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Are there missing links between ancient primates and modern humans?

Introduction

One of the issues most frequently raised by both creationist and and intelligent design writers is the question of gaps in the fossil record, and, in particular, of “missing links” between “apes” and humans. In one sense, such

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What do scientists understand about the origin of life?

Credit: Walker, Packer, Cody, “Re-conceptualizing the origins of life,” https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsta.2016.0337

Introduction

In the past few decades, modern science has uncovered a universe that is far vaster and more awe-inspiring than ever imagined before, together with a set of elegant

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Does intelligent design pose a challenge for evolution?

Background

The “intelligent design” movement was formed in the mid-1990s by a group of scholars whose objective was to present a significantly more tenable body of scholarship opposed to evolution than that promoted by young-earth creationists such as Henry Morris and

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What do fossils say about evolution?

Introduction

One of the issues most frequently raised by both creationist and intelligent design writers is the question of gaps in the fossil record. These writers assert that there are large, unbridgeable gaps, and that the conventional scientific picture of a smooth sequence

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What is the evidence for evolution?

Evolution as a “theory”

One of the most common misconceptions in the public scientific arena is that evolution is “just a theory.” The Merriam-Webster dictionary lists several definitions for the word “theory” [Merriam2009]. The two that are the most relevant here are: (a)

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Can an evolutionary process generate English text?

Can an evolutionary process generate English text? Updated 22 September 2024

Introduction

One central issue in the debate over Darwinian evolution is the question of evolutionary novelty — can evolution produce truly novel features? Creationist and intelligent design writers have insisted that whereas minor changes may occur within an established “kind,” nothing fundamentally new can

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What does DNA reveal about evolution?

Introduction

In the past few years, modern genome sequencing and computer technology have placed an enormous volume of DNA data only a mouse-click away from researchers worldwide. The first complete human genome sequence was completed in 2000, after a ten-year effort that cost

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Have species been individually designed?

Introduction

One of the key tenets of both creationism and intelligent design is that whereas minor variations are possible among different members of a given “kind,” such variations do not extend beyond the boundary of the “kind.” (The term “kind” as used by these

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Does creationism pose a challenge for geology and evolution?

Introduction

In the past few decades, modern science has uncovered a world that is far vaster and more awe-inspiring than ever imagined before, and has uncovered a set of elegant natural laws that govern all the universe, deeply resonating with

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The search for harmony: A summary essay

Introduction

In our increasingly troubled world, it is abundantly clear that the future of human society will require forging a respectful harmony between science and religion. As we will see below, there are indeed grounds for a respectful harmony, but they require

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Are there missing links between ancient primates and modern humans?

What do scientists understand about the origin of life?

Does intelligent design pose a challenge for evolution?

What do fossils say about evolution?

What is the evidence for evolution?

Can an evolutionary process generate English text?

What does DNA reveal about evolution?

Have species been individually designed?

Does creationism pose a challenge for geology and evolution?

The search for harmony: A summary essay

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