The Unique Origins of Humanity in the Fossil Record

[@theHentySkeptic]

Congrats on getting that PhD Casey! Looking forward to more of your contributions to this important debate.

[@himwhoisnottobenamed5427]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JoanKentBible]

I remember the first time I saw the chart which supposedly depicted the evolution of man from an ape. I was eleven and did not take it seriously then and have not wavered from that position. I am now old. Thank you so much for your enthusiastic presentation.

[@marcocappelli5124]

Joan Kent So, in that time you have made extensive research on the topic from an objective point of view?

[@Yesunimwokozi1]

Wow..same experience

[@himwhoisnottobenamed5427]

Pity you never asked questions from reputable scientists (which nobody at the DI is). Instead you _chose_ to remain ignorant.

[@silvercenturion4214]

@@Yesunimwokozi1wilful ignorance

[@JahRastafari89]

In 2017 Casey Luskin wrote a brilliant article that was published in the book "Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique" called "Missing Transitions: Human Origins and the Fossil Record" that seriously undermines the popular Neanderthal narratives, well worth the read.

[@EnilionVeno]

This is one of my childhood memories, once every some time i heard in tv that they found missing link, but then it turns out its actually not.

[@gradysockwell4255]

The Chuck Norris jokes were the best part of the entire presentation! Good job Casey!

[@robertthomas2673]

Chuck Norris has a grizzly bear throw rug in his cabin. The bear’s not dead. He’s just afraid to move.

[@jollygreen9377]

Why isn’t this taught in schools? This is all new to me.

[@colinthomson5358]

There's a good book called The Bone Peddlers which is worth checking out. It may annoy a Christian at times as he does argue against really dumb arguments put forth by some Christians and he does have a New Age feel to his views. However, he is most angry at the pro-evolutionary side and how they make patchy evidence into 100% proof. He thinks these people are lying to the public by making their theories seem way more certain than they are. The fossil record is much too mysterious for that. I would hope both sides of the debate could read the book with an open mind. I can't remember the authors name atm.

[@colinthomson5358]

There are loads of things taught in school as fact that probably shouldn't be. The arguments on the other side are ignored. The kids are taught the ideology that the elite subscribe too. That is sadly the purpose of school these days.

[@JohnnyAnderson1]

Satan is working overtime in schools

[@kojilopez7484]

Cuz they skeeered to let the public know...hahaha

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

@Jolly Green THAT my friend is A Very Good Question. I wish I had an answer that doesn't involve (anti-Religious) Bias on the part of the science establishment.

[@scottdetter]

There are no transitional fossils for any genus which should be 10X the amount of current fossil finds.

[@gonulelz6259]

10x is too modest. If random mutation were name of the game, the amount of transitional fossil should be something like 10000000000000x

[@mmaegaard]

All fossils are transitional. There are no non-transitional fossils.

[@jotandtittle]

@@mmaegaard the Cambrian Transition

[@Greenie-43x]

How does one determine if all fossils are transitional? What is the verification process?

[@mmaegaard]

@@Greenie-43x Are you a clone of one of your parents?

[@mauricedicke9527]

Also, keep in mind that the oldest found human footprints are older than the oldest found bones of apes.

[@tonymaurice4157]

Abiogenesis is a Failure. James tour 👍

[@eswn1816]

Yes... but worse, it's a farce! 😬

[@oskarsitarz569]

Pretty interesting i have to admit. Keep on working docs :D

[@zorot3876]

Thanks Casey for your hard work exposing the scammers. I enjoyed your book.

[@himwhoisnottobenamed5427]

“Exposing scammers”? Casey _is_ a scammer. As is every “scientist” at the Discovery Institute.

[@azareelperezzapata2433]

Many thanks :)

[@colinthomson5358]

10 years ago I was so certain evolution was true. I would laugh at Christians arguing otherwise. I am disgusted by how arrogant I was made by experts talking about "this is 100% proof for X. No doubt" I understand the problems with the fossil record. And what does that say? When I was ignorant I was 100% behind evolutionary theory. As I knew more and more doubts started cracking that certainty. I am just glad Christians have the the testicular fortitude needed to push back against our Expert Class.

