Study: Hands of “Ardi” Indicate a Chimp-like Tree-Dweller and Knuckle-Walker

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Initially, Ardi was widely called the “oldest human ancestor,” due to its supposed skeletal traits that indicated an early bipedal (upright walking) species. Source
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Academic Article Correcting Misconceptions about Evolution Promotes Misconceptions about ID

academic journals, BMC Springer Nature, Brazil, Charles Darwin, creationism, creationists, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, Evolution, Evolution: Education and Outreach, Human Origins, Intelligent Design, Jonathan Wells, lobby groups, Paul Nelson, religious beliefs, scientists
It’s good to be back at Discovery Institute. Even after my fives years away, I see that some things remain unchanged. Source
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Revealed: The Mystery Scientist Who Will Speak at Our Dallas Conference, February 20

Casey Luskin, Center for Science & Culture, Darwinists, Discovering Intelligent Design, Discovery Institute, doctorate, Evolution, foresight, fossil record, geologists, Human Origins, humans, Intelligent Design, Marcos Eberlin, Melissa Cain Travis, science and faith, Science and Human Origins, Stephen Meyer, Texas, universe, William Dembski
If you’re like me, you’re not good with patience — so I can finally deliver some relief. Source
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Dallas Conference on Science & Faith: In Person or Livestream

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Those who choose to join in person will find that we are taking every reasonable precaution to protect our attendees, volunteers, and staff. Source
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Darwinism, Storytelling, and the Futurist ET Myth

2001: A Space Odyssey, Africa, Bible, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Culture & Ethics, Darwinian materialism, domino, English literature, Flannery O’Connor, futurist ET myth, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, H.G. Wells, human brain, Human Origins, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Jacques Derrida, John Milton, John Updike, Michael Keas, monolith, quantum leap, Robert Ardrey, Roland Barthes, science fiction, Stanley Kubrick, Texas, The Territorial Imperative, The Time Machine, Unbelievable?, weapons
The implication is clear: the alien monolith has somehow bequeathed to him and his little tribe a sudden quantum leap in brain power. Source
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Doctor’s Diary: Evolution in the Country of the Blind

anatomy, animals, apes, atheists, babies, birth canal, Brazilian Academy of Sciences, childbirth, chromosomes, Creativity, DNA, ductus arteriosus, earthquake, Ecuador, foresight, H.G. Wells, heteropalindromes, human evolution, human exceptionalism, Human Origins, humans, Intelligent Design, invention, Marcos Eberlin, Minnesota, orphan genes, oxygen, P.Z. Myers, parable, Periodic Table, phenotypes, Richard Dawkins, The Country of the Blind, Tree of Life
Fans of H. G. Wells are probably familiar with his 1904 short story, “The Country of the Blind.” Source
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Evolution Can’t Explain Sexual Modesty; Why Not?

anthropology, Antifa, Arabian babbler, bird species, Culture, Darwinism, décolletage, dress, Evolution, evolutionists, Hays Code, Human Origins, humans, I Love Lucy, intimacy, leading lady, Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, materialist science, melodramas, nudism, police, Portland, protests, sex, silent films, speech, Yitzchak Ben Mocha
Darwinism is supposed to be a universal theory about biological diversity advancing through reproduction. Could such a basic observation be beyond its scope? Source
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