Month: August 2024
Darwinian Death: Euthanasia Meets Eugenics
One powerful influence on the early euthanasia movement was eugenics ideology, which emerged first in the 1860s under the leadership of Francis Galton.
Now, Here’s a Theory of Evolution Based on Cellular “Thinking”
Note how far we are from the world of Darwin’s followers now, while still staying with the evidence.
What 1,000+ Brain Surgeries Taught About the Mind
Michael Egnor continues his discussion with Pat Flynn, noting that neither seizures nor Penfield’s brain stimulation provoked abstract thought.
On the Origin of Darwin’s Worldview
Michael Flannery tells of Darwin’s involvement in the Plinian Society, a “freethinkers” group at Edinburgh University in Scotland.
Will Evolution’s New Synthesis Be Hard or Soft Magic?
Let’s try holding some new scientific theories to the standards of the fantasy genre.