Category: Evolution
Charles Darwin and the Ghost of Epicurus
Darwinism, when viewed from a philosophical perspective, might more accurately be understood as a late sub-branch of ancient speculative thought.
Neil Thomas: An Autopsy of Darwinism
How was it that a theory so poorly supported by the evidence nevertheless came to dominate the academy?
Why Junk Design Arguments Are Junk Science
Examples of so-called “convergent” evolution are ubiquitous, including the camera eye design shared by the squid and human.
Chromosomal Fusion and Correcting Mistakes: A Retrospective on an Old Debate
The main evidence that Dr. Scott cites to argue that chromosomal fusions aren’t necessarily deleterious comes not from humans but from horses.
Prebiotic Muffins and an Air of Unreality
There is a cookbook being proposed for “prebiotic soup recipes” — that is, combinations of non-living chemicals plausibly present on the early Earth.