Tag: pain
Does a Suboptimal Panda’s Thumb Fit Better with Evolution than with Intelligent Design?
Just how much does evolution expect suboptimal structures? And just how much does intelligent design expect optimal ones?
Ingenious Artistry in the Origin of Hummingbirds
In contrast with neo-Darwinism, I conclude that an absolutely ingenious artist was at work here, transcending all human abilities, ideas, and powers.
Return (Yet Again) of the Humanzee
So it comes down to a war on the human soul. Now, here’s the interesting part: Humans are self-evidently unique.
What Do Bees’ Joy and Pain Really Tell Us About Insect Minds?
Efforts to relate insect to human consciousness are doomed because the distinguishing features of human consciousness are abstract thinking and moral choice.
The Human Mind Has No History
There is no good reason to assume that human intelligence evolved from mud to mind via a long slow history.