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James Dwight Dana
James Dwight Dana
Image: James Dwight Dana, by Daniel Huntington (1816-1906) / Public domain.

James Dwight Dana: Falsely Claimed Darwinist

When it comes to claims of the “nearly unanimous” acceptance of Darwinian evolution, mere assertion cannot stand as fact. Read More ›
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Neuroscientist: Neuroscience “Is a Failure”

“How many other scientific disciplines have utterly failed to explain the salient phenomenon of the system they study?” I can think of one. Read More ›
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Photo: Meteorite ALH84001 from Mars, by TK.

What Astrobiology Teaches about the Origin of Life

It is possible that there is no surviving evidence anywhere on Earth of our planet’s first life. Read More ›
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Life’s Hard Stop: Fortune? Or Foresight?

Here’s another “incredibly fortunate” thing about the Cambrian explosion and about evolution generally. Read More ›
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Astrobiology: Searching for the Origin of Life, In All the Wrong Places

Astrobiologists think they may have found where life came from — cyanide in meteorites! Read More ›
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Photo: Hydrothermal vents, where some theories hypothesize that life originated, by NOAA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Inferential Science — What Could Go Wrong? 

There are many solid, trustworthy inferences in modern science, but there are those that are not very trustworthy at all. Read More ›
Rachel Wood
Cambrian
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Cambrian Explosion Excuses: Theme and Variations

It’s circular: “Because evolution innovates things, it will innovate things if given the opportunity.” Read More ›
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The Privileged Planet
Photo: The Earth and the Sun, as seen from the International Space Station, by NASA.

On the 15th Anniversary of The Privileged Planet: An Update

The basic thesis of TPP is that the best places for intelligent observers are also the best places for observing. Read More ›
Charles Lyell
Photo: Charles Lyell, by John & Charles Watkins [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Darwin, Wallace, Lyell — A Dispute at the Origins of Evolutionary Theory

Contrary to popular and media myths, Darwin’s view of evolution faced from its beginning opposition and criticism from scientists that have never gone away. Read More ›
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Image: Dark finger reef crab (Etisus dentatus), an illustration from James Dana’s book Crustacea (1855), via Wikimedia Commons.

A Tendentious Appeal for Methodological Naturalism

Dawes and Smith say they’re simply describing (as a “matter of fact”) the history of science. Read More ›

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