An open letter to creationists 4 Oct 2008 … by GumbyTheCat, with just the right amount of snark. Late note: See the critical commentary by Galley Proofs. Sermon
Creationism and Intelligent Design Darwin, God and chance 5 Sep 200818 Sep 2017 One of the enduring objections to evolution of the Darwinian variety is that it is based on chance, and so for theists who believe God is interventionist, it suggests that God is subjected to chance, and hence not onmi-something (present, potent or scient). Darwin and his friend Asa Gray debated… Read More
General Science Crunchy goodness 20 Oct 2008 So, as many of my readers and all of my friends know, I am a moral vacuum. I routinely brush those earnest young folk aside who seek my signature on their morally worthy petitions with that statement – they usually stand there blinking. I mean, what do you do? Run… Read More
Sermon A slight diversion 6 Apr 200818 Sep 2017 Over the past few months I have increasingly become aware of the greatness of the last work of Johnny Cash. I don’t much like country and western, and Cash was always regarded as a bit twee in my youth. But recently I came across what is surely one of the… Read More
Wow! My previous record for traffic was 141 visits… this morning, before 9 A.M., I have 202 so far… cool! Thanks for the referral! I had no idea a ScienceBlogs blogger even knew my little blog existed.