Author: Michael Flannery
Debating Weikart, Peter Singer and Susan Blackmore Omit Atheism’s Glaring Contradictions
I find troubling Singer’s barometer of human worth — tied to self-awareness — leading as it does to dangerous nonsense.
Darwin’s Theory of Evolution — or Patrick Matthew’s?
Journalist Daniel Engber discusses the theory that Charles Darwin engaged in intellectual theft or plagiarism.
Darwin and Wallace Read Malthus Differently, and That Made a Big Difference
When Oswald Spengler read Darwin’s Origin, he thought the conflation of biology and economics reeked of the English factory.
A Grave Matter: Richard Weikart on Humanity’s Life or Death Struggle
Dr. Weikart’s new book is out today and it needs to be read by everyone because it involves everyone.
Misunderstanding Wallace on "Intelligent Evolution"
I have used the term as an accurate description of his idea of a thoroughly teleological form of evolutionary theory.