Tag: Middle Ages
Fooled by Darwinism: A Scholar’s Cautionary Tale
Neil Thomas links the posturing of atheists Richard Dawkins and Bertrand Russell with the fatalism of poetry stretching back to the Middle Ages, and further.
Professor Dave, Anti-Semite? You Be the Judge
What was unclear was whether his rage against intelligent design reflected just an isolated problem in his thinking, or whether it’s something more system-wide.
Thinking God’s Thoughts: Kepler and Cosmic Comprehensibility
Melissa Cain Travis traces the intellectual pedigree of Johannes Kepler’s ideas all the way back to the ancients.
Michael Keas Debunks Science-Faith Warfare Myth
“Scientists do love a good story,” says Keas. “Turns out there are plenty of stories we shouldn’t believe.”
Old Wine in New Bottles: How Darwin Recruited Malthus to Fortify a Failed Idea from Antiquity
It was undoubtedly a tremendous philosophical coup for Darwin whose knowledge of formal philosophy was limited.