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07May 2025 by Post

Slow-Witted? Neanderthals Invented Their Own Tech — Didn’t Copy

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Neanderthals cannot be the missing link that many paleontologists are looking for. But if the human mind has no history, there is no missing link. Source

02Apr 2025 by Post

How Evolutionary Theory Confuses the Study of Human History: Case of the Stone Spheres

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Any state of affairs that dates to eons ago can be referred to as “evolution” even when, as in this case, the facts imply the opposite. Source

22Feb 2025 by Post

Mammoth Bone Structure of 24,000 Years Ago Illuminates Stone Age

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Science journalist Tibi Puiu notes, “It’s one of the most surreal ancient structures ever built — and it’s just one of over 70 found thus far.” Source

31Jan 2025 by Post

Science Writing Tries to Smash Human Exceptionalism

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Stone tool use among animals versus the Stone Age provides a useful illustration of the tendency. Source

19Jan 2025 by Post

Günter Bechly on Life’s Sudden Information Explosions

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“There’s no reasonable way,” Bechly concludes, “to get from bacteria to mammals via evolutionary processes.” Source

03Jan 2025 by Post

Fossil Friday: A Scientific Controversy About Warm-Blooded Animals

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How do popularizers of Darwinism such as Richard Dawkins react? Unsurprisingly, they just ignore the evidence. Source

29Dec 2024 by Post

No. 4 Story of 2024: Darwin’s Abominable Mystery Corroborated Again

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This notorious discontinuity in the fossil record did not get any smaller with 160 years of research since Darwin, but instead became more and more acute. Source

28Dec 2024 by Post