Tag: Charles Darwin
On Cambrian Explosion, Biology Journal’s Special Issue Betrays Cause for Darwin Doubts
The strength of a theory can be gauged by how well it stands up to attacks and how well it incorporates new evidence.
Darwin, Lyell, and a Tale of Two Faiths
Darwin found himself in the unhappy position of having his faith undermined by what he saw as the non-directed processes of geological and biological evolution.
Darwin, Lyell, and Demythologization
The term demythologization is today most frequently associated with the mid 20th-century German theologian Rudolf Bultmann.
Darwin and the Ghost of Lamarck
The lure of Lamarck was exemplified most strikingly in the case of Viennese biologist Paul Kammerer and the unhappy affair of the “midwife toad.”
Thomas Jefferson’s Embrace of Intelligent Design
On Independence Day, it is appropriate to review the sources of our rights as citizens. There is one source that is more basic than any other.