Tag: Fossil Record

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Casey Luskin

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September 3, 2025

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, Cambrian Explosion, Casey Luskin, co-option, complex specified information, Darwinism, Evolution, Fossil Record, God of the gaps, God of the gaps argument, human evolution, human origins, Intelligent Design, irreducible complexity, Lucy fossil, Materialism, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, objections to intelligent design, Truthful Hope}

How to Respond to Common Criticisms of Intelligent Design

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September 3, 2025

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God of the gaps. Lucy as human ancestor. Co-option to explain away irreducible complexity. Perhaps you've heard some of the most common objections to intelligent design, but do you know how to adequately respond to them? On today's ID The Future, geologist and lawyer Casey Luskin explains how to refute these and other objections to intelligent design as he concludes a conversation with host Jacob Vasquez that originally aired on the Truthful Hope podcast. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

Date
August 11, 2025

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, 1% myth, Australopithecenes, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, big bang theory of human evolution, Casey Luskin, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Evolution, Fossil Record, Geology, homo, human chimp, human evolution, humans and chimps, icon of evolution, Lucy, Materialism, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, New York Post, paleoanthropology, paleontology, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History}

Casey Luskin Calls on the Smithsonian to Get It Right on Human Origins

_{Casey Luskin
August 11, 2025

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The Smithsonian Institution has recently been called out by the Trump Administration for pushing "one-sided, divisive political narratives." But American history isn’t the only domain in which the Smithsonian is advancing misinformation. The National Museum of Natural History’s Hall of Human Origins vastly distorts the scientific evidence on human evolution, seeking to convince visitors that there’s nothing special about us as human beings. On today's ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid talks to attorney and geologist Dr. Casey Luskin to dissect his explosive new editorial in the New York Post calling on the Smithsonian Museum to stop "miseducating the public" on the history of human beings. Read More ›

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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
May 7, 2025

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, Darwinism, engineering, engineering principles, Evolution, Fossil Record, geneticist, genetics, giant panda, Intelligent Design, Materialism, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, optimal design, optimal panda principle, panda, Panda’s thumb, Stephen Jay Gould, Wolf-Ekkehard Loonig}

More Than a Thumb: Integrated Design in the Giant Panda

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
May 7, 2025

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Is the famous “panda’s thumb” evidence of unguided evolutionary processes, or is it a masterpiece of engineering and the result of intelligent design? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid concludes his conversation with retired geneticist, Dr. Wolf-Eckehard Lönnig, an intelligent design pioneer who has been offering robust criticism of Darwinian theory and advocating for intelligent design for over 50 years. The topic is Dr. Lönnig's new paper reviewing the debate over the panda’s thumb. Giant pandas have an extra digit, an elongated wrist bone, that aids the animal in walking and manipulating bamboo with great dexterity. Some claim it's a clumsy structure produced by evolutionary processes. It wouldn't win any design awards, but it gets the job done. Others call it one of the most extraordinary manipulation systems in the mammalian world and clear evidence of purposeful engineering. So which is it? Dr. Lönnig helps us answer that question. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

Date
April 9, 2025

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, basics of intelligent design, Casey Luskin, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Evolution, Fossil Record, fossil record explosions, Intelligent Design, Materialism, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, teaching evolution, teaching intelligent design, Unpacking Intelligent Design}

Casey Luskin on Intelligent Design, Evolution, and the Fossil Record

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April 9, 2025

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On this episode, Dr. Casey Luskin concludes his conversation about the basics of intelligent design with Sam Kleckley, host of the Live Life in Motion podcast. You'll find this interview (including Part 1) particularly helpful if you are new to the science of intelligent design yourself, or you have friends or family who are open to learning more. In Part 2, Dr. Luskin begins by discussing the fossil record and the abrupt appearance of new life forms. He also tackles the often-debated question of the intelligent agent behind the design found in nature. Finally, in the realm of education, he addresses the controversy surrounding teaching evolution and intelligent design in schools. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation. Read More ›

Close-up of Stromatolites at Lake Thetis, a saline coastal lake in Cervantes, Western australia.

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 2, 2024

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, Charles Darwin, common ancestor, complexity, Darwinism, Evolution, Fossil Record, Intelligent Design, last universal common ancestor, LUCA, media representation, molecular clock, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, origin of life, scientific debate, universal common ancestry}

New Study Triggers Key Origin of Life Questions

_{Casey Luskin
December 2, 2024

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Did life on earth spring up early and easily through evolutionary processes? Or does the emergence of life represent another infusion of information into the biosphere that is best explained by intelligent design? On this episode of ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid and Dr. Casey Luskin discuss the implications of a recent study on the last universal common ancestor, also known as LUCA. They explore the nature of LUCA as a hypothetical organism, its complexity, and the challenges it poses to evolutionary theory. The conversation also touches on the media's portrayal of scientific findings and the problems associated with molecular clock techniques used to date LUCA. Ultimately, they highlight the rapid emergence of complex life on Earth and the implications for origin of life theories. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

