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Tag: universal common descent

Paul Nelson
February 11, 2020, 4:37 PM

“Is Popperian Falsification Useful in Biology?”

A theory that “tolerates exceptions” is doing no work at all, simply wandering along behind the data like a puppy on a leash.

David Klinghoffer
January 31, 2020, 2:38 PM

A Forest, Not a Tree? Nelson Asks Why Universal Common Descent Needn’t “Pay” for Failures

Maybe life is not a tree but, as biologists are finding to be increasingly likely, a forest or an orchard. But then what are the consequences for strict naturalism?

Ann Gauger
November 3, 2018, 4:05 AM

Intelligent Design, Common Descent, and a Qualification

I had someone ask whether, in a previous post, I meant universal common descent (UCD) or more limited common descent.

Paul Nelson
November 2, 2018, 1:35 PM

Intelligent Design, Common Descent, and an Ascent of Mount Everest

Did four-year-old Angela climb Everest by herself? No way.

Ann Gauger
November 1, 2018, 4:15 AM

Intelligent Design and Common Descent

A reader asks, “I was just wondering why some fellows at Discovery believe in ID but still hold to common descent.“

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