Tag: Peter Corning
Another Call for a “New Synthesis”
I recently wrote a post critical of biologist Peter Corning’s “synergism hypothesis.” Afterwards Dr. Corning got in touch.
Was God a Bacterium?
We should acknowledge that this theory is, unlike some similar attempts, at least an actual solution: if true, it would explain how complex life evolved.
Synergies All the Way Down
Examples of synergy cited by Peter Corning include multicellularity; sexual reproduction; emperor penguins huddling together for warmth.
Design Without a Designer? New Book Says Yes!
So, does the teleonomic explanation hold up? Well, we have to ask: where does “teleonomy” come from? Why does it exist?