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Eurasian-spoonbill
Photo: Eurasian spoonbill, by Ryzhkov Sergey, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Physics Envy Is Not Helping Evolutionary Biology

Biology is very different from physics. But if living things are entirely describable by atoms and forces, shouldn’t laws of physics apply to them, too? Read More ›
Bald Eagle
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Is Intelligent Design Compatible with Evolutionary Theory? A Theologian Weighs In

Of course, a critic might worry that Kojonen’s model violates Ockham’s razor. Why posit two explanations when only one will do? Read More ›
Erasmus Darwin
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The Legacy of Erasmus Darwin

Erasmus even touched on the theory of natural selection when he concluded that the strongest and most active animals would propagate the species. Read More ›
Bechly and Swamidass
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Confronting Joshua Swamidass on Confrontation

Swamidass got it wrong, and it’s perfectly appropriate for me to confront him on that. I wasn’t talking about any approach to human argumentation at all. Read More ›
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The Problem with “Bad Design” Arguments

In a physical world there will be design constraints, so it is only realistic to expect tradeoffs. Read More ›

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