Author: Paul Nelson
Talking Back to Goliath: Some Advice for Students in the Evolutionary Biology Classroom
A student in David Barash’s class might feel a bit like David facing Goliath — even though Goliath, in this case, happens to be named David.
Do You Like SETI? Fine, Then Let’s Dump Methodological Naturalism
After reading my article about MN, a correspondent wrote and asked a good question.
Methodological Naturalism: A Rule That No One Needs or Obeys
The only real motivation for holding to MN is to keep the bad guys at bay, as an all-purpose "Press Button in Case of Emergency" defeater for ideas like intelligent design.
Still Awaiting Engagement: A Reply to Robert Bishop on Darwin’s Doubt
What matters is whether any of these theories can explain what needs to be explained: the origin of novel animal body plans and the biological information necessary to produce them.
Still Awaiting Full Engagement: Ralph Stearley’s "Well, Maybe, Who Knows?" Review of Darwin’s Doubt
If real, design is a datum of nature, like it or not. Bad philosophies of science, like materialism, need to get out of the way.