Tag: J. Scott Turner
Biologist Scott Turner: What Is Life? And Other Simple Questions
The picture of life that biologist Scott Turner sketches in his recent book is remarkable, and not easy to fully take aboard in your mind.
Can the Rot of Naturalism Be Stopped? Relating Information to Matter and Energy Might Help
A New Yorker obit for naturalist atheist philosopher Jerry Fodor noted Fodor’s dismissal of the “natural selection” cult but, surprisingly, did not offer polite contempt.
Best Books of the Year — Discovery Institute Takes Honors in World Magazine’s “Origins” Category
The year’s top “best” book is Tom Bethell’s Darwin’s House of Cards (Discovery Institute Press).
Purpose and Desire Meets Jerry Coyne: The Evolution of Homeostasis?
Consider one of the simplest kinds of homeostasis — just one part of the regulation of sugar metabolism in E coli.
Under Materialism, No Meaning to Life — and No Life, Either
Biologist Scott Turner’s spot-on phrase, the “Reverse Pinocchio,” captures the idea well.