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 ›
Bust of Rudolf Bultmann Type post Author Neil Thomas Date July 8, 2022 CategoriesBiologyEvolutionFaith & ScienceGeology Tagged , catastrophism, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, demythologization, evolution, faith, Hell, James Hutton, jesus, mythology, Noah’s Flood, On the Origin of Species, Principles of Geology, Rudolf Bultmann, saltations, special creation, Theory of the Earth, uniformitarianism Darwin, Lyell, and Demythologization Neil Thomas July 8, 2022 Biology, Evolution, Faith & Science, Geology 7 The term demythologization is today most frequently associated with the mid 20th-century German theologian Rudolf Bultmann. Read More ›
Type post Author Neil Thomas Date June 8, 2022 CategoriesEvolutionGeologyPhysical Sciences Tagged , Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Dean Kenyon, evolution, Fred Hoyle, Isaac Newton, James Hutton, James Thomson, On the Origin of Species, Percival Davis, Peter Bowler, Principles of Geology, Robert Elsmere, Theory of the Earth, Thomas Huxley, William Shakespeare Was Darwinian Theory Based on a False Analogy to Geology? Neil Thomas June 8, 2022 Evolution, Geology, Physical Sciences 10 Given the degree of discipleship for Sir Charles, Darwin fully expected to receive Lyell’s commendation for his labors. Read More ›
chimp Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date April 24, 2022 CategoriesEthicsEvolutionNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , abstract thought, animals, chimpanzees, conversation, Dogs, emotions, Frans de Waal, horses, James Hutton, moral choice, morality, Nautilus, right, Templeton Foundation, University of Vienna, wrong Claim: Research Shows Animals Have a Moral Sense Denyse O’Leary April 24, 2022 Ethics, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind 3 We are informed at Nautilus, the Templeton Foundation’s magazine, that “ It’s time to take moral emotion in animals seriously.” Really? Read More ›
