Supplemental materials:

• Q&A: Anthropology

• Q&A: Embryonic recapitulation and similarities

• Q&A: Genetics

Discussion questions:

1. Evaluate:

   • Australopithicus afarensis

   • A. africanus

   • Homo ergaster

   • H. erectus

   • H. heidelbergensis

   • H. neanderthalensis

   Should each of these be considered human or non-human? Why?

2. A friend of yours claims that the similarity between human and chimp DNA proves evolution. How would you respond?

3. One evolutionary idea is that embryos of different kinds pass through similar developmental stages. Another evolutionary idea is that embryos trace their alleged evolutionary ancestry as they develop. Both of these ideas have been thoroughly discredited. Why?

4. Bones of Contention

5. Explain the evolutionary ‘mitochondrial Eve’ (or ‘out of Africa’) and ‘Y-chromosome Adam’ concepts. How does the Bible explain the evidence?

Additional Resources

• Bones of Contention, Revised and Expanded (book), by Marvin L. Lubenow

Answers

1. See pages 80-82 and Q&A: Anthropology for additional information.

2. See pages 82-84 and Q&A: Genetics for additional information.

3. See pages 85-87 and Q&A: Embryonic for additional information.

4. See pages 87-89 and Q&A: Genetics for additional information.