Month: August 2012
Without Speciation, There Is No Evolution
Not long ago, biochemist Larry Moran responded to an ENV article by Casey Luskin.
Did Hitler Use the Term “Evolution” in Mein Kampf?
Some critics of my scholarship have tried to argue that Hitler did not believe in human evolution at all.
“Scientists Say”: We Need Science to Affirm Empathy
William Deresiwicz at the The American Scholar takes on our friends at the New York Times for another example of scientism.
Must-Watch Video: The Difficulty of Explaining Consciousness in Evolutionary Terms
There’s nothing about consciousness, as compared to the zombie model, that gives a creature an added benefit in passing along its genetic legacy to descendants.
Where Is the Thoughtful Critic?
Professor Massimo Pigliucci, philosopher and evolutionary biologist, recently typed up an open letter to his people, “the community of reason,” to urge rationality on them.