Tag: saltationism

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 17, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Paleontology
Tagged
, Archaeopteryx, Australopithecus, biologic institute, computer simulation, coordinated mutations, Daniel Stern Cardinale, Discovery Institute, evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, Fossil Friday (series), generations, gradualism, Indohyus, John Sanford, limits of evolution, macroevolution, Michael Behe, Michael Shermer, Neo-Darwinism, neutral evolution, objections, Ola Hössjer, paleontology, population genetics, radiometric dating, recombination, Richard Dawkins, saltationism, species pair challenge, species pairs, The Edge of Evolution, tiktaalik, waiting-time problem}

Fossil Friday: Three Modern Scientific Challenges to the Causal Adequacy of Darwinian Explanations

_{Günter Bechly
May 17, 2024

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Paleontology

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As a consequence of the collapsing tree problem, I suggest abandoning evolutionary classifications and return to a pre-Darwinian Linnaean classification. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
November 10, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Science
Tagged
, common descent, convergence, debates, directed mutations, evolution, evolutionists, gradualism, just-so stories, Lund University, multiverse, mutations, natural selection, naturalism, saltationism, textbooks, The Conversation}

There Is No Settled “Theory of Evolution”

_{Cornelius Hunter
November 10, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Science

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What is evolution? In other words, what is core to the theory — and not forfeitable? It’s naturalism. Period. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
March 30, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, arthropod, brood, Burgess Shale, Cambrian News, Canada, Charles Darwin, Chengjiang, China, complexity, Darwinists, fossil record, Fuxianhuia protensa, Latin, Living Waters, On the Origin of Species, paleontology, Paul Nelson, population genetics, Richard Dawkins, Richard Sternberg, saltationism, waiting-time problem, whales}

Contradicting Darwinian Gradualism, Earliest Animals Show Complex Parental Behavior

_{Günter Bechly
March 30, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

Darwin himself realized that any kind of significant saltational change would imply a miracle-like intelligent intervention. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
August 11, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Philosophy
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, circular reasoning, common descent, evolution, gradualism, mutations, National Association of Biology Teachers, natural selection, naturalism, saltationism, Theodosius Dobzhansky}

Evolution Confirmed? The Philosophy of Naturalism

_{Cornelius Hunter
August 11, 2017

Evolution, Philosophy, Science

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If one insists on and is committed to naturalism, then naturalistic, evolutionary, explanations are what you will find. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
December 17, 2016

Categories
Arts
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __nedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, brain, credulity, falsified theories, fossil record, hoax, Loren Eiseley, missing links, natural selection, Neanderthals, Piltdown Man, reason, Royal Society, saltationism, The Descent of Man}

What the Piltdown Hoax Tells Us, 104 Years Later

_{Michael Flannery
December 17, 2016

Arts, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Scientific Trustworthiness

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A curious anniversary falls this weekend. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
April 4, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Tagged
, __nedited, Homo sapiens, homologies, human capacities, human uniqueness, language, math, Noam Chomsky, saltationism}

Human Language: The Homo Homolog

_{Michael Denton
April 4, 2016

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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Because of the lack of homology and the lack of plausible adaptive evolutionary steps, the origin of language remains an abiding mystery. Read More ›