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 ›
Algernon Charles Swinburne Type post Author Neil Thomas Date March 4, 2022 CategoriesEvolutionFaith & Science Tagged , Alfred Tennyson, Algernon Charles Swinburne, asceticism, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Darwin and the Victorian Crisis of Faith (series), Dover Beach, Epicurus, Greek gods, In Memoriam, Matthew Arnold, Mrs. Humphry Ward, On the Origin of Species, Oxford, Robert Elsmere, theomachy, Victorian England Darwin and Theomachy Neil Thomas March 4, 2022 Evolution, Faith & Science 4 Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) provides the closest chronological fit with Darwin. Read More ›
L0003411 Mary Augusta, Mrs. Humphry Ward. Photograph by Barraud. Type post Author Neil Thomas Date March 2, 2022 CategoriesEvolutionFaith & SciencePhilosophy Tagged , Alec Ryrie, Arthur Schopenhauer, atheism, Baruch Spinoza, Charles Darwin, Darwin and the Victorian Crisis of Faith (series), Darwinism, David Hume, doubt, evolution, faith, intellectuals, Ludwig Feuerbach, Mrs. Humphry Ward, novels, On the Origin of Species, Oxford, Robert Elsmere, Victorian England Darwin and the Victorian Culture Wars Neil Thomas March 2, 2022 Evolution, Faith & Science, Philosophy 4 As Alec Ryrie pointed out in his history of Doubt, “intellectuals and philosophers may think they make the weather, but they are more often driven by it.” Read More ›
