Population crash 900,000 years ago nearly killed us off
By ZHOU WENTING in Shanghai zhouwenting@chinadaily.com.cn
China Daily
4 Sep 2023

An international collaboration led by Chinese scientists has found for the first time that population collapse almost wiped out early human ancestors over 900,000 years ago, with the number of breeding individuals falling to as low as 1,280. The…read more…

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I found Dr. Wells to be an excellent speaker who presented well organized information in a systematic and logical way using well designed PowerPoint text slides and illustrations. Having just read his book, I benefited most from his numerous examples of how virtually all of the mythical icons of evolution are still being presented as fact in the most popular of the currently used high school and college biology textbooks. Wells confidently predicts that most of these myths, including the fraudulent scam of industrial melanism in peppered moths and the falsified drawings of embryonic homologies by Ernst Haeckel will continue as icons of evolution for generations to come. His prediction is a safe one because if the discredited icons of evolution were removed from the biology textbooks, there would be no remaining understandable evidence for evolution.

As much as I enjoyed and benefited from the presentation of Dr. Wells, there are a few points where I must disagree with him. He seems to argue that biology textbooks are unique among the sciences in being overtly anti-Christian in many of their claims and pronouncements. He certainly gave some glaring examples of this from current popular biology textbooks, but I have read similar comments in earth science text books. Criticisms of ill supported evolutionary icons in geology were missing in Wells presentation. There was no criticism of the presumed great ages of fossils or the presumed vector of progress in the geological column. No criticism of the “big bang” or of the claim that the earth is 4.5 billion years old. There was no suggestion that fossils must be formed quickly if they are to be formed at all. No mention of the growing evidence that strata may be deposited quickly and not even necessarily from the bottom up. I suspect the reason for his silence on these issues is that Wells, like many others in the Intelligent Design Movement,” including Phillip Johnson, Michael Behe and William Dembski, are old earth progressive creationists. These men distance themselves from biblical creationists, presumably hoping thereby to gain some credibility from the scientific/evolutionary community. Sadly, they appear to be just as much maligned by the evolutionary community as those who would hold God’s word above scientific speculation on even the age of the earth.

At the end of Dr. Wells excellent presentation, I found myself asking the same question I was once asked after an anti-evolution presentation of my own – “So What?” Is the whole point merely that science is being taught incorrectly? Many who profess to be Christians will ask, “does it really make any difference how God created as long as we give him the credit.” Is the element of design the only thing we need to hold up against an evolutionary world view? Most importantly, what about the matter of death? Is death natural or even a biological necessity? Did the Designer in fact design us and all animals to suffer all manner of pain, diseases and violence and finally to die? The fossil record after all is full of dead animals and people. If we look to the fossil record as evidence of God’s progressive creative work over millions of years we are inevitably led to accept death as natural. The Bible tells us, however, that God is not the author of death but rather death came into the world through man’s sin and that death is an enemy that must be destroyed by our Savior. “Jesus must reign until He has put all enemies under His feet and that last enemy that will be destroyed is death” (1 Corinthians 15:26). What have we gained if we have merely discredited the icons of evolution and in so doing have left intact the most insidious icon of all – that death is not the wage of sin as the Bible claims but is biologically “natural”? Surely this would be the very undermining of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Creation Illustrated, Fall 2020, Vol. 27 No. 3

