Tag: natural selection
Fossil Friday: A Waiting Time Problem for Feathers
Wherever you look in the history of life you stumble upon overwhelming evidence for design.
Natural Selection: The Evolution of a Mirage
Natural selection reveals itself as not just a metaphor but a mixed one: Nature being dumb but nevertheless capable of discrimination.
Yes, Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence — Let’s Hear Some for Darwinian Evolution
Carl Sagan famously said, “I believe that the extraordinary should be pursued. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”
The Cruel Legacy of Social Darwinism in Nigeria
Social Darwinism rests like a tiger moth on Darwinism, its mother theory; when challenged with facts, it just flits to a slightly different position.
Venus Flytrap Takes a Bite Out of Darwinism
The evolutionary mechanism of natural selection selects for current function, not potential future function.