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Alfred Russel Wallace

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What Ever Happened to Darwin’s Big Book?

Why didn’t Darwin publish the evidence for his momentous theory? And why was his thesis hailed as one of the greatest ideas in science despite that fact? Read More ›
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Photo: Statue of A. R. Wallace, Natural History Museum, by Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Alfred Wallace and the Impact of Labor on Evolutionary Theory

The two founders of evolutionary theory, Wallace and Darwin, came from very different backgrounds. Read More ›
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Wallace notebooks
Photo: Wallace's notebooks, at the Linnean Society, London, by John Cummings / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0).

Alfred Wallace’s Views Hold Up Well Today — Unlike Those of His Friendly Rival Charles Darwin

Wallace’s stance is remarkable in foreshadowing modern intelligent design theory. Read More ›
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Photo: Galápagos finch, by Mike's Birds from Riverside, CA, US, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

On the Origin of Darwin’s Worldview

Michael Flannery tells of Darwin’s involvement in the Plinian Society, a “freethinkers” group at Edinburgh University in Scotland. Read More ›
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On Natural Theology and Natural Revelation

The nihilist sense of our having been involuntarily flung into the midst of some unchoreographed theatre of the absurd is swiftly offset, Read More ›
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Evolutionists Are Stymied by the Human Mind

Media love natural histories of the mind. Advocates have proposed mental illness, chimpanzees throwing excrement, and baby slings as the accidental spark. Read More ›
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Darwin’s Racism of the Gaps 

A defender of Darwinism might object that it’s silly to ding Darwin for his racism, since just about every white person in Victorian England was racist. Read More ›
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Photo: Darwin in 1868, by Julia Margaret Cameron, via Wikimedia Commons.

Healthy Debate? No Thanks, Says National Association of Biology Teachers

One way mainstream science seeks to stifle opposition is by simply refusing to discuss or debate opposing views.  Read More ›
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Photo: “Beetles collected in the Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace” (cropped), ©Natural History Museum, London, via Flickr.

Alfred Russel Wallace: Today’s Special Anniversary

"We may regretfully add Wallace to the Party’s list of obfuscating revisions. The good news is that the truth is still available for those who want to know." Read More ›
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Statue of Alfred Russel Wallace
Photo: Statue of Alfred Russel Wallace, by George Beccaloni / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0).

Alfred Russel Wallace’s Bicentennial Year: A Cause for Celebration and for Sadness

All the hyperbole shows the fix is in — Wallace has been made safe for scientism and Darwinian reductionism. The academy can breathe easy. Read More ›

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