Tag: Charles Lyell
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.”
Meet Samuel Haughton, Darwin’s First Scientific Critic
Darwin reports Haughton’s verdict as having been that “all that was new in there was false, and what was true was old.”
Was Darwinian Theory Based on a False Analogy to Geology?
Given the degree of discipleship for Sir Charles, Darwin fully expected to receive Lyell’s commendation for his labors.
Outlining Intelligent Design’s Positive Argument
To borrow geologist Charles Lyell’s words, intelligent agency is a cause “now in operation” that can be studied in the world around us.
What Is the Positive Case for Intelligent Design?
Imagine that you took your 4×4 truck off-roading and you returned home with the truck covered in mud.