Contrary to conventional wisdom, then, Stephen Jay Gould’s panda argument does not provide evidence against intelligent design. Source Read More Evolution News
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Ignorance of Evolutionary Theory as a “Superpower”
Early in her career, Celeste Nelson tried to publish a paper on chicken lung development. The reviewers were not very interested in her findings. Source Read More Evolution News
Science Gone Wrong, Thanks to a Hasty Transhumanist
“40,000 years of evolution and we’ve barely even tapped the vastness of human potential.” Source Read More Evolution News
Did Consciousness Evolve?
Michael Egnor interviews Bernardo Kastrup, a philosopher with a background in computer engineering, about consciousness, evolution, and intelligent design. Source Read More Evolution News
Mind, Matter, and Intelligent Design
Let’s extend our speculations about the nature of spirit and its interactive ability with this material universe to considerations on the origin of life. Source Read More Evolution News
Fossil Friday: Hemichordate Body Plan and Lifecycle Goes Back to the Cambrian Explosion
This Fossil Friday we will discuss the abrupt origin of yet another animal phylum during the famous Cambrian Explosion. Source Read More Evolution News
Solar Eclipse Right Brain Meanderings
Monday in Waxahachie started grey and misty. The forecast for the time of totality was still uncertain. Source Read More Evolution News
Science Needs a Scout Mindset; Here’s Why
One advantage of the scout mindset is that it makes adjusting the confidence we have in our opinions more of a low-stakes enterprise. Source Read More Evolution News
Was God a Bacterium?
We should acknowledge that this theory is, unlike some similar attempts, at least an actual solution: if true, it would explain how complex life evolved. Source Read More Evolution News
To Understand the Meaning of a Solar Eclipse
The rare places where observers can exist are also the best places for observing. The universe seems to be designed not just for life but also for discovery. Source Read…