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“survival of the fittest”

baby ape
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A Darwinian Dilemma: The Paradox of Reproduction

Astonishingly, there is one unique organ system that actually detracts from the chances of survival of even the fittest individuals. Read More ›
Great Blue Heron
Photo: Great Blue Heron, by NASA / Ben Smegelsky.

Astrophysicist: “We Do Not Yet Know How, Where, or Why Life First Appeared”

It’s good to find another scientist — with no connections to intelligent design — who sees the issue so clearly. Read More ›
Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity Fair. Date: 1871
Image: Charles Darwin caricatured in Vanity Fair. Date: 1871

No. 5 Story of 2023: Peer-Reviewed Paper Finds “Neo-Darwinism Must Mutate to Survive”

They conclude, “There is something besides mutations and survival of the fittest needed to explain evolution.” Read More ›
Lawrence Krauss
materialists
Photo: Lawrence Krauss, in Science Uprising, via Discovery Institute.

How Scientific Materialism Begot Woke Ideology

I’m seeing people like Krauss assume the role as champions of traditional academic values (reason, merit, free discourse) against the barbarian hordes.  Read More ›
Tongan island
Photo credit: Miyasige Tosikazu, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Thoughts of Goodness in an Evolutionary World

What you’d expect is humans more or less on the level of animals — not greatly exceeding them in evil, or greatly transcending them in good.  Read More ›
Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace
Image: Alfred Russel Wallace, plaster relief by A. Bruce-Joy, via Wikimedia Commons.

A “Prepared Mind” for Alfred Russel Wallace

Although Wallace receded into the deep recesses of my memory, I had what Pasteur called “the prepared mind.” Read More ›
driverless car
Photo credit: BP63Vincent, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

What’s Driving Darwin’s Driverless Car?

What drives natural selection? Evolutionary forces. What are evolutionary forces? They’re what drive natural selection. Read More ›
honey bee swarm
Photo credit: Eric Hedin.

Natural Engineering in the Lifestyle of Honey Bees

We had no idea, but apparently a swarm of bees in May on an easily accessible branch is something to get excited about! Read More ›
pine trees in snow
Photo credit: Dreamy Pixel, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

A New Look at Natural Selection

If you are a pine tree, you need to have antifreeze in your needles if you are rooted beyond certain latitudes or elevations. Read More ›
Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity Fair. Date: 1871
Image: Charles Darwin caricatured in Vanity Fair. Date: 1871

Peer-Reviewed Paper: “Neo-Darwinism Must Mutate to Survive”

They conclude, “There is something besides mutations and survival of the fittest needed to explain evolution.” Read More ›

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