Category: Evolution
Behaviorism Failed Much as Darwinism Has Done
The human mind, like the origin and development of life itself, is not reducible to merely physical processes.
Jonathan Wells Cleared the Ground for Intelligent Design
He had a sense of the immateriality of the genome, much like that of his friend Richard Sternberg.
Three Memories of William F. Buckley
For Buckley on evolution, see here. I’m enjoying the new bio of him very so far, but am prepared to start joining the critics as I read further.
Engineered Complexity in the Microbial World
Many biological “adaptations” may involve the use of innate abilities or the disruption of existing functions, rather than the creation of entirely new ones.
Peter Corning and the Taint of Vitalism
As the insightful work of Corning and others has shown, the vitalist/mechanist debate in biology is nowhere near over. If anything, it’s just getting started.