Category: Human Origins
Scientists Are Skeptical that Intelligence in Homo naledi “Erases Human Exceptionalism”
Berger et al.’s claims about the species have been disputed and their idea that it lived 2-3 million years ago was exaggerated by a factor of 10.
Protein Evolution, the Waiting-Time Problem, and the Intriguing Possibility of Two First Parents
After being asked to evaluate the scientific case against Adam and Eve, Ann Gauger dove into population genetics.
Monkey-Made “Tools” Cast Doubt on High Intelligence in Early Hominids
Macaque monkeys from Lobi Bay, Thailand, have been observed “unintentionally” producing stone tools.
Casey Luskin Debunks a Museum’s Evolutionary Propaganda
Luskin and host Eric Anderson call evolutionary theory to task for being overly supple, offering just-so stories to explain a behavior AND its opposite.
Is Human Psychology Better Explained by Evolution or Design?
“We are survival machines,” wrote atheist biologist Richard Dawkins, “robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes.”