New “Long Story Short” Video Addresses Challenges from Junk DNA Defenders

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Of course, die-hard evolution defenders were not going to take these major shifts in thinking about “junk DNA” sitting down. Source
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Does the Scientific Evidence Support Evolutionary Models of Human Origins?

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The fossil record shows a break between the australopithecines, supposedly directly ancestral to our genus, and the first humanlike members of the genus. Source
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#10 Story of 2022: Twelve “Shocking” Discoveries for Evolution

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Some discoveries might be surprising from an evolutionary perspective, but not necessarily from a perspective of intelligent design. Source
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Twelve “Shocking” Discoveries for Evolution

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Some discoveries might be surprising from an evolutionary perspective, but not necessarily from a perspective of intelligent design. Source
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