We are getting to the tail end of this series. Here are the previous posts: The false analogy between species and art Pattern cladism and…
Published 19 Jun 2011
Domains and theories in science
9 Comments
Tag: Evolution
Published 13 May 2011
Did humans lose dominance?
An extensive critical review has just been published online in advance of publication for Biology and Philosophy. The title is “Evolution and the loss of…
Share this:
Published 7 May 2011
Discussing the Evolutionary Debunking Argument
John Danaher at Philosophical Disquisitions has a blog anyone with an interest in philosophy should be subscribing to. John presents simple argument diagrams and clear…
Share this:
Published 26 Apr 2011
Pope on evolution: more of the same teleological thinking
Recently, the Pope did what religious leaders appear increasingly inclined to do on Easter: bash science: Benedict emphasised the Biblical account of creation in his…
Share this:
Published 25 Apr 2011
Evolution quote: Sirks and Zirkle
At this point it might be well to insert a fact that has generally been overlooked by the historians of biology. The pre-evolutionary concept of…
Share this:
Published 22 Apr 2011
Is Brian Blessed a monkey or an ape?
One of the recurring creationist attacks on evolution is, “If we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?” I responded to this once before…
Share this:
Published 17 Apr 2011
Conference on religion as an evolutionary byproduct
If you are in the UK, and if you are a postgraduate, there will be a conference on religion as an evolutionary byproduct (the “spandrel”…
Share this:
Published 14 Apr 2011
Did Synthese bow to Intelligent Design pressure?
A while back I published a paper in a special edition of Synthese on “Evolution and its rivals”. My paper was titled “Are Creationists Rational?”…
Share this:
Published 7 Apr 2011
Evolution, or as we call it, EFF Theory
<img src=”//evolvingthoughts.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/smbc-eff.png” width=”383″ height=”343″”>
Share this:
Published 1 Apr 2011
On inclusive fitness
Right now I am busy writing the grant application that determines the next ten years of my life, so excuse my absence. But instead of…
