Tag: fiction
Taking Leave of Darwin’s Warm Little Pond
Neil Thomas explores some of the cultural influences that primed society to view the leap from non-life to life as easily made.
From Scientific American, Another Bedtime Story for Atheists
The upshot of the best modern biology and cosmology can be epitomized by changing just one word in physicist Steven Weinberg’s famous comment.
Did Religion Evolve, or Was It Designed, to Foster Cooperation?
Harari’s assurance about building group cohesion is simplistic and woefully insufficient to account for common characteristics of religion.
Darwin and the Devolution of Story
Darwinian materialism suggests that the impulse toward artistic creation is merely the human songbird attracting a mate.
Halloween Offering: H.P. Lovecraft Versus Theistic Evolutionists
Play the videotape of evolutionary history back again and Ken Miller imagines you get a charming brainy creature for God to play with — something lovable and admirable.