The Myth of Ascent 18 Aug 2009 Skeptic Wonders has a really neat article on the myth of evolutionary ascent that you all should go look at. Evolution Species and systematics Systematics
Evolution On religion, and apologies 14 Sep 2008 The hyperborean John Pieret, notes that my love for the “social glue” theory of religion (I henceforth steal that name, John; sue me. Oh, wait, you’re a lawyer aren’t you? Never mind) has been backed up by two ASU anthropologists in a new book. I’d feel a lot happier if… Read More
Evolution Lewes on Heredity, in 1856 22 Jun 2007 I’m putting this up because I will use it to discuss the history of species definitions in a forthcoming talk. It’s very interesting for a number of reasons, one of which is the species nominalism, and another that Lewes argues from evidence for biparental inheritance some years before Mendel, and… Read More
Creationism and Intelligent Design The lying Origin 30 Oct 2009 How can you tell when a creationist is lying on TV? When their lips move… Ray Comfort has published an “edition” of the Origin of Species, with, of course, a 50 page “introduction” that repeats all the usual creationist lies. But to add insult to injury, he also excises some… Read More