orangutan Type post Author Michael Flannery Date August 14, 2018 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, Adam Sedgwick, Alfred Russel Wallace, animal breeding, architect, beauty, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Duke of Argyll, evolution, intelligent evolution, Jerry Fodor, Joseph Hooker, Man’s Place in the Universe, Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, orangutan, Richard Dawkins, Richard Owen, Sarawak Law, sexual selection, teleology, teleonomy, The World of Life, William Paley, William Whewell For Alfred Russel Wallace, Natural Selection Opened the Door to Teleology Michael Flannery August 14, 2018 Evolution, Intelligent Design 16 In an excerpt from his new book, Professor Flannery identifies Darwin's principal failing in developing his theory. Read More ›
New York Court of Appeals Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date June 4, 2018 CategoriesBioethicsHuman 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 ›
man-and-ape Type post Date January 18, 2018 CategoriesEvolutionHuman Origins and AnthropologyIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, Adam and the Genome, Ann Gauger, apes, Colin Reeves, common ancestry, common design, Dennis Venema, evolution, Francis Collins, genetic similarity, gorillas, humans, intelligent design, Ola Hössjer, orangutan, Reviewing Adam and the Genome, The Language of God, theistic evolution, theology Adam and the Genome and Human-Ape Genetic Similarity Science & Culture January 18, 2018 Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design 5 Perhaps, humans, gorillas, and orangutans were designed based upon a common blueprint. Read More ›
Foetus of an Orang showing the form of the ear Type post Author Günter Bechly Date September 27, 2017 CategoriesEvolutionGeneticsHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __edited, Charles Darwin, chimpanzees, circular reasoning, common ancestry, homology, humans, Jerry Coyne, monkeys, orangutan, Star Trek, vestigial structures Darwin’s Point: No Evidence for Common Ancestry of Humans with Monkeys Günter Bechly September 27, 2017 Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology 10 The bump was originally discovered by the celebrated British sculptor Thomas Woolner, who informed Charles Darwin about it. Read More ›
Nature-rights Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date August 20, 2017 CategoriesBioethicsHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , __edited, California, glaciers, laws, nature rights, orangutan, rivers, Santa Monica, writ of habeas corpus “Nature’s Rights” Constitutional Amendment Is Proposed Wesley J. Smith August 20, 2017 Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism 2 Before you are tempted to laugh, realize that the environmental movement is becoming increasingly anti-human and the “nature rights” movement is growing. Read More ›