Month: November 2011
Lynn Margulis, Acclaimed Biologist and Critic of Neo-Darwinism, RIP
“No evidence in the vast literature of heredity changes shows unambigious evidence that random mutation itself, even with geographical isolation of populations, leads to speciation. Then how do new species come into being? How do cauliflowers descend from tiny, wild Mediterranean cabbagelike plants, or pigs from wild boars?”
Phillip Johnson on the Scientific Nature of Opposition to Darwinian Theory
Johnson’s work showed that there are credible criticisms of Darwinian evolution that come from a strictly scientific standpoint rather than a religious one.
Darwin on Trial: The Implications for Neuroscience and Ethics
Neuroscientist Patricia Churchland cites Prairie Voles to illustrate how chemical processes inform morality. Prairie Voles with a greater number of oxytocin receptors were monogamous while those with fewer such receptors were not.
The Perverse Logic of Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s “Origins Program”
NASA’s JPL asks “How did we get here?” but adjudicates the question before the evidence it seeks has even come in.
Why Did NASA’s JPL Discriminate Against David Coppedge and Why Does It Matter?
In the context of ID-suppression cases, this one could be big.