Tag: Nicolaus Copernicus
The Emergence of Freedom: A New Book by James Barham
Barham’s approach to teleology in nature is, if anything, Aristotelian. Indeed, Aristotle is the most cited person in the index of his book.
To Do His Real Job, ET Doesn’t Need to Exist
The only possible conclusion to draw is this: What gives humans importance is not found in our genes.
Extraterrestrial Life Would Demonstrate Human Exceptionalism
I hope we do find life elsewhere. It would be another step in our advancement as a species.
Sorry, Dr. Coyne: There Is No Religion-Science Conflict
I dare say that Michael Behe has had a far greater influence on the field of evolutionary biology than Jerry Coyne has.
Jay Richards: Toppling a Myth of Human Insignificance
It was 19th-century materialism that needed the so-called Copernican demotion, for ideological reasons, and the historians of the time obediently invented it.