Author: Denyse O'Leary
The Fossils Speak, but Hardly with One Voice
University of Chicago biochemist James Shapiro, not a design theorist, offers four kinds of rapid, evolutionary change that Darwin “could not have imagined.”
A New Series: Talk to the Fossils
A while back, I started a series here called “Science Fictions” that I began by asking a simple question.
Imagine a World of Religions that Naturalism Might Indeed Be Able to Explain
Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker recently told CNN, “We don’t throw virgins into volcanoes any more.” No? Why not?
Evolutionary Conundrum: Is Religion a Useful, Useless, or Harmful Adaptation?
These theories about religion have two things in common.
If Naturalism Can Explain Religion, Why Does It Get So Many Basic Facts Wrong?
Naturalism, the idea that nature is all there is, has no shortage of theories seeking to explain religion.