Month: October 2013
Doubling Down on "Denial"
In the popular film The Princess Bride, the rogue character Vizzini cries out "Inconceivable!" at every unexpected turn of events.
Does Lightning-Fast Evolution Solve the Cambrian Enigma?
The authors of a paper in Current Biology present the problem of the Cambrian explosion — the rapid emergence of new forms of animal life — as it own solution.
Craig Venter in Seattle: “Life Is a DNA Software System”
Evolutionary biologists would assume that even a synthetic chromosome wasn’t designed if you don’t include a watermark evidencing its non-natural origin.
"Did Christianity (and Other Religions) Promote the Rise Of Science?"
The philosophical and theological roots of the Christian development of modern science are deep and complex.
More on Small Shelly Fossils and the Length of the Cambrian Explosion: A Concluding Response to Charles Marshall
In my previous replies to Marshall’s review in Science of Darwin’s Doubt, I’ve responded to his critiques of the main argument of the book.