Tag: Why Evolution Is True

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 14, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Africa, bones, Brunhes chron, Brunhes–Matuyama reversal, China, David Hills, Facebook, femoral shaft, fossil record, fossils, hominins, Homo sapiens, human origins, Jaramillo chron, Jerry Coyne, Joao Zilhão, John Hawks, mandible, media, Morocco, New York Times, paleontology, teeth, tooth morphology, University of Lisbon, vertebrae, Why Evolution Is True}

Teeth, Jawbones, and Vertebrae Fuel Overblown Media Claims of a “Missing Link”

_{Casey Luskin
January 14, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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So we’re talking about fossils that are very humanlike, if not essentially completely human. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 13, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Africa, bipedalism, bones, Clément Zanolli, competition, Djurab (desert), femur, fossil record, fossils, France, Franck Guy, Guillaume Daver, human origins, Jean-Jacques Jaeger, Jerry Coyne, Journal of Human Evolution, Michael Brunet, Nature (journal), New York University, paleoanthropology, Politics, Roberto Macchiarelli, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Science Advances, Scott Williams, skull, The Guardian, Toumaï, University of Poitiers, War and Peace, Washington Post, Why Evolution Is True}

“Competition and Politics” Complicate Debate Over Sahelanthropus tchadensis

_{Casey Luskin
January 13, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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It seemed like lots of people wanted to forget about the femur, because years went by and nothing was published about the bone. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 16, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, atheists, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, Europeans, God the Science the Evidence, Greeks, intellectuals, Jerry Coyne, mathematics, New Zealand, Pythagorean Theorem, Richard Dawkins, sex binary, transgender, war on math, whiteness, Why Evolution Is True}

On Atheism’s Watch, Rationality in Science Went Out the Window

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 16, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science

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All of this decay when atheists were considered to be the primary spokespeople for science. And they have yielded the floor to irrational forces. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 17, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, creationists, Darwin-skeptics, David Hullender, engineered systems, evolution, evolutionary biologists, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Jonathan McLatchie, Olen Brown, peer review, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Quillette, Richard Dawkins, Scopes trial, University of California, University of Chicago, University of Missouri, University of Texas at Arlington, Why Evolution Is True}

Jerry Coyne and His Readers Attack Academic Freedom, and Call for More Intolerance

_{Casey Luskin
September 17, 2025

Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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It became clear that Coyne’s whole point was to gin up harassment of the journal so they won’t publish critiques of evolution in the future. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
September 16, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, cellular life, cofactors, David A. Hullender, DNA repair, elementary particles, Elsevier, Elsevier journals, enzymes, evolution, Fred Hoyle, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma mycoides, naturalistic evolutionary processes, Olen R. Brown, oxidative phosphorylation, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, universe, University of Missouri, University of Texas at Arlington, Why Evolution Is True}

To a Pro-Intelligent Design Paper, Biologist Jerry Coyne Reacts with Question-Begging

_{Jonathan McLatchie
September 16, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The paper seeks to elucidate the plausibility of naturalistic evolutionary processes generating a minimal living cell. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 22, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, biology, Canada, Darwinism, evolution, evolutionary biologists, human biology, Jerry Coyne, materialism, Nature (journal), private truth, public truth, Scientific American, sex binary, Why Evolution Is True}

Missing the Irony, an Evolutionist Decries Private Truth

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 22, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Scientific Reasoning

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Ironically, the ultimate origin of private truth is the materialism that you yourself, Dr. Coyne, espouse. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
April 21, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Adam and Eve, Big Bang, creation, creationism, demiurge, evolution, family, freedom, genus, human origins, Jerry Coyne, life, nature, physical causes, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II, reason, revelation, Roman Catholic, science and religion, scientists, species, theologians, universe, Why Evolution Is True}

On Evolution, Pope Francis Spoke and the Media Got it Wrong

_{Ann Gauger
April 21, 2025

Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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According to Pope Francis, evolution per se still requires a Creator and cannot be the result of purely physical causes. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
December 26, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algebra, algorithms, Charles Darwin, Evangelical Christianity, Irreducible Complexity, Jerry Coyne, jesus, Journal of Molecular Evolution, Michael Behe, Nicolaus Copernicus, religion, Theory of Everything, Why Evolution Is True}

Sorry, Dr. Coyne: There Is No Religion-Science Conflict

_{Robert Shedinger
December 26, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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I dare say that Michael Behe has had a far greater influence on the field of evolutionary biology than Jerry Coyne has. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 22, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anti-Semitism, Dave Farina, evolution, evolutionists, Hamas, insults, intelligent design, Iran, Israel, Jerry Coyne, Judaism, Lawrence Krauss, Michael Shermer, New Atheists, pogrom, Professor Dave Explains, rape, Richard Dawkins, Why Evolution Is True, YouTube videos}

Watchdog Group Calls Professor Dave “Anti-Semite of the Week”; Plus an Appeal to the New Atheists

_{David Klinghoffer
January 22, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Does this have anything to do with intelligent design and the evolution debate? Yes, two things. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 8, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anti-Semitism, atheism, Brown University, Christianity, college students, common sense, Dave Farina, Europe, evil, Gaza, genocide, Günter Bechly, Hamas, Holocaust, intelligent design, Israel, Jerry Coyne, Jews, Michael Shermer, Middle Ages, Middle East, Nazis, New Atheists, Nick Fuentes, Professor Dave Explains, Sam Harris, terrorism, Twitter, violence, Wall Street Journal, Why Evolution Is True, YouTube videos}

Professor Dave, Anti-Semite? You Be the Judge

_{David Klinghoffer
November 8, 2023

Bioethics, Intelligent Design

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What was unclear was whether his rage against intelligent design reflected just an isolated problem in his thinking, or whether it’s something more system-wide. Read More ›