Tag: Charles Darwin
Why Social Science Does Not Need Evolutionary Theory
The example that Professor Cristine Legare proffers is schoolyard bullying.
Design in Living Things Goes Far Beyond Machines
René Descartes conceived of living things as complex machines, a concept now known as the “machine metaphor.”
Why Argue with Intelligent Design? Offer Drive-By Psychotherapy Instead!
Avoiding serious discussion of design in nature (and of many other questions) fills a need.
These Creatures Would Give Darwin Shivers
Darwin thought everything evolved from a simple cell by mindless chance processes. The animals don’t know that.
In Evolutionary Thinking, Roseanne Barr’s Offensive Tweet Has a Long History
Some voices, if not necessarily thoughtful or serious ones, have recognized this, while at the same time missing the point.