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Charles Darwin

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Image: Charles Lyell in 1840, by Alexander Craig, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Darwin’s John the Baptist

Catastrophism viewed the planet as having been molded by forces far more powerful than any observable at the present day. Read More ›
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Image: HMS Beagle, by Conrad Martens.

The Evolution of Natural Selection

Remarkably, Darwin’s evolutionary ideas did not derive from his empirical observations in the South Seas or anywhere else. Read More ›
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Image: Denis Diderot in 1767, by Louis-Michel van Loo.

Natural Selection: Discovery or Invention?

Denis Diderot mooted the possibility of a creature evolving through habitual functioning into another form of life altogether. Read More ›
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Photo credit: J.M. Luijt, CC BY-SA 2.5 NL <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/nl/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Yes, the Punctuated Equilibrium Model Was Developed to Explain the Lack of Transitional Fossils

Why would Eldredge and Gould propose such a model? Because they knew the data showed that potential transitional fossils are an extreme rarity. Read More ›
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Photo: E. O. Wilson, by Jim Harrison, CC BY 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Remembering E. O. Wilson and Sociobiology 

"Wilson is — if his worldview is correct — just as much living a lie as those religionists that he castigates." Read More ›
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Photo credit: Shannon Kringen from Seattle [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Happy New Year! #1 Story of 2021: Cambrian Explosion Goes Nuclear

Here are two very interesting updates to my recent articles on alleged Ediacaran animals and the Cambrian Explosion. Read More ›
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Jordan Peterson
Photo: Jordan Peterson, via YouTube.

#7 Story of 2021: Jordan Peterson Discovers the God Hypothesis

It’s refreshing to see such intellectual humility from a figure with Peterson’s status. But not all his followers were thrilled. Read More ›
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#10 Story of 2021: On Evolution and Racism, Scientific American Goes to War Against the Truth

Given evolution’s racist baggage, you might think the theory’s proponents would be somewhat abashed to accuse the critics of Darwin of “white supremacy.” 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).

Why Wallace Was Overshadowed by Darwin

Historian Michael Flannery continues his discussion with Tom Woodward about Alfred Russel Wallace, co-founder with Charles Darwin of the theory of evolution. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Eva Blue via Unsplash.

Complex Programmed Behaviors — Intelligently Designed

Some discriminators don’t get us very far in deciding which is the better explanation between blind evolution and intelligent design. Read More ›

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