Alfred Russel Wallace, attributed to John William Beaufort (1864-1943) Type post Author Michael Flannery Date August 1, 2018 CategoriesEvolutionHistory of Science Tagged , __nedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, Andrew Berry, Auguste Comte, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Darwinian, David Hume, evolution, history, John Elof Boodin, John Herschel, natural theology, Nature's Prophet, On the Origin of Species, Overruling Intelligence, Quarterly Review, scientism, teleology, Thomas Henry Huxley, transmutation, William James, William Whewell, X Club The Outsider: Wallace’s Reputation in the Darwinian Era Michael Flannery August 1, 2018 Evolution, History of Science 12 As I asked in a previous post: Why is Alfred Russel Wallace today a comparatively little known figure next to Darwin? Read More ›
girl riding a horse Type post Author Ann Gauger Date June 6, 2018 CategoriesArtsIntelligent DesignMathematics Tagged , __k-review, beauty, Cicero, David Hume, evolution, horse, Johann Sebastian Bach, music, natural selection, neuroscience, New York Times, Paul Davies, Pleistocene, sea urchins, sexual dimorphism, symmetry Beauty Leads Us Home Ann Gauger June 6, 2018 Arts, Intelligent Design, Mathematics 11 Why is the world a beautiful place and why does it touch me? Read More ›
Steven-Pinker Type post Author Richard Weikart Date February 24, 2018 CategoriesNeuroscience & MindPsychology Tagged , __k-review, “consensus science”, altruism, assumptions, bias, Chronicle of Higher Education, David Hume, Harvard University, Lord Kelvin, objectivity, science, Steven Pinker, subjectivity, thermodynamics Is Science Objective? Steven Pinker’s Counterattack Against the “War on Science” Richard Weikart February 24, 2018 Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology 5 Unfortunately, Pinker’s overweening faith in science as a reliable path to the truth has its own problems. Read More ›
origin of information in DNA Type post Author Casey Luskin Date November 9, 2017 CategoriesBiologyIntelligent DesignMathematics Tagged , __k-review, analogy, Bill Gates, biological information, complexity, computer program, David Hume, DNA, functional specificity, ID's Top Six, intelligent design, Signature in the Cell ID’s Top Six — The Origin of Information in DNA and the Origin of Life Casey Luskin November 9, 2017 Biology, Intelligent Design, Mathematics 7 The laws of the universe are necessary for life to exist. But they aren’t sufficient to explain how life arose. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date July 15, 2016 CategoriesLinguisticsNeuroscience & MindZoology Tagged , __tedited, abstract thought, animal intelligence, animal personhood, common sense, David Hume, human intelligence, Jeffrey Shallit, language, Nature David Hume Notwithstanding, Abstract Thought in Animals Is a Myth Michael Egnor July 15, 2016 Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology 6 Abstract thought in animals is a cultural myth at the heart of the Darwinian understanding of man. Read More ›
