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Parthenon
Photo: Parthenon, by George E. Koronaios, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Did Religion Evolve, or Was It Designed, to Foster Cooperation?

Harari’s assurance about building group cohesion is simplistic and woefully insufficient to account for common characteristics of religion. Read More ›
Darwin's shoes
Photo: Detail of Darwin statue, Natural History Museum, London, by Rept0n1x (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Darwin and the Devolution of Story

Darwinian materialism suggests that the impulse toward artistic creation is merely the human songbird attracting a mate. Read More ›

Halloween Offering: H.P. Lovecraft Versus Theistic Evolutionists

Play the videotape of evolutionary history back again and Ken Miller imagines you get a charming brainy creature for God to play with — something lovable and admirable. Read More ›
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H.P. Lovecraft Versus Theistic Evolutionists

My argument here is not with Kenneth Miller's science but with his imagination. Read More ›
Jeremy-England

Dan Brown Thriller Has MIT’s Jeremy England in It; Brian Miller Puts the Science in Perspective

I’m reading Brown’s new Robert Langdon novel, Origin. There’s a decent chance you are too. Read More ›

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