Tag: evolutionary theory
Why Not Darwinian Medicine?
Has Darwinism furthered healthcare? What about our understanding of antibiotic resistance?
An Artist Examines Evolution
We may dispute what Darwin felt or thought in the privacy of his study — but the bulk of his writings fall clearly into advocating for one perspective: naturalism.
Evolution “Dreaming” — Tough Language from Biologist Michael Lynch
Professor Lynch thinks fellow evolutionary biologists are “dreaming” and he does not mean that as a compliment.
Teilhard de Chardin and the Incomplete Nature of Evolutionary Theory
As Thomas Nagel would argue today, any theory of evolution that excludes the origin of mind and consciousness from consideration is at best half a theory.
“Is Popperian Falsification Useful in Biology?”
A theory that “tolerates exceptions” is doing no work at all, simply wandering along behind the data like a puppy on a leash.