Science & Culture
August 3, 2016

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

7}

Two papers point out problems with current theories about the rise of multicellular animals, only to embrace Darwinism in the conclusions. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
July 27, 2016

Categories
Paleontology
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __tedited, "survival of the fittest", biodiversity, common descent, common design, convergence, human consciousness, methodological naturalism, missing links, paradigms}

Why Similarities Do Not Prove the Absence of Design

_{Granville Sewell
July 27, 2016

Paleontology, Scientific Reasoning

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A future paleontologist would be puzzled by the huge differences between the bicycle and motor vehicle phyla, or between the boat and airplane phyla. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
July 6, 2016

Categories
Paleontology
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __tedited, biogeography, common ancestry, convergence, design motifs, empirical evidence, evolutionary time, file drawer problem, fossil record, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, genetics, geological time, lineages, promotions, structural motif, suppressed evidence}

Why Fossils Cannot Demonstrate Darwinian Evolution

_{William A. Dembski
July 6, 2016

Paleontology, Scientific Reasoning

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There are three fundamental problems with all examples of inferring Darwinian evolution on the basis of fossil evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 26, 2016

Categories
Paleontology
Tagged
, __tedited, bacteria, Cambrian News, complex life, Darwin's Doubt, eukaryotes, fossils, multicellular life, multicellular organisms, origin of life, phylogenetic analysis}

Could This Be the Oldest Evidence Yet for Multicellular Eukaryotes?

_{Günter Bechly
May 26, 2016

Paleontology

5}

Not least when it comes to evolutionary biology, science and science reporting could do with more skepticism. Read More ›

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Date
April 27, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, __tedited, Casey Luskin, dentists, experts, fossil record, Jerry Coyne, land mammals, macroevolution, mammals, microevolution, morphological change, placental mammals, Richard Sternberg, waiting-time problem, whale evolution}

On Whale Origins, Evolutionary Biologist Goes After Dentist While Hiding Behind Family Doctor

_{Science & Culture
April 27, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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Why not grapple with a fellow evolutionary biologist, like Richard Sternberg? Read More ›

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Author
Stephen C. Meyer

Date
October 7, 2013

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, __nedited, abrupt appearance, assembly, begging the question, body plans, Darwin's Doubt, DNA, information, Meyer's Responses, morphology, ORfan genes, Response to Criticism}

To Build New Animals, No New Genetic Information Needed? More in Reply in Charles Marshall

_{Stephen C. Meyer
October 7, 2013

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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To rebut the central argument of Darwin's Doubt, Marshall must deny (or push from view) what we know about what new forms of animal life require as a condition of their existence. Read More ›

Sahelanthropus tchadensis is an extinct species of the hominid dated to about 7 million years ago — Sahelanthropus tchadensis

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 31, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, __nedited, Ardi, Ardipithecus ramidus, hominid fossils, Orrorin, paleoanthropology, science, science and human origins series}

The Fragmented Fossil Record of Early Hominins

_{Casey Luskin
July 31, 2012

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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Let's examine some of the main early hominin fossils and the debates surrounding them. Read More ›