Category: Evolution
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Technology Advances; Humans Supersize
New York Times: Technology Advances; Humans Supersize For nearly three decades, the Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert W. Fogel and a small clutch of colleagues have assiduously researched what the size and shape of the human body say about economic and social changes throughout history, and vice versa. Their research has spawned not only a new…
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On Evolution, Biology Teachers Stray From Lesson Plan
New York Times: On Evolution, Biology Teachers Stray From Lesson Plan Teaching creationism in public schools has consistently been ruled unconstitutional in federal courts, but according to a national survey of more than 900 public high school biology teachers, it continues to flourish in the nation’s classrooms. Researchers found that only 28 percent of biology…
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The Economics of Belief
At Science and the Sacred today, there is a post by Joel M. Martin, What Do Most Christians Really Believe About Evolution? He writes: … But we live in a world that hungers for simple answers to complex problems. We Americans in particular seldom take the time to come to our own conclusions on complicated…
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First Large-Scale Formal Quantitative Test Confirms Darwin’s Theory of Universal Common Ancestry
Science Daily: First Large-Scale Formal Quantitative Test Confirms Darwin's Theory of Universal Common Ancestry ScienceDaily (May 17, 2010) — More than 150 years ago, Darwin proposed the theory of universal common ancestry (UCA), linking all forms of life by a shared genetic heritage from single-celled microorganisms to humans. Until now, the theory that makes ladybugs,…
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RTS, Bruce Waltke, and Statements (and Non-Statements) of Faith
John Stackhouse: RTS, Bruce Waltke, and Statements (and Non-Statements) of Faith Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) has dismissed Dr. Bruce Waltke because he recently stated publicly two radical convictions: (1) that a Bible-believing Christian could believe in evolution; and (2) that the church needs to beware of becoming a cultural laughingstock for retaining anti-evolutionary views that…
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X Woman: Not human, not Neanderthal, what is she?
Christian Science Monitor: X Woman: Not human, not Neanderthal, what is she? Scientists have found evidence of what might be a 'new creature' that is neither Neanderthal nor human. X Woman could revise theories about human ancestors and when they left Africa. A mystery female known as X Woman may add a new chapter to…
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Staying Faithful to Genesis 1
Richard Mouw: Staying Faithful to Genesis 1 … I don’t mean to be flippant about the issues. How we understand the Bible’s authority in all areas of life, including scientific investigation, is a supremely imporant topic. But on these particular issues, the notion of staying faithful to the orthodoxy of the past simply does not…
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Why (most) women like to shop
MSNBC: Why (most) women like to shop Mall-loving behavior may be linked to our hunting and foraging past. Our ancestors didn't shop for holiday gifts, but the way we buy may owe credit to thousands of years of evolution. In a new study, researchers propose that our mall-visiting behaviors harken back to the days when…
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The End of Intelligent Design?
First Things: The End of Intelligent Design? It is time to take stock: What has the intelligent design movement achieved? As science, nothing. The goal of science is to increase our understanding of the natural world, and there is not a single phenomenon that we understand better today or are likely to understand better in…