[@colinthomson5358]

One of the things that opened my mind was the big deal made about Lucy. They never once explain to the public that actually we just don't know. Why can't they admit that to the public? I would be ashamed if the people I worked with were more concerned with pushing a narrative than trying to find the truth. I remember watching the scientist file away at the pelvic bones and adding things then tilting it and saying "Wow look evidence she walked upright!" Uhh didn't you just change the evidence first?

[@Schneule]

Thank you for the extensive information! You had me taking notes!

[@thenkdshorts9485]

Terrific presentation, Dr. Luskin. Many thanks!

[@kbeetles]

I really liked this presentation and I will be a bit more confident in using the "big bang theory of human evolution" in conversations. The humour at the end was - what shall I say?- bang on!!

[@markchampneys]

Great job, Casey. Love the Chuck Norris ending.

[@owaissheraz]

That's the best video I have found

[@danielcristancho3738]

The hype is part of the plan. It's meant to keep the faithful, faithful and to dupe the next sucker.

[@eui6037]

Very very informative, not bad for a neanderthal... (Why insulting Chuck N.?) The end is disappointing.

[@phillip0537]

Great talk, thank you. And great job with the bit of humor at the end that underlined your point well! :-)

[@Bryce_Cunningham]

Awesome!! Great work Dr. Luskin!!

[@senkat8747]

Thank you Casey PHD

[@MountainFisher]

Sir Solly Zuckerman, a primate expert and materialist who considered the evolution of man from apes as self evident, nonetheless had a terrible opinion of most of the fossil evidence for Man's descent from apes and called it untrustworthy at best. Zuckerman's judgement of the professional standards of physical anthropology was not a generous one. Sir Zuckerman's judgement of their professional standards compared them to parapsychology at best and remarked, that the record of reckless speculation in human origins is so astonishing that it is legitimate to ask whether much science is to be found in this field at all." That is a damning indictment to bring against a whole field of science, but Sir Solly's measurements (to technical to go into) showed that the Australopithecines so called ability to walk upright was nothing more than the bias of the scientist (?) making the observation. I used to work with scientists like this. That Life just appeared from natural processes was not even questioned, it was self evident. I would point out that there must have been massive amounts of DNA/RNA so animals wouldn't be inbred. This idea needed some explanation as obviously it isn't happening now.

[@marcocappelli5124]

*"That Life just appeared from natural processes was not even questioned, it was self evident"* So, they should have considered a supernatural, untestable origin? Should they consider a supernatural origin for lightning as well, or just for the origin of life?

[@mugdiller2124]

@@marcocappelli5124 I'm still waiting for OoL scientists to give an operational definition of life - what it is, not what it does.

[@MountainFisher]

@@marcocappelli5124 If one is not allowed to make an inference to the best explanation because of philosophical bias then you can hardly call yourself scientific. 'If I cannot see it or measure it then it doesn't have any merit.' Sounds like a Zetetic point of view.

[@kenhansew7892]

Well done, Doc! So glad to see you were able to retain your sense of humor! Keep up the great work!!!

[@junacebedo888]

Israeli and French scientists who created a Chuck Norris-like Neanderthal should have a Netflix comedy show

[@keropiboy]

it really looked like Chuck!!

[@eswn1816]

I am a highly educated (PhD... graduate from MIT... post-graduate at Oxford... published... etc.) My comment: The classic evolutionary theory is nothing more than a speculative paradigm lacking scientific evidence. In other words, it's "Academic propaganda" that delights atheists and scientific materialists. The early post-Darwinian reaction supports this as does more recent quotes: "Evolution makes me feel good about being an atheist."

[@cartermahanay2729]

Could the man of lawlessness described in 2 Thess. 2 be Darwin, and materialist Scientists? What great signs and wonders has “science” produced. Has God sent a delusion to those who’ve jumped on the “science” bandwagon?

[@Jonas-gl9ke]

I’m not sure of the point you’re attempting to make: 1. Even if evolution were not true, this would not prove the existence of any god. Whether or not one believes in evolution is independent as to whether or not any god exists. 2. How do you feel about Francis Collins, former head of the human genome project and founder of BioLogos, a Christian advocacy group that affirms evolutionary creation? One can believe in evolution and still claim to be a Christian.

[@eswn1816]

@@Jonas-gl9ke You, like many, confuse "Evolution" = gradual change over time with "abiogenesis" = chemical / random origin life. "Survival of the fittest" says nothing about ™ arrival of the fittest." Collins, I think, believes that God used evolution. He is not an atheist and does not support your point.

