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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
July 31, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, common ancestry, convergence, evolutionary theory, falsification, Germany, jawed vertebrates, lineages}

Does Similarity Imply Common Ancestry?

_{Cornelius Hunter
July 31, 2017

Evolution, Science

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According to evolution, the species arose as a consequence of random events, such as mutations. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 28, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Australia, convergence, Darwinism, evolutionary theory, fish, James Cook University, Jonathan Wells, Zombie Science (book)}

Zombie Science: Jonathan Wells on Convergence Versus Common Ancestry

_{David Klinghoffer
June 28, 2017

Evolution, Life Sciences

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Darwinism is quite a theory. Everything and anything confirms it. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
May 25, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, convergence, evolution, evolutionary tree, flying squirrel, intelligent design, marsupials}

The Real Problem With Convergence

_{Cornelius Hunter
May 25, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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It's worse than lightning striking twice. 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, cherry-picking fallacy, common ancestry, convergence, design motifs, empirical evidence, evolutionary time, file drawer problem, fossil record, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, genetics, geological time, incomplete lineage sorting, lineages, promotions, structural motif, suppressed evidence, timeline, transitional links}

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
Ann Gauger

Date
June 17, 2016

Categories
Biology
Genetics
Tagged
, __tedited, common descent, common design, convergence, design motifs, emergence, Endogenous retroviruses, explanatory power, genetic code, logic, origin of information, placenta, predictions, probabilities, separate ancestry, syllogism, V.J. Torley}

The Placenta Problem: How Common Descent Fails

_{Ann Gauger
June 17, 2016

Biology, Genetics

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Philosopher Vincent Torley (and Professor Josh Swamidass) have been trying to persuade me that common descent is the only rational view to affirm. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 15, 2016

Categories
Anatomy
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, __nedited, abstract reasoning, analogy, anatomy, Animal Minds (series), anthropomorphism, concepts, Continuing Series, convergence, equality, evolutionary ethics, learning, metabolism, mind, natural selection, philosophy of mind, presuppositions, self-awareness, social learning, social status, Thomas Nagel, Tree of Life}

Animal Minds: In Search of the Minimal Self

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 15, 2016

Anatomy, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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Can evolution explain how minds work? Probably not. Read More ›