Tag: human origins
Did Religion Evolve, or Was It Designed, to Foster Cooperation?
Harari’s assurance about building group cohesion is simplistic and woefully insufficient to account for common characteristics of religion.
New Review Series — Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens
Earlier this year an ID-friendly scientist contacted me to ask my opinion of the book. He mentioned a former Christian who had lost his faith after reading it.
The Casual Racism of Charles Darwin
It is certainly startling to see the N-word cropping up in Darwin’s letters, but this is not the only place.
Scientists Conclude: Human Origins Research Is a Big Mess
Considering the number of fossils attributed to the human lineage, an absence of such fossils for the great African ape lineages raises an obvious suspicion.
Meyer, Keating: Why Was the Object of Creation So Long in Coming? And Other Good Questions
I listened in the car on my way to and from a funeral. Obviously, the end of life, like its beginning, is an occasion for pondering ultimate questions.