The Smithsonian Institution's Human Origins Program

I Came From Where? Approaching the Science of Human Origins from Religious Perspectives

“I came from where? Approaching the science of human origins from religious perspectives”

A panel discussion of the Human Origins Broader Social Impacts Committee

Presented March 28, 2011, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Rick Potts introduction to panel discussion.

Introduction by Dr. Rick Potts (I came from where?)

Rev. Betty W. Holley, Ph.D., African Methodist Episcopal (I came from where?)

Dr. J. Wentzel Van Huyssteen, Ph.D. Dutch Reformed Church (Presbyterian) (I came from where?)

Dr. Connie Bertka, Ph.D. (Co-Chair) Unitarian Universalist

Dr. Connie Bertka, Ph.D., Unitarian Universalist (I came from where?)

Mr. Fred Edwords, Humanist (I came from where?)

Prof. Nancy Howell, Ph.D., United Methodist (I came from where?)

Fr. Thomas Weinandy, OFM, Cap., Ph.D., Roman Catholic (I came from where?)

Dr. R. Wesley McCoy, Ph.D., Presbyterian (I came from where?)

How can the concept of the "unique first human" and the concept of continuous human evolution be reconciled? And closing remarks (I came from where?)

Is there a fundamental lack of understanding of what science is, with regards to evolution in particular?

Is there a fundamental lack of understanding of what science is, with regards to evolution in particular? (I came from where?)

How has thinking about Human Origins changed in the Catholic Church?

How has thinking about Human Origins changed in the Catholic Church? (I came from where?)

What is the role of aggression in human evolution?

What is the role of aggression in human evolution? (I came from where?)

What is your favorite part of the Human Origins exhibit?

What is your favorite part of the Human Origins exhibit? (I came from where?)

Were women cheated by evolution? Sexism in science and religion.

Were women cheated by evolution? Sexism in science and religion. (I came from where?)

How does the idea of being made in the image of God work with human evolution?

How does the idea of being made in the image of God work with human evolution? (I came from where?)

Why are humans religious? (I came from where?)