Size matters 13 Jan 201213 Jan 2012 As always, click on the image to go see the entire Tony Piro goodness Evolution Humor
Evolution The World According to Genesis: Humanity 2 Jun 200724 Nov 2022 So in chapter 2, we shift stories. Now we have a story that is far older than the first chapter, and is regarded by scholars as the “Yahwist” creation story, and it focuses primarily on humans. The story is far more familiar than the first chapter is (the first few… Read More
Evolution God and evolution 2: The problem of creation 4 Apr 201322 Jun 2018 Objections to evolution from the particular perspective of religion come in three forms: the problem of creation, the problem of purpose and the problem of chance. All other objections are general philosophical ones, and I’ll discuss them under that heading. The problem of creation The majority of believers in the… Read More
Evolution Reductionism article 27 May 2008 Two of my favourite philosophers, Ingo Brigandt and Alan Love, have just published an extremely useful and relatively complete summary essay on “Reductionism in Biology” at the Stanford Encyclopedia. They clearly identify the issues and confusions, which is what an encyclopedia article ought to do. If I have a criticism,… Read More
So why are plantain bigger? And what about pineapple? (there is a joke surrounding fruit size but it’s not PC, and is best told in a pub)