big-rock-roll-down-hill-slope-closeup-stockpack-adobe-stock-876749010-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Neil Thomas Date November 10, 2025 CategoriesEvolutionHistorical Sciences Tagged , chance, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, domestication, John Herschel, Joseph Hooker, Linnean Society, natural forces, natural law, On the Genesis of Species, Origin of Species, quantum mechanics, randomness, Samuel Haughton, St. George Mivart, Victorian England, Whitwell Elwin, William Whewell A Matter of Insinuation: Chance in Darwin’s Theory Neil Thomas November 10, 2025 Evolution, Historical Sciences 11 Think of a rock dislodged by happenstance, tumbling down a mountain, and coming to rest in some particular spot. Read More ›
Charles Darwin correspondence Type post Author Robert F. Shedinger Date February 21, 2024 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , Big Book, Cambridge University Press, Charles Darwin, Darwin’s Bluff, domestication, evolution, health, history, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, The Descent of Man, variation Darwin’s Bluff — Continued Robert Shedinger February 21, 2024 Evolution, Intelligent Design 3 Recently, I turned up some later letters showing that Darwin’s bluff extended well beyond 1863. Read More ›
woman and dog Type post Author Eric Hedin Date October 4, 2023 CategoriesEvolutionHuman ExceptionalismIntelligent DesignLinguisticsMathematics Tagged , alligators, americans, blood pressure, cats, cattle, chickens, Dogs, domestication, Enterprise, friendship, horses, humans, intelligent design, kittens, mammals, pets, Philadelphia, pigeons, rabbits, Star Trek, stress Intelligent Design in Human-Animal Friendships Eric Hedin October 4, 2023 Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Mathematics 7 A man and his emotional support alligator, Wally, made headlines last week when they tried to attend a baseball game together in Philadelphia. Read More ›
bread Type post Author Eric Hedin Date September 18, 2023 CategoriesBiologyFine-tuningIntelligent DesignLife Sciences Tagged , Americas, Asia, bread, cooking, corn, domestication, Europe, evolution, Fire-Maker, fruit, Harvard University, human brain, maize, Michael Denton, nuts, pancakes, planetary fine-tuning, roots, salt, wheat For Our Daily Bread, Thank Planetary Fine-Tuning Eric Hedin September 18, 2023 Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences 7 The existence of progenitor food crops (edible plants) on Earth was a necessary starting point for the availability of our food. Read More ›
Greyfriars Bobby Type post Date September 10, 2022 CategoriesArchaeologyEvolutionGeneticsScience Tagged , burial, Dogs, domestication, evolution, Germany, Middle East, myths, rabbits, Southeast Asia, wolves Can Myths About Dogs Tell Us About Their Origins? Science & Culture September 10, 2022 Archaeology, Evolution, Genetics, Science 5 A French historian studies the relationship between ancient stories told about dogs and information from genetics and archaeology. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date September 9, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , __tedited, animal rights, animal welfare, anti-human, anti-human exceptionalism, domestication, ownership, PETA, property, slavery Animal Rights Means No Dogs or Cats Wesley J. Smith September 9, 2016 Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism 4 Most AR activists, like PETA's zealots, don't state the pet part boldly. The one exception to that general rule is Gary Francione. Read More ›
