Statue_of_Charles_Darwin_Natural_History_Museum_London_2020_02 Type post Author Neil Thomas Date July 3, 2024 CategoriesEvolutionFaith & ScienceHistory of Science Tagged , Anaximander, Asa Gray, Bible, California, Charles Darwin, Council of Nicaea, Erasmus Darwin, evolution, Genesis, Hamlet, Hebrew Bible, hierophany, Higher Criticism, James Moore, Journal of Researches, King James Bible, miracles, Mircea Eliade, Neal Gillespie, On the Origin of Species, poetry, prophets, Pyrrho, Robert Fitzroy, secularism, St. Paul, Tertullian, The Canon, The Voyage of the Beagle, William Paley With “Fluctuating” Convictions, Darwin Faced a Threefold Challenge Neil Thomas July 3, 2024 Evolution, Faith & Science, History of Science 19 In what follows I pose the question of how Darwin fell subject to such wide “fluctuations” in his beliefs and how he came to resolve those tensions. Read More ›
Dawkins Type post Author Neil Thomas Date February 12, 2024 CategoriesBiologyChemistryEvolutionFaith & Science Tagged , A. N. Wilson, abiogenesis, Anaximander, Anaximenes, apologetics, Arthur Eddington, atheism, Big Bang, Charles Bradlaugh, Daniel Dennett, Darwinism, Erasmus Darwin, evolution, Goldilocks Zone, Karl Popper, Lucretius, Melanie Phillips, natural preservation, natural selection, New Atheists, New Synthesis, randomness, Richard Dawkins, spontaneous generation, teleology, The Descent of Man, The Selfish Gene, Thomas Hardy, Thomas Malthus, Victorian period, Werner Heisenberg Richard Dawkins and the Law of Unintended Consequences Neil Thomas February 12, 2024 Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Faith & Science 20 The New Atheists’ failure to understand the nuanced way that “ordinary people” think was a profound strategic error. Read More ›
Dawkins Type post Author Neil Thomas Date October 4, 2022 CategoriesBiologyEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , Anaximander, Anaximenes, Annie Besant, atheism, Charles Bradlaugh, Charles Darwin, conflict myth, Erasmus Darwin, history, materialism, New Atheists, On the Origin of Species, Richard Dawkins, Thomas Malthus, UK Parliament Darwin and the “New Atheists” Neil Thomas October 4, 2022 Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design 8 There is surely some historical irony in the attempt to enlist Charles Darwin posthumously in defense of the atheist cause. Read More ›
