Tag: psychology
Claim: Dogs Can Form “Abstract Concepts”
It’s a good idea to be skeptical when any such claim is followed up with the assertion that humans “aren’t that cognitively unique after all.”
Brain Size Doesn’t Determine Intelligence
Brains are not simple, so many “just common sense” theories have fallen by the wayside.
John West: C. S. Lewis and the “Human Fallibility of Science”
The spirt or psychology of the day gives us the science we wished for. This makes it highly fallible, and potentially dangerous.
How Plants Talk When We’re Not Around
One genuine surprise in recent decades has been the discovery that plants have nervous systems like animals.
Darwinism and the “So What?” Question: John West’s Darwin Day in America
At first glance, it might seem that whether we believe in evolution as a purely material, unguided process should make no difference to values or morality.