Tag: Science and Human Origins

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 9, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Adam and Eve, Ann Gauger, Answers in Genesis, BioLogos, Casey Luskin, Christianity, Denis Alexander, Evangelical Christians, evolutionary creationism, evolutionary models, Faraday Institute, Genealogical Adam and Eve, Homo heidelbergensis, human origins, Institute for Creation Research, integration, intelligent design, Ola Hössjer, Old Earth Creationism, peer-reviewed literature, Reasons to Believe, Religions (journal), S. Joshua Swamidass, Science and Faith in Dialogue, Science and Human Origins, Summer Seminar, theistic evolution, William Lane Craig, Young Earth Creationism, Zoom}

On Human Origins, New Peer-Reviewed Paper Reviews Models for Reconciling Science and Religion

_{Casey Luskin
June 9, 2023

Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology

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In the final section of the paper, I proposed a scoring system to rate the models. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 19, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australopithecus, Chromosomal Fusion, common ancestry, creationism, Eugenie Scott, evolution, evolutionary biology, genetic drift, hominids, Homo, human origins, intelligent design, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), natural selection, Niles Eldredge, pseudogenes, punctuated equilibrium, Richard Leakey, Science and Human Origins, Stephen Jay Gould}

Eugenie Scott Gets Intelligent Design Backwards

_{Casey Luskin
January 19, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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This punctuated, even saltational increase in hominid skull sizes over time continues to be recognized in the literature. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 15, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, “consensus science”, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, Ann Gauger, BIO-Complexity, BioLogos, bottleneck, Calvin College, Christianity Today, Deborah Haarsma, Dennis Venema, DNA, Evangelical Christians, Evangelicals, evolutionary creation, evolutionary science, Francis Collins, human origin, humans, In Quest of the Historical Adam, In Quest of the Historical Adam (series), Nature Ecology and Evolution, npr, Ola Hössjer, Queen Mary University, Review of Craig's In Quest of the Historical Adam (series), Richard Buggs, S. Joshua Swamidass, Science and Human Origins, Scot McKnight, The Language of God, theistic evolution, Trinity Western University, William Lane Craig}

Lessons from the Evangelical Debate About Adam and Eve

_{Casey Luskin
November 15, 2021

Evolution, Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology

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The standard evolutionary account of human origins holds that our population has always been in the thousands and humanity did not descend from an initial pair. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
October 22, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, cars, Casey Luskin, chimpanzees, common ancestor, Elon Musk, evolution, evolutionary biology, evolutionary tree, Francis Collins, Genome Research, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, historical sciences, intelligent design, junk DNA, Matti Leisola, Science and Human Origins, Stephen Meyer, Tesla, University of Cambridge}

Forbidden Question: Common Descent or Common Design?

_{Jonathan Witt
October 22, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Think of cars. A Tesla and a Cadillac share many features — but of course, none of that means that Teslas blindly evolved from Cadillacs, or vice versa. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 21, 2021

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, Darwinists, Discovering Intelligent Design, Discovery Institute, doctorate, evolution, foresight, fossil record, geologists, humans, intelligent design, Marcos Eberlin, Melissa Cain Travis, science and faith, Science and Human Origins, Stephen Meyer, Texas, universe, William A. Dembski}

Revealed: The Mystery Scientist Who Will Speak at Our Dallas Conference, February 20

_{David Klinghoffer
January 21, 2021

Human Origins and Anthropology

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If you’re like me, you’re not good with patience — so I can finally deliver some relief. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
November 26, 2019

Categories
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, Adam and Eve, atheism, BIO-Complexity, chimpanzees, Darwinism, Discovery Institute Press, DNA, entomologists, Francisco Ayala, HLA-DRB1, hominins, human origins, insects, Jay Richards, linkage disequilibrium, Neo-Darwinism, Ola Hössjer, Science and Human Origins, theism}

Human Origins: Not a Simple Question

_{Ann Gauger
November 26, 2019

Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Is this proof of Adam and Eve? Far from it. It merely shows they might be possible. This model is scientific and as such is falsifiable. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
October 23, 2019

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, alleles, Andreas Wagner, Asli Vahdat, BIO-Complexity, BioLogos, bottleneck, Broad Institute, chimpanzees, convergent evolution, Dennis Venema, first couple, Francisco Ayala, genes, human genome, human leukocyte antigen, human origins, Immune System, intelligent design, Jan Klein, macaques, Ola Hössjer, Peaceful Science, Queen Mary University of London, Richard Buggs, S. Joshua Swamidass, Science and Human Origins, Steve Schaffner, trans-species polymorphism}

A First Couple? Here’s the Backstory

_{Ann Gauger
October 23, 2019

Human Origins and Anthropology

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Could humanity have had its origin in a first pair, or did it have to come from a population of at least several thousand? Read More ›

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Date
July 21, 2019

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, Ann Gauger, chimpanzees, DNA, humans, Sarah Chaffee, Science and Human Origins}

Listen: At the Genetic Level, How Chimps and Humans Differ

_{Science and Culture
July 21, 2019

Human Origins and Anthropology

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Do we have 99 percent of our DNA in common with chimps? Read More ›

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Date
May 10, 2018

Categories
Engineering
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, apes, BioLogos, chimpanzees, Chromosomal Fusion, common design, Darrel Falk, engineers, evolution, Geppetto, humans, Pinocchio, puppets, Science and Human Origins, theistic evolution}

Of Chromosome 2 and Puppet Propaganda

_{Science and Culture
May 10, 2018

Engineering, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Biologist Darrel Falk, Senior Advisor for Dialogue at BioLogos, has a new video where he offers two views of the origin of human Chromosome 2. Read More ›

Ardipithecus ramidus is a species of australopithecine from the Afar region of Early Pliocene Ethiopia 4.4 million years ago

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Date
February 21, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, Ardi, Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, Casey Luskin, Darwinian evolution, Dennis Venema, Ernst Mayr, fossils, hominid, hominins, Homo, Homo erectus, Homo rudolfensis, Homo sapiens, human origins, Reviewing Adam and the Genome, saltation, Science and Human Origins, theistic evolution}

Adam and the Genome and Hominid Fossils

_{Science and Culture
February 21, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology

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Despite Dennis Venema’s statements to the contrary, there is no clear-cut lineage of fossils leading from ape-like hominids to modern humans. Read More ›