02Dec 2021 by Post

Evolutionary Psychology: Checkered Past, Checkered Present

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If we want to effectively explain human behavior in all its messy richness, we would do well to look beyond this box of just-so stories. Source
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06Oct 2021 by Post

Biologist Jonathan Wells Gives “Top Scientific Problems with Evolution”

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Darwin anticipated “innumerable transitions” in the fossil record, but such a rainbow of transitional forms has never been found. Source
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24Sep 2021 by Post

Nearly All of Evolution Is Best Explained by Engineering

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Transposable elements modify gene regulation in maize to confer drought tolerance, alter flowering time, and enable plants to grow in toxic aluminum soils. Source
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20Sep 2021 by Post

Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection Has Left a Legacy of Confusion over Biological Adaptation

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Our ability to adapt to fantastically diverse circumstances did not result from the happenstance of environmental conditions. Source
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21May 2021 by Post

Verdicts of “Poor Design” in Biology Don’t Have a Good Track Record

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For years people cited the wiring of the vertebrate eye as evidence of “poor design” in biology. Source
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03May 2021 by Post

When Darwinian Evolution Became Obsolete

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The theory of evolution by natural selection was unveiled to a poorly attended and generally inattentive audience at a Linnean Society meeting. Source
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28Apr 2021 by Post

Listen: Sneak Preview of New Douglas Axe Intelligent Design Course

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In the full course, Dr. Axe investigates proteins and how they work, the genetic code, gene recruitment, population genetics, natural selection, and much more. Source
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27Apr 2021 by Post

Some Additional Comments on Social Darwinism

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O’Connell and Ruse’s failure to engage deeply and fully with the historiography of this question makes it hard to take their effort seriously. Source
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22Apr 2021 by Post

The Dessert Cart Paradox — A “Gaping Hole in Evolutionary Theory”

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There’s a problem with evolution by “natural selection” that’s indicated in the very words themselves, as biologist Doug Axe points out. Source
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