Editor/Publisher: Tom Ish

The Publishers : Our Why / Tom , Jennifer, and Melissa Ish. p. 2
Giving Thanks from the Publisher’s Desk : Benevolence / Tom Ish. p. 4
Sharing Our Mail. p. 5
Creation Up Close : The Frozen High Desert / Jean Van Houten. p. 6
Amiable Alpacas / Gayle M. Irwin with Tom Ish. p. 14
Re-Creation Outdoors : Allegheny National Forest / Leslie Sams. p. 22
Creation Day 3 : The Creation of Land and Plants / Christine Graef with Tom Ish. p. 28
Creation Highlights : The Third Way of Evolution; Different Colors on Different Soil. p. 38
Creation Stewardship : Sharing Facts and Figures; Tips for Simple Living; Biblical Stewardship of Creation. p. 39
Lens on Creation : Sanctuary In Lockdown / Bobby Harrison. p. 40
My Walk With God : Nature Nurture / Angela D. Hager. p. 42
Gardens From Eden : The Lost Orchard / Carole Rodgers. p. 46
Genesis Cuisine : Stuffed Squash / Tom & Jennifer Ish, photos by Melissa Ish. p. 52
Children’s Story : A Children’s Story / Floyd Sayler. p. 54
Creation Character-Building Lesson : Four Seasons. p. 58
Creation Illustrated Coloring Contest. p. 60
Creation Illustrated Photo Contest. p. 61
Study Guide for Creation Illustrated, Fall 2020 edition. p. 62
Fall Family Fun Activity: Harvest Parties; Word Search Puzzle. p. 63
The Calm / Tiffany Marshall. p. 64

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Acts & Facts, Vol. 49 No. 12, December 2020

From the Editor : 2020 Vision: An Unexpected Year in Review / Jayme Durant. p. 4
Feature : Jesus Christ, Our Savior and Creator / Randy J. Guliuzza. p. 5
Events. p. 8
Research : Rogue Moths Didn’t Start Out That Way / Scott Arledge. p. 9
Impact : The Fossils Still Say No: The Cambrian Explosion / Jeffrey P. Tomkins. p. 10
Back to Genesis : Osteostracans Aren’t Ancestors / Frank Sherwin. p. 14
Back to Genesis : Are We Living in a Computer Simulation? / Scott Arledge and Brian Thomas. p. 15
Volunteering God’s Creation Truth /Lauren Pennington. p. 16
Dr. Henry M. Morris III: A Kingdom-Focused Life / Christy Hardy. p. 17
Creation Q&A : How Do I Prepare for Creation Ministry? / Jake Hebert. p. 20
Apologetics : December, Winter Weather, and Washington / James J. S. Johnson. p. 21
Stewardship : Perhaps Today! / Henry M. Morris, IV. p. 22
Letters to the Editor. p. 23

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Creation Matters, Vol. 25, No. 4, Fall 2020

Editor: Jean K. Lightner

Drug Discovery and Design from Marine Organisms Such as Slugs: Implications for the Perception of an Omniscient Engineer / C. Shipman. p. 1
RNA Viruses as Examples of Evolution / Kevin Anderson. p. 1
Math Matters : A Grain of Sand / Don DeYoung. p. 2
CRS is moving! p. 8
Prayer Matters. p. 8

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Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, December 2020, Vol. 73 No. 4

Editor: James C. Peterson

Editorial : Let the Authors Say What They Want to Say, Including Running the Numbers / James C. Peterson. 193
Articles : Pharaoh’s Gift: Was Ancient Nubia the Land of Milk and Camels? / Stephen L. Reinbold. p. 195
Articles : The Role of Psychology in Advancing Dialogue between Science and Christianity / Erin I. Smith. p. 204
Articles : Newton Deified and Defied: The Many “Newtons” of the Enlightenment / James C. Ungureanu. p. 223
Essay Book Review : A Critical Review: Reformed Theology and Evolutionary Theory by Gijsbert van den Brink / Jitse M. van der Meer and Koert van Bekkum. p. 236
Book Reviews : Conversations with Galileo: A Fictional Dialogue Based on Biographical Facts by William R. Shea / Arie Leegwater. p. 241
Book Reviews : Finding Ourselves after Darwin: Conversations on the Image of God, Original Sin, and the Problem of Evil edited by Stanley P. Rosenberg (general ed.) and Michael Burdett, Michael Lloyd, and Benno van den Toren (associate eds.) / Charlotte Combrink. p. 241
Book Reviews : Reading Genesis Well: Navigating History, Poetry, Science, and Truth in Genesis 1–11 by C. John Collins / Christopher Kaczor. p. 243
Book Reviews : Old-Earth or Evolutionary Creation? Discussing Origins with Reasons to Believe and BioLogos edited by Kenneth Keathley, J. B. Stump, and Joe Aguirre, eds. / Michael B. Burns. p. 244
Book Reviews : Amazing Grace of Quantum Physics by Dillard W. Faries / Stephen M. Contakes. p. 247
Book Reviews : The World According to Physics by Jim Al-Khalili / Jonathan Lyonhart. p. 248
Book Reviews : The Perfect Predator: A Scientist’s Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug by Steffanie Strathdee and Thomas Patterson / Karsten Garwood. p. 249
Book Reviews : How to Be a Better Scientist by Andrew C. Johnson and John P. Sumpter / Alexander J. Werth. p. 251
Book Reviews : The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity by Jason Thacker / Michael J. Paulus, Jr. p. 252
Book Reviews : 2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity by John C. Lennox / David Winyard. p. 255
Book Reviews : Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World by Matt Parker / Thomas J. Clark. p. 255
Letters : Animals Are an Integral Part of Healthy Agriculture / Lynn Braband. p. 256

