Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity Fair. Date: 1871 Type post Author Neil Thomas Date February 1, 2023 CategoriesEvolutionGeologyIntelligent DesignScience Tagged , Anthropic Principle, argument from analogy, Barry Gale, biblical flood, Brandon Carter, Carl Sagan, category error, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Copernican principle, coral reefs, epiphenomenon, evolution, Frank Drake, gemmules, Georges Cuvier, Glen Roy, Goldilocks Zone, HMS Beagle, James Hutton, Louis Agassiz, Mendelian genetics, Natural Theology (book), On the Origin of Species, Principles of Geology, Robert Shedinger, Royal Society, Scotland, South America, Theory of the Earth, uniformitarianism, William Paley Darwin’s Category Errors and Their Consequences Neil Thomas February 1, 2023 Evolution, Geology, Intelligent Design, Science 15 Charles Darwin indiscriminately lumped together the organic and inorganic spheres — a grand category error. Read More ›
plastic in the ocean Type post Date September 17, 2020 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , amino acids, Ann Gauger, antibodies, bioRxiv, biosphere, coral reefs, Darwinian evolution, environmental science, evolution, fish, homeostasis, hydrocarbons, intelligent design, Michael Behe, microbes, mutations, oceans, physiologists, plastic, PNAS, pollution, polyethylene, Saudi Arabia, sea turtles, The Edge of Evolution, waste products, Wired Magazine Plastic-Eating Microbes — “Rapid Evolution” May Not Be Darwinian at All Science and Culture September 17, 2020 Evolution, Intelligent Design 9 Environmental scientists warn frequently that the world is drowning in plastic. Here is some unexpected good news. Read More ›