Author: Paul Nelson
Butterfly Mystery Solved
The dill and parsley plants in our box garden are loaded with black swallowtail caterpillars.
Spotted — Papilio polyxenes
Somehow this handsome fellow found his way into my office.
New Film Is Genesis History? Presents a False Dichotomy: I Dissent from My Role in It
The movie looks at the scientific, philosophical, and theological case for an “historical Genesis” interpretation of Earth history.
Specter of Intelligent Design Emerges at the Royal Society Meeting
Visibly agitated scientists clash. “Not God — we’re excluding God,” says one speaker.
The Road to the Royal Society: The Problems That Matter, the Problems That Don’t
Like Sherlock Holmes’s dog that did not bark in the night, the RS meeting is noteworthy for those speakers who were not invited.
The Epicurean Escape Hatch — Richard Dawkins Responds to Stephen Meyer
Dawkins has deigned to descend from the atheist Mt. Olympus and immediately stepped in a steaming pile of…organic matter.
Gentle Reminder: April 7 Deadline for Summer Seminar Applications Is Around the Corner
Really it’s one of the high points of my working year, and the students rave about their experience.
Accepting, or Rejecting, Common Descent Has Real Consequences for Biological Understanding
Some have said that intelligent design does not commit one to accepting or rejecting common descent, and I agree.
What Evolution Is, and What It’s Not
Evolution, in the sense of common descent, is not a theory of similarity.
Will Provine (1942-2015): A Personal Remembrance
Will was the most Christian atheist I’ve ever known. Many Christians could learn a thing or two from his example.