Jerry Coyne is a noted biologist and skeptic specializing in evolution. Thus, he is truly an authority in his areas of expertise. Click on the link below for an expose of his ignorance of sex/gender:
Human knowledge has progressed exponentially since the dawn of modern science. It is no longer reasonable to accept claims without sufficient objective evidence. The harm from religion, alternatives to medicine, conservatism, and all other false beliefs will be exposed on this blog by reporting the findings of science. This blog will also reinforce what should be the basics of education: History, Civics, Financial Literacy, Media Literacy, and Critical/Science Based Thinking.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
One Scientist's Opinion Is NOT Science
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
The History Of Human Evolution 101
Fact: Evolution, including humans, is accepted by science at the same level as it accepts gravity. (link)
However, a large minority of the general public in the USA does not accept it. Why? The strong correlation with how religious one is.
Click on the links below for a brief course in human evolution beginning a million years ago:
The difference between homo sapiens and homo sapiens sapiens
Sunday, May 26, 2024
Dinosaurs Teach Us About Evolution & Genetics
"Building a Dinosaur Is a project spearheaded by the Paleontologist Jack Horner. He has worked with the labs of numerous scientists including but not limited to: Hans Larsson, Dana Rashid, and Mary Schweitzer."
Friday, January 5, 2024
Neanderthals: A Fresh Look At Them
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Why We Have A Blue Sky
Friday, June 9, 2023
An Interesting Look At Evolution
"'It turns out that marsupials are the ones that are far more evolved from the ancestral form.'"
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Evolution Is True (Full-Stop)
"However, in evolutionary terms, we all share ancestors if we go far enough back in time. This means many features in our bodies stretch back thousands or even millions of years in our great family tree of life.
"In biology, the term "homology" relates to the similarity of a structure based on descent from a shared common ancestor. Think of the similarities of a human hand, a bat wing and a whale flipper. These all have specialist functions, but the underlying body plan of the bones remains the same.
"This differs from "analogous" structures, such as wings in insects and birds. Although they serve a similar function, the wings of a dragonfly and the wings of a parrot have arisen independently, and don't share the same evolutionary origin.
"Here are five examples of ancient traits you might be surprised to learn are still seen in humans today."
Sunday, October 2, 2022
What Republicans Ignore That's Crucial For Survival
"But most scientists don’t share that view of evolution. 'The role of unbridled violence in evolution is greatly overestimated,” says Danny Grunbaum, an oceanographer at the University of Washington and a pioneer in revealing the ways that ocean life cooperates in order to survive. 'When we see animals like elephant seals fighting with each other—as we do in lots of nature documentaries—we’re really seeing only a very small sliver of time. Much more of the time they’re accommodating each other and respecting where the boundaries are—and that’s cooperation. There is a tremendous amount of cooperation in nature.”
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
The Water-To-Land "Missing Link"
Most people think of the "Missing Link" as the point where ancient humans evolved from earlier apes. However, a more difficult to find, and perhaps more significant, "Missing Link" may be the transition from water to land-dwelling animals about 150 million years before the dinosaurs. Science labels them and their descendants (including humans) as tetrapods (four legs). Click on the link below for a fascinating look into how our knowledge has expanded over decades in narrowing down the features of our first land-dwelling parents. If you have any doubts about the validity of evolution, this will slap you in the face with the reality of the matter.
Saturday, January 15, 2022
"Survival Of The Fittest"
"For starters, there is a lot more to evolution by natural selection than just the survival of the fittest. There must also be a population of replicating entities and variations between them that affect fitness – variation that must be heritable. By itself, survival of the fittest is a dead end. Business people are especially guilty of confusing survival of the fittest with evolution.
"What’s more, although the phrase conjures up an image of a violent struggle for survival, in reality the word 'fittest' seldom means the strongest or the most aggressive. On the contrary, it can mean anything from the best camouflaged or the most fecund to the cleverest or the most cooperative. Forget Rambo, think Einstein or Gandhi."
Friday, November 19, 2021
Intelligent Design Debunked By Proponent
If one is not skilled in science-based thinking, it is easy to be deceived. The anti-evolution crowd continues to promote the unfounded "Intelligent Design" hypothesis as science. Click on the link below for a podcast exposing the false foundation of such:
Theorist Accidentally Produces Evidence Against Intelligent DesignMonday, August 30, 2021
What Is The Most Important Factor In Raising Happy And Successful Children?
One does not have to look very far to see the lengths that parents will go to in an effort to help their children (link). Click on the link below for recent research on the subject:
Teaching Kids Kindness Prepares Them for Success
This is consistent with what we know about the connection between evolution and empathy (link).
Saturday, May 15, 2021
The Case FOR And AGAINST Fine Tuning
Saturday, July 25, 2020
The Gap In Knowledge On Abiogenesis Is Narrowing
Click on the link below for an excellent counter-apologetic to this religious apologists' "God of the Gaps" argument:
Since Matter First Writhed: The Mystery of Abiogenesis
Friday, July 17, 2020
Religious Intuition: It's Natural
How and why did religion evolve?
Do humans have a "religious instinct"?
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Is Christian Morality Objective?
- If there were no sentient beings, there would be no need for morality.
- Even if there was a God (there is no evidence for any god, and Christianity's foundation is falsified), your God is a person (or 3 of them; that's a discussion for another time), thus, its opinion would be subjective.
- Morality is subjective. It is formed from each rational person's opinion through evolution/biology and socialization, with the input of objective information from science. In democratic societies, laws are reflective of the majority's opinion on morality. It is "bottom-up" instead of an unjustified autocratic "top-down."
- It is always wrong because of the sanctity of life, which begins at the moment of conception.
- It is permitted in some circumstances such as protecting the lives of pregnant women.
- It is always permitted because of the sanctity of bodily autonomy.
Friday, February 7, 2020
Origins And Anthropology
Where did life come from?
What was the ancestor of everything?
Why are we the only humans left?
Are we all related?
The Two People We're All Related To
From the fall of Dinos to the Rise of Humans
The Humans That Lived Before Us
When We First Walked
When humans were prey
When We Tamed Fire
When We Met Other Human Species
When we took over the world
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Scientific Activity
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Why Religion Is Part Of Human Evolution
While today the intuitive motivation for belief in a God remains, we also have the benefit of science and its findings that falsify all claims of a God. Thus, there is a battle going on between people of faith and science-based thinkers. I can testify from personal experience that it is difficult to accept reality, however, I just consider the rejection of religion as a major step toward maturity.
Evolutionary Psychology Explains Religion
Michael Shermer, in 16 minutes, explains deeply and widely the natural genesis of religion and exposes Christianity's fallacy of special pleading.
Dr. Michael Shermer | God does NOT exist