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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, “The Catholic Darwin”

No doubt, Teilhard ­ had — and has — Catholic admirers. The most positive Catholic assessment I have encountered comes from the pen of Msgr. Bruno de Solages. Read More ›
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On the 70th Anniversary of His Death, Anything to Salute in the Thought of Teilhard de Chardin?

The significance of Teilhard's pointing out the incomplete nature of the evolutionary theory of his day should not be underestimated. Read More ›
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C. S. Lewis and Theistic Evolution

Biological development is either the result of an unintelligent material process or a process guided by a mind, aka intelligent design. Read More ›
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Teilhard de Chardin and the Incomplete Nature of Evolutionary Theory

As Thomas Nagel would argue today, any theory of evolution that excludes the origin of mind and consciousness from consideration is at best half a theory. Read More ›
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Religion, Science, and Evolution: Confessions of a Darwinian Skeptic

As I read through the scientific literature of evolutionary biology to try and convince myself of its accuracy and coherence, I was struck by the frequency with which I encountered “religious” language. Read More ›
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What’s at Stake in the Debate over Darwinism?

We know that Darwinian evolution has a long and sordid history of entanglement with issues of race, racism, and eugenics. Read More ›

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