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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 15, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, culture, feathers, humans, intelligence, interbreeding, Neanderthals, paleoanthropologists, Phys.org, population size, Smithsonian Magazine}

Neanderthals Were a Lot More Like Humans than We Realize

_{Casey Luskin
July 15, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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There’s still much we don’t know and the evidence is sparse — due in part to the fact that Neanderthals probably had a relatively small overall population size. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 8, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Botany
Life Sciences
Tagged
, animals, forests, humans, mountains, nature rights, rivers, Wyoming}

More “Nature Rights” Virtue Signaling, Now in Jackson, Wyoming

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 8, 2024

Bioethics, Botany, Life Sciences

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So, wise city councilors: Do the plants in the ponds have a right not to be eaten by the moose? Do grubs have a right not to be consumed by black bears? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 20, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, angels, animals, Bruce Chapman, Center for Science and Culture, creator, drug addiction, George Gilder, harm reduction, homelessness, human being, Humanize, humans, intelligent design, Jonathan Choe, journalism, mental illness, Steven Buri, think tank, vision, Wesley J. Smith}

Steven Buri, Wesley Smith: What Is a Human Being?

_{David Klinghoffer
June 20, 2024

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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That politicians and activists can watch their fellow men wallow in degradation this way is itself a twisted tribute to human exceptionalism. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 8, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animals, BBC, Dogs, fear, guilt, humans, University of Guelph, University of Pennsylvania}

Can Dogs Feel Guilty?

_{Denyse O’Leary
June 8, 2024

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Dog expert Zazie Todd says no; when assessing dog emotions, we should think more simply. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 31, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Aeon, babies, childhood, chimpanzees, evolution, humans, menopause, mothers}

“Evolutionary” Analysis of Childhood Is Just Speculation

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 31, 2024

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind

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This sort of thing is thought of as science partly out of courtesy and partly out of fear of the Darwinists. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
May 29, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, aborigines, Africans, Alfred Russel Wallace, Australians, baboons, Caucasians, Charles Darwin, Europeans, fossil record, gorillas, history, HMS Beagle, humans, intelligence, John Stuart Mill, On the Origin of Species, races, Racism, Richard Weikart, species, stem, Texas, The Descent of Man, Tierra del Fuego, United Nations}

Darwin’s Racism of the Gaps

_{Jonathan Witt
May 29, 2024

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Scientific Reasoning

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A defender of Darwinism might object that it’s silly to ding Darwin for his racism, since just about every white person in Victorian England was racist. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 21, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, bronze, Bronze Age, civilization, copper, earth, Earth’s crust, elements, humans, intelligent design, Iron Age, metals, Michael Denton, microbial life, Middle East, Native Americans, oxygen, theism, warfare, weapons, Wisconsin, wood}

The Discovery of Metals — A Double-Edged Sword

_{Eric Hedin
May 21, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Technology

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Why should the melting points of common metals be attainable in furnaces heated by burning carbon-based organic matter? Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
May 13, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Daniel Stern Cardinale, debates, DNA, dog, Dr. Dan, embryogenesis, embryonic stem cells, enzymes, euchromatin, evolution, function, genome, Genome Biology, humans, intelligent design, junk DNA, LINE-1 elements, macaque, methylation, miRNAs, mouse, Nature (journal), non-coding RNAs, peer-reviewed literature, repetitive elements, Rutgers University, Science (journal), transposable elements}

From the “Junk DNA” Files: Can “Degraded” LINE Elements Still Be Functional?

_{Jonathan McLatchie, Richard Sternberg, and Casey Luskin
May 13, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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On May 2, Casey Luskin had an online debate with Professor Daniel Stern Cardinale, an evolutionary biologist at Rutgers University. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
May 11, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, apes, Charles Darwin, chimpanzees, civilization, culture, eagles, film, franchise, humans, intelligence, knowledge, movies, On the Origin of Species, orangutan, pandemic, Planet of the Apes, tyranny, universe, viruses}

An Ape with Evolution on His Mind

_{Peter Biles
May 11, 2024

Bioethics, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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“Are you familiar with the concept of evolution?” asks the ape leader who is bent on raising himself to the level of the human. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 9, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Botany
Environment & Climate
Fine-tuning
Human Exceptionalism
Life Sciences
Tagged
, animals, autotrophs, complexity, dignity, evolution, house plants, humans, intelligence, intelligent design, light, mainstream media, New York Times, peas, personhood, Swiss Constitution, The Atlantic, Venus flytrap, wildflowers, Zoë Schlanger}

Again with the “Plants Are Intelligent” Nonsense

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 9, 2024

Bioethics, Botany, Environment & Climate, Fine-tuning, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences

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We all know that plants respond to stimuli, such as flowers opening with the sun or growing toward light. Read More ›