Tag: universal common descent
New Book, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, Answers Key Questions on Intelligent Design
“If anyone thinks that the study of science and faith should be disparate disciplines, here are more than 656 reasons why they’re wrong.”
“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.
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?
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.
Intelligent Design, Common Descent, and an Ascent of Mount Everest
Did four-year-old Angela climb Everest by herself? No way.