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The Soul of the Matter — Now in Paperback; Read Bruce Buff’s Thriller on Intelligent Design!

Does DNA coding demonstrate that we are here by intent? And is the brain itself enough to produce perceptions, feelings, thoughts and awareness? Read More ›
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On Human Fire Use, Anthropologists Miss the Point

You'd likely predict: This will largely be about the timing of our primordial fire use. There will be comparisons with chimps. Read More ›
First cleaning of the south area
First cleaning of the south area

Another Day, Another “Rewrite” on Human Origins

Given evolutionary presuppositions, the direction of research and learning is not from lesser to greater clarity, but just the opposite. Read More ›

Jonathan Wells, Author of Zombie Science: Fossil Finds Only Confuse Human Origins

The day’s science headlines include a sensational announcement that our ancestors separated from apes not in Africa as previously thought, but in Eastern Europe. Read More ›
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Latest Homo naledi Bones Are Younger than Expected

In 1982, paleontologists Niles Eldredge and Ian Tattersall noted that it is a “myth that the evolutionary histories of living beings are essentially a matter of discovery.” Read More ›

Research on Ancient DNA Could Test Predictions of Non-Darwinian Speciation Models

Independent groups of researchers (e.g., Hössjer et al. 2016), more or less skeptical of common ancestry, have suggested the alternative model of initial heterozygotic diversity. Read More ›

One Long Argument — Responding to VJ Torley on Human-Ape Common Descent

At Uncommon Descent, Torley has analyzed my criticism of S. Joshua Swamidass's recent article, "Evidence and Evolution." Read More ›

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