Tag: tools
Who (or What) First Used Tools?
It’s not stone tool use that is exclusive to humans; vultures can do that too. It’s the ability to form abstract ideas.
Evolutionists Are Stymied by the Human Mind
Media love natural histories of the mind. Advocates have proposed mental illness, chimpanzees throwing excrement, and baby slings as the accidental spark.
War on Human Exceptionalism Turns to Tool Use
As the academic war on human exceptionalism motors on, researchers’ thinking sometimes shorts out — and they don’t even notice.
Journal Rejects Claims that Homo naledi Buried Dead, Made Rock Art, Used Fire
Researchers, led by Lee Berger, had claimed in a Netflix documentary that the species buried its dead, used fire, used tools, and made rock art.
The Human Mind Has No History
There is no good reason to assume that human intelligence evolved from mud to mind via a long slow history.