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Daylight: Origins Science for Catholics, No. 66, August 2020

Executive editor: Anthony Nevard.

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Editorial : A Catholic Perspective on Origins / Anthony Nevard. p. 1
Bases of Biology / R. McNair Wilson. p. 4
The Origin of Coal / Anthony Nevard. p. 10
The Veneration of the Saints / Introduction by the Editors. p. 21
The Veneration of the Saints / W. Wilmers. p. 22
Natural History Involved in Everyday Conversation / J. Arthur Thomson. p. 30
Resources Countering Environmental Pessimism. p. 34
The Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. p. 37
A Coal’s Account of Itself. p. 38.

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Think & Believe, November/December 2020, Vol. 38 No. 6

Quick! Shift Gears! / Dave Nutting. p. 1
Online Learning Opportunities. p. 2
DisMANtled: A Scientific Deconstruction of the Theory of Evolution / Dave Nutting. p. 2
Yellowstone — The Huge Volcano / Dave Nutting. p. 3
Director’s Column / Dave Nutting. p. 4
Yellowstone 2021; Twin Peaks, Colorado, June 27-July 2. p. 4

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NCSE Report, Fall 2020, Vol. 40 No. 4

Editor: Paul Oh

15 Years Later the Fight for Science Continues. Cover.
Dear NSCE members / Ann Reid. p. 2
Kitzmiller v. Dover: The Last Gasp of “Balancing” Evolution / Eugenie Scott. p. 3
Encouraging News About Evolution Education From a New NCSE/Penn State Survey / Glenn Branch. p. 4
The Legal Basis of Kitzmiller V. Dover / Glenn Branch. p. 6
Random Samples with Edward J. Larson / Paul Oh. p. 5
Updates. p. 8
News from the Membership / Glenn Branch. p. 10
What We’re Up Against : The Answer to Lack of Preparation is False Balance? / Glenn Branch. p. 10
Supporting Teachers : Science Is a Way of Knowing / Paul Ph. p. 11
Breaking Down Barriers : Grants Fuel Science Outreach by NCSE Fellows / Kate Carter. p. 12
Place & Time : Madrid 1995: A Sentence to Change the World / Spencer Weart. p. 13
The RNCSE Review : We Believe in Dinosaurs directed by Clayton Brown and Monica Long Ross / Jason Rosenhouse. p. 14

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Acts & Facts, Vol. 49 No. 11, November 2020

From the Editor : Creation by Design / Jayme Durant. p. 4
Feature : The Power of the Next Idea / Randy J. Guliuzza. p. 5
Research : Soft Tissue Fossils Reveal Incriminating Trends / Brian Thomas. p. 9
Impact : Paleontology Confirms a Late Cenozoic N-Q Flood Boundary / Jeffrey P. Tomkins and Tim Clarey. p. 10
Back to Genesis : 14 Claims of 100-Million-Year-Old Bacteria Unfounded / Tim Clarey. p. 14
Back to Genesis : Science vs. Falsely Called Knowledge / Vernon R. Cupps. p. 15
Hummingbirds by Design / Frank Sherwin. p. 17
Creation Q&A : How Can You Refute Evolution? / Brian Thomas. p. 20
Apologetics : Mayflower Pilgrims, Simian DNA, and Straw Men / James J. S. Johnson. p. 21
Stewardship : Thankful Remembrance / Henry M. Morris, IV. p. 22
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