[@jonhiggins2012]

@@eswn1816 Yup. Information does not occur in nature on its own. DNA is literally biological code, and code needs a programmer.

[@jakejones3453]

I will stand with God 🙏

[@Jonas-gl9ke]

Which god?

[@jakejones3453]

@@Jonas-gl9ke The God who created all things and sent his only son for people like me and you.

[@jonhiggins2012]

I used to be an angry atheist but in this last year, I have found, read, and watched so many unexplainable and literally miraculous things.

[@nicolassbrown9881]

Brilliant! Related reading - Life Without Evolution: A Comprehensive Deconstruction of Darwin's Creation Story.

[@atmanbrahman1872]

Awesome 👌

[@rubiks6]

I googled "Irish stew." It's funny.

[@charlesmiller6281]

Why doesn't Chuck Norris wear a watch? HE tells YOU what time it is!

[@SurgeonSuhailAnwar]

Good talk and a lot of research I would suggest to use a lot of other visual aids like slides, pictures, charts and algorithms. The picture in the back ground is beautiful but should be replaced by running visual aids. You will get a lot more viewers that way

[@littleandre4957]

In Russia modern objects like screws and doorknobs are found in rocks that are supposedly billions of years old.

[@ollybolly2881]

To be honest when I believed in evolution and I watched this video you really destroyed my "evidence" for it well done Dr Casey Luskin I would like to see someone using your information to debate someone like Aron Ra

[@davidkeenan5642]

If your sole evidence for evolution was the fossil record, it's not surprising that you no longer accept the veracity of the theory. But it does seem that your change of belief is based on ignorance.

[@frednelson3556]

lots of assertions but little objectivity or evidence very proud of the words

[@gardenladyjimenez1257]

Fantastic presentation: clear, concise, factual. The slides were immensely helpful in holding onto your information. And especially appreciate the quotes on the slides to give weight to the view that human "evolution" is scientifically an open question and not a settled fact. Thanks!

[@thaumastura]

What are they waiting for? Another intermediate fossil, an another, and so on?

[@theinsectmanofwv]

"Evolution is more impossible than the Blue Fairy, the Witch of the North, Aladdin's genies, the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, the Headless Horseman, and the mathematical definition of impossible all put together." Dr. Joseph Mastropaolo

[@foreversurfingthenet2641]

Karl Priest Strange you have no problem with a talking serpent, magic staff, fruit from a tree containing all knowledge, people leaving their graves, a man living 900 years, parting of the sea, a man walking on water, a woman formed overnight from a mans rib, and a sky daddy who knows everything you do and everything you are thinking......etc etc

[@dmitriy-k732]

​@@foreversurfingthenet2641 it sounds like "supernatural being capable to intervene in nature can't exist, because of some reports from deep past about interventions in nature by supernatural beings".

[@hartleyw6323]

Well done!

[@waeldaboul6136]

Thanks and Congrats for the PhD. some notes from the talk. Ardi as a hominin when discovered was dated to about 4.5 million years of age. That means that she was exactly the age of her ancestral Apes and living together with them or even older than them. How could that be true when you find the Ar. ramidus with bipedal characters evolved from ancestors that she is almost older than ??? Not only that but you find the next evolved generation too Australopithecines with almost the same age dating. Any how, one need to see some signs of indication of a mental development left belong to this creature such as prime drawings or any sign that proves that such an agent has even any limited intellectual at all leading to human??

[@sandyacombs]

Human intelligence is the greatest mystery of all. Why would natural selection select for an intelligence level so far beyond what is necessary for survival in the environment in which ancient humans were found.

[@NMcRae]

He is obviously a knowledgeable person, but his wild and random hand movements are very distracting. He is a major source of information and prominent in the field. He desperately needs someone to help him in his presentation and help his windmill hands to calm down.

[@watchmen6504]

This is excellent. This brilliant gentleman should be allowed to give this speech on Capitol Hill.

[@gersonfreiredeamorimfilho3012]

Awesome

[@MrsPPNC]

Please could these videos be made as a podcast so we could listen offline ?

