Monthly Archives: May 2010
Linkism
The Newman-Chalmers Dispute, Pt. 2: History, Philosophy, and Demarcation: Will Thomas at Ether Wave Propaganda presents the second of two very interesting discussions on the differences, and similarities, of historical and philosophical approaches to the scientific revolution. Phylogenetics, Cultural Evolution … Continue reading
Filed under Australian stuff, Epistemology, Evolution, History, Philosophy, Social evolution
Evolution quotes
Evolution itself, it must be remembered, does not necessarily mean, applied to society, the movement of man to a desirable goal. It is a neutral, scientific conception, compatible either with optimism or with pessimism. According to different estimates it may … Continue reading
Filed under Evolution, History, Philosophy, Quotes, Social evolution
Do atheists “relapse”?
Carol Everhart Roper at OpEdNews has an interesting essay “Is there such a thing as an ex-atheist?” and asnwers, anecdotally, no. I tend to agree. While it is a common trope by Christians in particular that they were atheists and … Continue reading
Filed under Epistemology, Evolution, Philosophy, Religion
Do atheists "relapse"?
Carol Everhart Roper at OpEdNews has an interesting essay “Is there such a thing as an ex-atheist?” and asnwers, anecdotally, no. I tend to agree. While it is a common trope by Christians in particular that they were atheists and … Continue reading
Filed under Epistemology, Evolution, Philosophy, Religion
Is creationism about to be taught in Queensland?
PZ Mistletoe, under whom atheists get to kiss each other, has accused my home base state Queensland* of introducing creationism into high schools. However, what he is responding to, in the Murdoch press (never a good source of information) is … Continue reading
Some of my recent papers and reviews
“What is a species? Essences and Generation” forthcoming in Theory in Biosciences. Review of the Cambridge Companion to Darwin for RNCSE. Secularism essay in which I argue that secularism protects religions. A shorter version of the Milvian Bridge essay, with … Continue reading
Filed under Epistemology, Evolution, Philosophy, Religion, Science, Species and systematics, Species concept
It’s a mystery
Since the earliest times in recorded Graecoroman history, there have been mystery cults. Every cultic practice for a god had secret rituals and spaces, and there were a number of mystery religions, known as the Eleusinian mysteries, that developed that … Continue reading
