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Human evolution Intelligent Design

Paranthropus: But, on the other hand, ARE those stones actually tools?

Elbein: “The monkeys — long-tailed macaques — seem to have made their artifacts by accident, not by design. But in many ways, that only makes the finding more disruptive.”

Posted on March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 Author News Comments(4)
Human evolution Intelligent Design Mind

At VICE: Our view of intelligent [human] life upended by tools find?

So it’s sort of like your great-uncle and aunt made the tools, not your great-grandparents. And that’s supposed to make all the difference? Meanwhile, another “subhuman” candidate to scratch off the list.

Posted on March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 Author News Comments(5)
Human evolution Intelligent Design

What science media make of the 3 million year old tool assembly, recently found

Some of us suspect that it is long past time someone shone a light on how these classifications of early humans are really created. How much is evidence and how much is underlying assumption?

Posted on February 11, 2023February 11, 2023 Author News Comments(2)
Human evolution Intelligent Design

At Smithsonian Magazine: Stone tool kits from 3 million years ago?

The basic difference between any type of human and other animal life forms seems to have been evident three million years ago.

Posted on February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Author News Comment(1)

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