Tag: monkeys

A group of monkeys on a raft in a river, carrying bunches of bananas.

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 13, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Africa, Atlantic Ocean, biogeography, biological information, biology, Brandon McGuire, cosmic fine-tuning, Daily Dose of Wisdom, Denyse O’Leary, designing mind, evolution, fossils, information, materialist paradigm, materialists, mind, monkeys, multiverse, near-death experiences, New World, Old World, origin of life, origin of the universe, punctuated equilibrium, quantum fluctuation, South America, species, universe}

In Evolution, Explaining vs. Explaining Away: Rafting Monkeys and More

_{David Klinghoffer
November 13, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Says Casey Luskin, "If you're an evolutionist, you have a serious problem. Where do South American monkeys come from?" Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
June 19, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Africa, apes, Charles Darwin, common ancestry, East India Company, Erasmus Darwin, evolutionary theory, females, human races, humans, Java, Lord Monboddo, monkeys, orangutans, race science, racial disparities, Racism, special creation, species, speech, tails, The Descent of Man, travelers, women}

Monkey Men: The Fables That Inspired Evolutionary Theory

_{Daniel Witt
June 19, 2025

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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“For, that there are men with tails,” wrote Lord Monboddo, “…is a fact so well attested that I think it cannot be doubted.” Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 31, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Paleontology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, Africa, animal behavior, anthropology, antiquity, BBC News, Bronze Age, chimpanzees, Côte D’Ivoire, dehumanization, England, Homo sapiens, human mind, humans, Ice Age, Merlin, monkeys, polar bears, Stone Age, stone tools, Stonehenge, tools, vultures}

Science Writing Tries to Smash Human Exceptionalism

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 31, 2025

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Paleontology, Science Reporting

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Stone tool use among animals versus the Stone Age provides a useful illustration of the tendency. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
November 27, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, atheism, Ball State University, carbon, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, Evolution News, intelligent design, laptop computer, laws of nature, monkeys, natural processes, Neil Thomas, neutrons, technological advance, typewriters, William Shakespeare}

There’s a Limit to What Nature Can Do

_{Eric Hedin
November 27, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Nature actually has precious few options for manipulating the natural ingredients (atoms) of this universe. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 9, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, chimpanzees, human language, languages, monkeys, neuroscience, University of Portsmouth}

A Mystery: How Human Languages Came to Exist

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 9, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind

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Neuroscientists wrestle with human language even more than poets or (for example) English majors do. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 9, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, alternative splicing, body plans, brain, diseases, evolution, function, humans, intelligent design, junk DNA, Live Science, monkeys, mutations, Nature (journal), Nature Ecology & Evolution, Scientific American, spinal column}

How “Junk” DNA Got Its Function: Evolutionary Tales Fail to Convince

_{Casey Luskin
August 9, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Earlier this year there was a flurry of stories about how “junk DNA” may explain why humans don’t have tails. Read More ›

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Author
Tova Levengood

Date
May 17, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, cell machinery, Center for Science and Culture, chameleons, common sense, Discovery Institute, DNA, evolution, Howard Glicksman, humor, intelligent design, kinesins, Long Story Short, media, Michael Behe, microtubules, monkeys, mousetrap, newspapers, proteins, replication, Secrets of the Cell, shrimp, Steve Laufmann, turtles, Your Designed Body, YouTube videos}

I Grew Up with Intelligent Design Videos — Let’s Make More!

_{Tova Levengood
May 17, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The scientific rigor and common sense in the CSC videos I watched as a child taught me to recognize media hype about evolution for what it is. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
March 22, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, anthropology, common descent, Evolution News, Fossil Friday (series), Gutsick Gibbon, handy man, Homo erectus, Homo habilis, human evolution, human origins, Iron Age, Jackson Wheat, Kenya, Koobi Fora, Mary Leakey, monkeys, Olduvai Gorge, paleoanthropology, paleontology, Professor Dave, Tanzania, University of Texas, Wikipedia}

Fossil Friday: Stone Huts, Homo habilis, and Gutsick Gibbon

_{Günter Bechly
March 22, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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A PhD student of biological anthropology named Erika runs one of the more popular anti-creationist YouTube channels under her pseudonym Gutsick Gibbon. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
March 3, 2024

Categories
Environment & Climate
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstraction, animals, archaeologists, capuchin monkeys, chimpanzees, crows, debris, dolphins, hands, Harvard University, life forms, Michael Haslam, monkeys, octopuses, Oxford University, sea urchins, tools}

War on Human Exceptionalism Turns to Tool Use

_{Denyse O’Leary
March 3, 2024

Environment & Climate, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind

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As the academic war on human exceptionalism motors on, researchers’ thinking sometimes shorts out — and they don’t even notice. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 22, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, animal rights, animal welfare, Animal Welfare Act, animals, anti-human exceptionalism, breasts, confusion, elections, England, gender dysphoria, gender-affirming care, journals, monkeys, Oxford University Press, parrots, puberty blocking, rabbits, radicalism, voting}

Animal-Rights Philosopher, Published by Oxford University Press: “Let Animals Vote!”

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 22, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution

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If you want to see what is going so badly wrong in society, read the professional and intellectual journals. Read More ›