Here We Go Again: Suing for “Elephant Rights”

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 5, 2018

Bioethics

4}

Our care and treatment of animals arise from human duties, not conjuring rights for animals out of ideological zeal. Read More ›

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Date
September 25, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, chimpanzees, common ancestor, common ancestry, Darwin's Doubt, evolutionary biology, genetic data, humans, Journal of Molecular Evolution, mice, Molecular Biology and Evolution, molecular clock, Nature (journal), organisms, rats, S. Joshua Swamidass, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, Y chromosome}

Response to Swamidass: Rats, Mice, and Discrepant Molecular Clocks

_{Science and Culture
September 25, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science

15}

Molecular clocks are a relatively simple concept. Read More ›

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Date
September 24, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, BIO-Complexity, chimpanzees, Colin Reeves, common ancestor, common descent, common design, Darwinian mechanism, David Snoke, DNA, genetic similarity, genome, humans, mice, molecular clock, Ola Hössjer, population genetics, rats, S. Joshua Swamidass, sequencing, theistic evolution, Washington University, Winston Ewert}

Response to Swamidass: Confusion in a Review of Theistic Evolution

_{Science and Culture
September 24, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science

8}

It’s worth engaging him, since Swamidass is the relatively rare critic of ID who works at tackling arguments for design in a substantive fashion. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
September 18, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Psychology
Tagged
, __k-review, 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, wetware}

Beyond Adaptation: The Human Brain Is Something New

_{Ann Gauger
September 18, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics, Psychology

8}

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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post

Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
August 31, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, cancer, chimpanzees, chloroquine, DNA, education, evolution, Evolution News, Human Origins Program, humans, Israel, Michael Behe, Mike Keas, parents, RNA world, skin color, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer, universal common descent}

Smithsonian Misrepresents Evolution to AP Biology Students

_{Sarah Chaffee
August 31, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Science Education

5}

Basically, it’s a how-to guide for sugarcoating evolutionary dogma in the science classroom. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
August 28, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Genetics
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, C. John Collins, chimpanzees, common descent, Covenant Theological Seminary, David Snoke, Dennis Venema, genome, Günter Bechly, humans, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, mice, mutations, Nature (journal), providence, rats, S. Joshua Swamidass, Scot McKnight, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, Themelios, theology, University of Pittsburgh, Washington University, Wayne Grudem, Y chromosome}

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

_{Ann Gauger
August 28, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science, Genetics, Metaphysics, Philosophy

15}

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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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 21, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, animal standing, animals, Argentina, chimpanzees, Congress, horses, judges, law, lawsuits, litigation, monkeys, Oregon, pets, rationality, San Francisco Chronicle, whales, zoo}

When Horses Sue

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 21, 2018

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

4}

“Animal standing” would open the courts to lawsuits brought by animals. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 31, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and the Genome, BioLogos, chimpanzees, common descent, common design, Dennis Venema, genome, Hg38, Human, Kevin Williamson, media, National Review, Nature (journal), predictions, Richard Buggs, Scientific American, Stephen Schaffner, theistic evolution}

Geneticist: On Human-Chimp Genome Similarity, There Are “Predictions” Not “Established Fact”

_{David Klinghoffer
July 31, 2018

Evolution, Genetics

6}

Richard Buggs gives us a look inside the sausage factory where figures on the subject are calculated. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 14, 2018

Categories
Biology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, apes, Biola University, charity, chimpanzees, common ancestor, humans, humor, Sports, theistic evolution}

Gauger: Rebel Science Versus Theistic Evolution

_{David Klinghoffer
July 14, 2018

Biology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Philosophy

2}

Is it really plausible to say that humans and chimps share an evolutionarily recent common ancestor, some 6 million years ago? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 4, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, animals, Argentina, chimpanzees, Eugene M. Fahey, glaciers, nature rights, New York Court of Appeals, North Carolina State University, orangutan, personhood, Peter Singer, philosopher, rivers, writ of habeas corpus}

New York Judge Supports “Personhood” for Chimpanzees

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 4, 2018

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

4}

Why the alarm? Remember, it only takes one judge. Read More ›