Tag: Michael Ruse
How Science and Faith Relate — Three Options
“Dialogue,” in practice, can quickly devolve into a monologue where religion is supposed to sit down and shut up the moment there is a point of difference.
New “Three Views” Book Explores the Relationship of Faith and Science
Unfortunately, this is not the first time we have seen inaccurate descriptions of intelligent design from Professor McGrath.
Social Darwinism: The Wallace Factor
Ideas do indeed have consequences, but not all ideas play out the same way or weave their way in the history of ideas toward the same destination.
Some Additional Comments on Social Darwinism
O’Connell and Ruse’s failure to engage deeply and fully with the historiography of this question makes it hard to take their effort seriously.
New Book: Social Darwinism Among the Biologists
The authors imply that social Darwinism was a position taken by non-scientists who just didn’t understand the science.