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Are there missing links between ancient primates and modern humans? Updated 7 August 2023 (c) 2023 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 Continue reading Are there missing links between ancient primates and modern humans? What do scientists understand about the origin of life? Updated 7 April 2024 (c) 2024 Introduction Both creationist and intelligent design writers assert that science has yet to understand the origin of life, and further claim that this is a fatal flaw in evolutionary theory [Behe1996; Dembski1998]. More importantly, creationist-minded members of the public have, Continue reading What do scientists understand about the origin of life? Does intelligent design pose a challenge for evolution? Updated 29 August 2023 (c) 2023 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 Continue reading Does intelligent design pose a challenge for evolution? What do fossils say about evolution? Updated 7 August 2023 (c) 2023 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 Continue reading What do fossils say about evolution? What is the evidence for evolution? Updated 7 August 2023 (c) 2023 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) Continue reading What is the evidence for evolution? Can an evolutionary process generate English text? Updated 7 August 2023 (c) 2023 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 Continue reading Can an evolutionary process generate English text? What does DNA reveal about evolution? Updated 7 August 2023 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 approximately $2.7 Continue reading What does DNA reveal about evolution? Have species been individually designed? Updated 7 August 2023 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 communities is Continue reading Have species been individually designed? Does creationism pose a challenge for geology and evolution? Updated 29 August 2023 (c) 2023 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 Continue reading Does creationism pose a challenge for geology and evolution? The search for harmony: A summary essay Updated 5 March 2024 (c) 2024 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. On the scientific side, progress achieved over the past few decades has been nothing short Continue reading The search for harmony: A summary essay |
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