Tag: Noam Chomsky
A Positive, Useful Discussion of Human Exceptionalism … On the Internet? Yes!
Not all humans can be concert pianists. Some humans can’t speak or get out of a wheelchair or remember their daughter’s name anymore. Here we enter into moral and ethical issues.
As a Critic of Intelligent Design, Nathan Lents Fails to Connect
Initially, I was pleased to find someone who might be an interesting new participant in the evolution debate.
Evolution and the Insensitive Sandwich
David Brooks of the New York Times has taken a lot razzing for a column about social class signifiers and how they serve to insulate the upper middle class.
Butterfly Surveys Find Design, Not Darwin
As an alternative to playing “force the data into a Darwinian mold,” readers may wish to take part in a butterfly survey — just for the pleasure and value of getting outdoors and witnessing these delicate champions of biological design up close.
Alfred Russel Wallace 98 Years Later
What would surprise Wallace the most were he to be transported to this world 98 years later? At least seven things come to mind.