Monday in Waxahachie started grey and misty. The forecast for the time of totality was still uncertain. Source Read More Evolution News
Category: Science
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…
Does the Panda Argument Hurt the Case for Evolution?
Gould cannot have it both ways: either theology-laden arguments are legitimate within scientific discourse or not. Source Read More Evolution News
Synergies All the Way Down
Examples of synergy cited by Peter Corning include multicellularity; sexual reproduction; emperor penguins huddling together for warmth. Source Read More Evolution News
Life with Screens: A Novelist’s Prophetic Warning
David Foster Wallace foresaw the rise of the Internet and its pantheon of seductions. Source Read More Evolution News
Intelligent Design Beyond Physics — How Would a Designer Interact with the Universe?
If our minds are “other” than the matter composing our brains, then there must be a means by which the immaterial mind can affect our brains. Source Read More Evolution…
Meyer and Tour on New Critiques of Origin-of-Life Research
Biochemist Nick Lane and bio-engineer Joana Xavier have given a sobering assessment of the origin-of-life research field. Source Read More Evolution News
C. S. Lewis on Natural Selection’s Power, or Lack of It
What were C. S. Lewis’s real views on evolution and intelligent design? Dr. John West explores the topic. Source Read More Evolution News