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Answering Swamidass on Theistic Evolution: Sketchy Science, and a Swerve into Metaphysics

His choice of targets for criticism and for praise have a lot more to do with his particular agenda than the defects or merits of those whom he critiques. Read More ›
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Dabar Postscript

A participant did not like that I called his origins model “idiosyncratic,” or that I characterized the reaction to it as “cautious.” Oh well. Read More ›
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Adventures in New Places — A Conference on Human Origins

I asked fairly innocuous questions, realizing that I was being allowed to participate as long as I didn’t cause strife. Read More ›
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Discussion Over: On Adam and the Genome, Former BioLogos Fellow Backs Down

Dennis Venema sought to persuade his fellow Christians that genetic science had disproven the traditional idea of a “bottleneck” of two human ancestors. Read More ›
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Dennis Venema’s Adam and the Genome: A Case Study in Cognitive Bias

In a previous article I described how scientific training can condition some scientists’ minds to resist the evidence in nature for intelligent design. Read More ›
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Join Us: Major Conference on Theistic Evolution, April 6-7 in Greater Philadelphia

Don't miss a fascinating two-day discussion of human origins and the fossil record, human rights and human life, rebranded science and incoherent theology. Read More ›
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Adam and the Genome — Review and Conclusion

In retrospect, where does the evidence stand? Here’s a summary: Venema’s main claims in light of the relevant science. Read More ›
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Adam and the Genome and the Mysterious Origin of De Novo Genes

A final case where biologist Dennis Venema deals with evidence that is irrelevant to the existence of Adam and Eve is his claim about ORFan genes. Read More ›
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Photo: Sea squirts, by Samuel Chow [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Adam and the Genome and Whole Genome Duplication Events

Evidence for WGD doesn’t show a Darwinian pathway. There is no evidence here against intelligent design or Michael Behe. Read More ›
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Adam and the Genome and the Evolution of the Genetic Code

Dennis Venema's arguments about Michael Yarus’s work were already addressed in detail by Meyer and Nelson in a technical paper. Read More ›

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