Does Homo naledi Undermine the Case for Human Exceptionalism? July 19, 2023 My friend Ken Samples tells me it is one of the greatest stories ever told. It’s the tale of Plato’s Cave. In this allegory, Plato describes a... Human Origins & Anthropology by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read
Animals Are Intelligent But Are Humans Exceptional? April 12, 2023 I’m an introvert. Attending gatherings with people I don’t know simply sucks the life out of me. The icebreakers that frequently open these gatherings only... Human Origins & Anthropology by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read
Should Chimpanzee Behavior Challenge Human Exceptionalism? April 27, 2022 When our kids were little, I always enjoyed our family trips to the zoo. As they grew older, our zoo visits became much less... Human Origins & Anthropology by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read
How We Use Energy Points to Human Exceptionalism February 21, 2022 It's easy for humans to take food availability for granted in our modern world, but the acquisition of food resources in human history has... Human Origins & Anthropology by Hugh Ross Read
Brain Organoids Cultivate the Case for Human Exceptionalism January 19, 2022 Mel Brooks’s horror comedy Young Frankenstein is one of my all-time favorite movies. Perhaps my favorite scene in the movie has Igor (pronounced EYE-gor)—played brilliantly by Marty... Human Origins & Anthropology by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read
Humans Are Designed to Think While Walking November 8, 2021 One of my favorite things to do when I am on vacation is hike in the mountains and take in as much scenery and... Design by Hugh Ross Read
A Christian Perspective on the Sixth Mass Extinction July 14, 2021 It is hard to imagine that anything good could have come from the COVID-19 pandemic.But something has. Thanks to the 2020 “lockdowns,” there was... Human Origins & Anthropology by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read
Did God Create Us or Did We Evolve from a Common Ancestor with the Apes? May 7, 2021 Question of the week: Do you believe God directly intervened to create the first modern humans or did we evolve from a common ancestor with... Human Origins & Anthropology by Hugh Ross Read
Domestication, Human Exceptionalism, and Creation April 20, 2020 How many origin events has Earth’s life undergone? From a naturalistic perspective there is just one origin of life: the origin of the Last... Human Origins & Anthropology by Hugh Ross Read
Does Transhumanism Refute Human Exceptionalism? A Response to Peter Clarke April 3, 2019 I just finished binge-watching Altered Carbon. Based on the 2002 science fiction novel written by Richard K. Morgan, this Netflix original series is provocative,... Human Origins & Anthropology by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read
Timing of Neanderthals’ Disappearance Makes Art Claims Unlikely March 27, 2019 In Latin it literally means, “somewhere else.” Legal experts consider an alibi to be one of the most effective legal defenses available in a... Human Origins & Anthropology by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read
Scientific Discovery & God: Human Exceptionalism, Part 4 February 12, 2019 Some people think the advance of science continues to remove any reason for believing in God, but in reality scientific discovery over the last... Human Origins & Anthropology by Kenneth Samples Read