Tag: Thomas Malthus
Darwin and the “New Atheists”
There is surely some historical irony in the attempt to enlist Charles Darwin posthumously in defense of the atheist cause.
Meet Samuel Haughton, Darwin’s First Scientific Critic
Darwin reports Haughton’s verdict as having been that “all that was new in there was false, and what was true was old.”
Evolutionary Theory as Magical Thinking
Charles Darwin himself exemplified the Argument from Pique, alluded to in past entries in this series, to a tee.
Origin of Life Is Not Reducible to Physics
This continues an evaluation of a proposal that treats natural selection as a law of physics that is applicable to the entire universe.
Racism Serves Darwinism, Darwinism Serves Racism
Racism was not just an incidental part of Darwin’s evolutionary theory. Rather Darwin considered racial inequality crucial evidence for his theory.