[@jamesdownard1510]

Viewers are advised to source fact check Luskin & the DI's various claims, as they have a knack for leaving out anything that doesn't fit their narrative (which doesn't actually involve a positive ID explanation for the data, but a criticism of evolutionary models as if doing so somehow validates their non-model).

[@anthonypolonkay2681]

What if we fact check them, and it's all correct?

[@hasserl]

You do realize the same criticism can accurately be said of the Darwinists, right?

[@leonstenutz6003]

2:00 Paleoanthropology: Origin of humans in the fossil record.

[@rogerbee697]

Hey, creationists, Christian and/or Muslim, even if evolution was proven wrong right now, (which it hasn’t) that does NOT automatically prove competing/opposing claims as true. Go look up what a “scientific” theory is compared to a “colloquial” theory. Also, look up the fallacies of “false dichotomy” and “argument from ignorance.”

[@jonhiggins2012]

It is disingenuous to say that there aren't problems with Neo-Darwinism. You can admit that without admitting God is real.

[@cartermahanay2729]

Could the man of lawlessness described in 2 Thess. 2 be Darwin, and materialist Scientists? What great signs and wonders has “science” produced. Has God sent a delusion to those who’ve jumped on the “science” bandwagon?

🙏🏼💪🏼

[@eswn1816]

"Science"... The Big Bang theory of evolution... Truth... Creation!

[@gusposey8218]

Faith is the enemy of reason.

[@rl7012]

What is reasonable about scientific dogmatism?

[@TheGtk444]

Faith is based on reason.

[@Garthinyus]

Christian Faith is being told the truth by the Creator about Himself and His creation before the rest of humanity discovers it.

[@JonJaeden]

Why are the fossils/bones that are found so often from the skull or jaw but not the femur? I would think the femur, particularly at the socket, was a denser bone with a greater chance of surviving over time.

[@hylaherping9180]

Teeth are the hardest parts of mammals which is why in some areas, entire extinct clades of mammals are only known from teeth and jaw fragments.

[@JosiahFickinger]

I never liked the term homosapiens because it just sounds very evolutionary. We are MAN made in God's image!

[@jacobcherian4384]

So where does the creation of Adam and Eve fit in or when were Adam and Eve created ?

[@terriekraybill9724]

This was a very interesting talk. My problem would be with the idea that any human population could exist on the earth for many tens or hundreds of thousands of years without developing at least a Neolithic level of culture. If these populations had human language and abstraction abilities, why did they never develop any sort of mathematics or literature? Humans talk, believe in the divine or think about ultimate origins, do art, make music, build houses, etc. My understanding is that none of these things happened until maybe twenty or thirty thousand years ago. For many years, I have considered evolution to have serious problems with philosophical implications, since it asserts that humanity and human capacity developed in small steps, varying very much in different groups. To avoid the obvious racist implications, we would need to see humanity as a true "big bang" of our full suite of abilities, not anything a Darwinist view could explain.

[@nicolassbrown9881]

There are indigenous groups still existing today, and many more in recent history, that never developed math and literature. But once exposed to education, they quickly learn the same intellectual abilities. There are no racist implications once you realise that the differences are cultural and not genetic. Darwin himself made this mistake, believing some races to be closer to apes in their intellectual and moral faculties, but he was only echoing the popular beliefs of the time.

[@michaelsiddle837]

If he was under oath, Wetherington committed perjury!

[@salihkubba4017]

Scientist just published new ancestor Homo bodoensis my friend And don’t part quote from people who believe in evolution in your cause like dr.yuval noah as his book sapien talks about evolution as true fact The evolutionary record and timing is always right as dawkins said combine that with genes we get a fact !

[@williamrice3052]

There are many such big bangs in the fossil record where complex species simply appear suddenly without evolutionary precursors. It points to a designer creator installing various life forms on earth in various phases. Even though we don't exactly know how to match a literal 6 days creation with a millions of years fossil record there are too many coincidences in Genesis to simply write off as myth i.e. the universe creation big bang in Gen 1:1 followed by various life creation big bangs in the Days. We now know time is relative and can be warped, so maybe God did a local time warp around the earth, during those days...

[@Possibleep]

The human body is fragmented into cells, why is fragmented stuff implied to be wrong? Good for a laugh 😂

[@hasserl]

"Fragmented stuff" is not implied to be wrong, it is implied to be inconclusive and lacking of value in supporting a theory of macro evolution.