Date
November 18, 2024

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, anthropology, Casey Luskin, Darwinism, Evolution, Fossil Record, hominid, homo erectus, homo sapiens, human chimp, human evolution, human race, human uniqueness, humanity, Lucy fossil, Materialism, Neo-Darwinism, origin of humans, origin of life, paleoanthropology}

Casey Luskin: The Origin and Uniqueness of Humans

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November 18, 2024

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Survive. Reproduce. Repeat. Is that all we're here for? Some people make this claim, including noted evolutionary biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins. But does it match up with the scientific evidence? On this ID The Future, we're sharing selections from a recent talk by geologist Dr. Casey Luskin on the origin and uniqueness of human beings. You’d be hard-pressed to find another lecture that accomplishes what Casey does here in 30 minutes: review the fossil history of hominids and humans to show the large, unbridged gap between the two, bust the myth that humans are 99% genetically similar to chimps, demonstrate the plausibility of intelligent design to explain the Big Bang origin of the genus Homo, and argue that the human race is unique and unparalleled in its moral, intellectual, and creative abilities. Read More ›

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Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 16, 2024

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, artificial selection, British Association, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Evolution, Fossil Record, Intelligent Design, Joseph Hooker, limits of evolution, Materialism, mutations, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, On the Origin of Species, Robert Chambers, Samuel Wilberforce, Thomas Henry Huxley, trans-mutation}

Samuel Wilberforce Critiques the ‘Unbounded Assumptions’ of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 16, 2024

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In June 1860, just seven months after Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, three men hotly debated the merits of Darwin's argument at a meeting of the British Association. Biologist Thomas Henry Huxley and botanist Joseph Hooker defended Darwin's theory. English bishop, speaker, and writer Samuel Wilberforce critiqued it. And though he was a man of the cloth, Wilberforce did not build a theological case against Darwin. Rather, he evaluated the argument for natural selection on scientific grounds, exposing its "loose statements and unfounded speculations" by weighing it "in the simple scales of logical examination." On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid treats you to excerpts from Wilberforce's powerful critique, published as a review a month after the debate in Quarterly Review. Read More ›

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Stephen C. Meyer

Date
September 16, 2024

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, Ben Shapiro, biology, Charles Darwin, Daily Wire, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinism, Evolution, Fossil Record, Fossils, information theory, Intelligent Design, Materialism, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, origin of life, paleontology, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer}

Stephen Meyer and Ben Shapiro Talk Intelligent Design

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September 16, 2024

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On this ID The Future, we bring you the first half of Daily Wire host Ben Shapiro’s 2019 interview with philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer on The Ben Shapiro Sunday Special. This exchange happened five years ago now, and we thought it was a good time to put it out there again for those who may not have heard it yet or don’t remember it. Dr. Meyer considers this one of the best interviews he’s done on the subject of his second solo book Darwin’s Doubt. Shapiro was very well-prepared and asked great questions, resulting in a thought-provoking and thoroughly engaging hour-long conversation. We’ve got the first half of it for you today, followed by the concluding half in Read More ›

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David Gelernter

Date
July 10, 2024

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, Cambrian Explosion, Charles Darwin, combinatorial space, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinism, David Gelernter, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, evolutionary theory, fossil discontinuities, Fossil Record, Giving Up Darwin, Intelligent Design, Materialism, mathematics, missing fossils, mutations, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, origin of life, protein rarity, Proteins, Stephen Meyer, Yale University}

Giving Up Darwin’s Brilliant and Beautiful Theory

_{David Gelernter
July 10, 2024

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Five years ago, Yale University professor of computer science David Gelernter wrote that he was bidding farewell to neo-Darwinian evolutionary theory. Why would he take such a bold step? What convinced him that the neo-Darwinian paradigm no longer satisfied the scientific evidence? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid marks the fifth anniversary of Gelernter's important essay by reading it aloud in full. If you’ve read the essay, this will likely be a good refresher on Gelernter’s arguments. If you haven’t read it yet, by all means enjoy! Read More ›

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Evan Sayet

Date
June 3, 2024

Tagged
, Atheism, Atheist, atheist origin myth, Charles Darwin, comedian, comedy, consensus, Daniel Dennett, Darwinism, Evan Sayet, Evolution, Fossil Record, humor, Intelligent Design, Materialism, materialist, militant atheism, multiverse, origin of life, Richard Dawkins, settled science, Universe from Nothing}

Comedian Evan Sayet on the Failure of the Atheist Origin Myth

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June 3, 2024

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On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes comedian and author Evan Sayet to the podcast to discuss the failure of the atheist origin myth, his journey from liberalism to conservatism, and the role of humor in the scientific debate. His latest book, Magic Soup, Typing Monkeys, and Horny Aliens From Outer Space, takes a cuttingly humorous approach to dismantling the origin myths promoted by atheists to explain away the evidence for design in life and the universe. Philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer calls Sayet's book “a rambunctious romp...With his trademark humor, Sayet exposes the absurdities of the materialist superstition of our age.” Come for the laughs, stay for the serious scientific discussion! Read More ›