Author: Neil Thomas
Cosmos, Chaos, and a Privileged Address in the Universe
What are we to make of this radical discontinuity between the Earth and the rest of the cosmos?
In Darwin, the Descent of a PR Man
Darwin’s reiteration here and elsewhere of the phrase “we may confidently believe” veils the tenuous truth-value of what he proposes.
Myths, Monsters, and Life’s Elusive First Step
The notion that the building blocks of life were easily gotten may have seemed intuitive to journalists and others acquainted with Mary Shelley’s novel.
Evolution Versus Design: An Ancient Debate
The universe, according to Epicureanism, is without a creator, a purposeless and non-intelligent concourse of atoms without any cosmic source of direction.