Fox News Article Shows Why Evolutionary Solutions to Adam and Eve Fail to Satisfy

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Is William Lane Craig’s book good news for Christians? I’m not so sure, and here’s one reason why. Source
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#4 Story of 2021: Human Origins Research Is a Big Mess

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Considering the number of fossils attributed to the human lineage, an absence of such fossils for the great African ape lineages raises an obvious suspicion. Source
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Human Genetic Variation — A Tale that Keeps on Telling

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If the pockmarks on the moon showed this kind of specific array surrounding each crater, we would think someone was using the moon for target practice. Source
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Lessons Not Learned from the Evangelical Debate over Adam and Eve

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To his credit, William Lane Craig is among those evangelicals who have been willing to question arguments against Adam and Eve. Source
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Lessons from the Evangelical Debate About Adam and Eve

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The standard evolutionary account of human origins holds that our population has always been in the thousands and humanity did not descend from an initial pair. Source
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Traditional or Not? Assessing William Lane Craig’s Model on Adam and Eve

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I’m having trouble making sense of exactly what his model holds. And it seems I’m not alone. Source
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Is Genesis “Mytho-History”? As a Guide to Scripture, William Lane Craig’s Book Falls Short

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As an old earther, I was dismayed by Craig’s failure to engage with common old earth interpretations of Genesis. Source
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