Tag: Douglas Futuyma
Religion, Science, and Evolution: Confessions of a Darwinian Skeptic
As I read through the scientific literature of evolutionary biology to try and convince myself of its accuracy and coherence, I was struck by the frequency with which I encountered “religious” language.
Biology Textbooks and the “God-Talk” Problem
A muddle emerges from textbooks’ unprincipled use of theology.
From Swamidass on Chloroquine Resistance, a Response that Doesn’t Respond
Swamidass’s response doesn’t address our main arguments, but he indicates he is impressed by what Darwinian mechanisms accomplished in generating chloroquine resistance.
There You Go Again, Nathan Lents
“The human eye is a well-tread [sic] example of how evolution can produce a clunky design,” writes Professor Lents.
Is the Human Eye Really Evidence Against Intelligent Design?
Vertebrate eyes work reasonably well, Richard Dawkins conceded, but “it is the principle of the thing that would offend any tidy-minded engineer!”