Category: Evolution
Darwin’s Tree Morphs into a Network, with Implications for Intelligent Design
If lateral gene transfer is rampant throughout life, the universal tree of life becomes a matter of philosophical preference, not empirical demonstration.
Darrel Falk’s Volte-Face on the Cambrian Explosion
I appreciate that Dr. Falk and his colleagues at BioLogos would like to engage in a productive “dialogue” with proponents of intelligent design.
Social Exclusion and the Evolution Debate
Social exclusion via refusal to engage is probably the most powerful and effective means of controlling the debate about origins within science.
Origin of Life: Brian Miller Distills a Debate Between Dave Farina and James Tour
No one — not even the most elite of origin-of-life scientists — has a clue how life could have arisen through blind natural forces on the early Earth.
Congratulations to Science Magazine for an Honest Portrayal of Darwin’s Descent of Man
On the book’s 150th anniversary, a prestigious journal is catching up with Darwin critics.