Dark matter is seen in the spin rate of galaxies and by the bending of light due to dark matter's gravity. Dark energy is seen in the accelerated expansion of the universe. Both are based on observations. Both are place holder names, in a way. Dark matter is the non-luminous matter that...
Precisely. Footprints can't tell us who their descendants are or were. Only DNA can do that, and the DNA evidence clearly points to modern humans migrating out of Africa.
Map of Human Migration
Those footprints are over 5 million years old. Modern humans emerged about 200k years ago. That's a pretty big time gap.
We also know from DNA evidence that modern humans trace back to Africa. No footprint changes this conclusion.
Jupiter will not cause carbon dioxide levels to suddenly spike to levels 30% above previously normal levels.
The obvious mechanism for this sudden spike in a greenhouse gas is the burning of fossil fuels. This is further supported by the atmospheric increase in the carbon isotope 12C which...
I came to the same conclusion. The authors seem to be hinting at a massive worldwide speciation event 100k to 200k years ago, but I don't see how the data can support that. You can get mtDNA MRCA's even without a speciation event in a population with a steady and continuous population, so I...
Over many trials a random process can be predictable, such as a pair being the most common made hand in poker when dealing a 5 card hand, or 7 being the most common outcome in Craps. So how does that fit into this overall picture?
I would say that you have unconfirmed stories, not evidence.
I will be the last to tell you what is reasonable for you. All we can do is explain what our position is.
Apologetics Press is not a scientific source.
What you need to deal with are the facts, such as the similarities between the pelvises shown in one of my previous posts. A. afarensis was definitely not a chimp. A. afarensis has a mixture of human-like features not found in any living ape and...
Why? Australopithicus afarensis has a mixture of ape and human features. There is absolutely no doubt about this. For example:
The human pelvis is on the left and the chimp pelvis is on the right. The two in the middle are A. afarensis and Ar. ramidus, two hominid transitionals. Those...
That is probably where we differ the most. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and unconfirmed stories of supernatural experiences fit squarely into that category.
Peers don't rerun the experiments found in the paper. What the peers will do is make sure the authors used the proper controls and methodologies. It is very rare for reviewers to challenge the actual results, but it does happen. If a reviewer feels strongly that the data is fabricated they...