Category: Evolution
Evolution: Top notch studies commonly report contradictory genealogies today
| May 20, 2013 | Posted by News under Evolution, Genomics |
Keep this story in mind when a coworker splinters the table insisting that Darwinian evolution is supported by “mountains of evidence,” or, better yet, “mountains and mountains of evidence,”or even just plain “fact! fact! FACT!” more
Martin Cadra’s Non-Dawinian Views on Evolution Blog
| May 11, 2013 | Posted by scordova under Darwinism, Evolution, Evolutionary biology |
Martin Cadra has a wonderful blog focusing on non-Darwinian views on evolution. He recently highlighted some rare publications by field biologists who provide empirical evidence that challenges the idea that Darwinian evolution is the source of butterfly mimicry. Here is an excerpt: Since Darwin’s time mimicry is presented as one of the best example of… more
Theology According to P.Z. Myers
| May 9, 2013 | Posted by DonaldM under 'Junk DNA', Biology, Convergent evolution, Darwinism, Evolution, Evolutionary biology, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science |
Over on The Panda’s Thumb blog, Darwinian apologist P.Z. Myers recently posted a pejorative laden critique of a review article by Casey Luskin. Luskin was responding to a recent New York Times article on a study purporting to show how certain genes in fish might hold an important clue on how fins turned to feet.… more
Surprising Similarities between Genetic and Computer Codes
| March 29, 2013 | Posted by PaV under Evolution, Genetics |
Here’s what we read in this PhysOrg blurb: It may seem logical, but the surprising part of this finding is how universal it is. “It is almost expected that the frequency of usage of any component is correlated with how many other components depend on it,” said Maslov. “But we found that we can determine… more
The equations of evolution
| March 24, 2013 | Posted by niwrad under Evolution, Mathematics |
For the Darwinists “evolution” by natural selection is what created all the species. Since they are used to say that evolution is well scientifically established as gravity, and given that Newton’s mechanics and Einstein’s relativity theory, which deal with gravitation, are plenty of mathematical equations whose calculations pretty well match with the data, one could… more
Why on Earth would a layman accept Darwinistic claims?
| March 18, 2013 | Posted by William J Murray under Biology, Chemistry, Complex Specified Information, Darwinism, Evolution, Evolutionary biology, Human evolution, Mind, Origin Of Life |
First, by “Darwinistic” I mean “atheistic-materialist neo-Darwinist”, which includes the view that even the origin of life can be explained by reference to chance and natural law. As Alan Fox points out, many of those here are “laymen” when it comes to evolutionary biology. Most of us are not specifically schooled or trained in that… more
What’s Your Evolutionary Quotient?
| February 9, 2013 | Posted by William J Murray under Atheism, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy |
Let’s consider that atheistic, Darwinstic materialism is true. Let’s say that what we believe and think are evolution-generated phenomena, the result of the physics of biology as it interacts with the environment. For instance, if I believe in God and think demons are real and that putting my socks on before I put my pants… more
Wiki’s F – - on ID, 2: Wiki’s ideologically driven corruption of the definitions of science and its methods
| January 2, 2013 | Posted by kairosfocus under Cosmology, Creationism, Culture, Darwinism, Design inference, Education, Evolution, Functionally Specified Complex Information & Organization, ID Foundations, Media, science education, Science, worldview issues and society |
Comments off
|
As we continue to mark up the Wiki article on ID, the next thing to notice is how the anonymous contributors have projected unto ID, an accusation of trying to redefine science and its methods in service to supernaturalistic creationism: Intelligent design (ID) is a form of creationism promulgated by the Discovery Institute . .… more
The island that (maps notwithstanding) simply wasn’t there . . .
| November 23, 2012 | Posted by kairosfocus under academic freedom, Culture, Education, Evolution, ID Foundations, Origin Of Life, Science, science education, Science, worldview issues and society, Society |
This morning, I ran across a news item on the “undiscovery” of Sandy Island off Australia: Most explorers dream of discovering uncharted territory, but a team of Australian scientists have done the exact opposite. They have found an island that doesn’t exist. (vid at the linked) This led me to think about the institution of… more
The Unreasonableness of Naturalism
| November 15, 2012 | Posted by Steve Fuller under Darwinism, Evolution, Philosophy, Science, Society |
Some of you may have already seen that Thomas Nagel’s new book, Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature is Almost Certainly False, has been subject to a blistering review in the liberal US weekly, The Nation. On the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s excellent Religion & Ethics website, I have commented on this… more
The TSZ and Jerad Thread, III — 900+ and almost 800 comments in, needing a new thread . . .
| October 23, 2012 | Posted by kairosfocus under Culture, Design inference, Education, Evolution, Functionally Specified Complex Information & Organization, ID Foundations, science education, Science, worldview issues and society |
Okay, the thread of discussion needs to pick up from here on. To motivate discussion, let me clip here comment no 795 in the continuation thread, which I have marked up: _________ >> 795Jerad October 23, 2012 at 1:18 am KF (783): At this point, with all due respect, you look like someone making stuff… more
UD PRO-DARWINISM ESSAY CHALLENGE
On Sept 23rd, I put up an essay challenge as captioned, primarily to objecting commenter Jerad. As at October 2nd, he has definitively said: no. Joe informs us that Zachriel has tried to brush it aside: Try Darwin’s Origin of Species (1859). It’s a bit dated and longer than 6,000 words, (the 6th edition is… more
Mouse can regenerate tissue like reptile
| October 1, 2012 | Posted by News under Evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine, News |
“The African spiny mouse appears to regenerate ear tissue in much the way that a salamander regrows a limb that has been lost to a predator, …” more
Poll: Atheists 15% – God involved 78%
| September 30, 2012 | Posted by DLH under Christian Darwinism, Creationism, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life, theistic evolution |
Gallup has updated their origins survey: Which of the following statements comes closest to your views on the origin and development of human beings? 1) Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God guided this process, 2) Human beings have developed over millions of years from less… more
Something to Scratch Your Head About
| September 24, 2012 | Posted by PaV under Darwinism, Evolution, Genomics |
At PhysOrg they have a blurb about a paper showing that an organism that is 99.99% (!!) identical has, nevertheless, found a way of dealing with the presence of Uranium in completely different ways. Absolutely fascinating! Obviously we’re dealing with two very different environments—one is in a volcanic spring, and the other is atop a… more
Review of a review of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
| August 27, 2012 | Posted by Caroline Crocker under academic freedom, Evolution, Expelled, Intelligent Design |
First posted at AITSE. With the release of Obama’s America, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed is again attracting media attention. Both movies are conservative documentaries–Obama’s America has now displaced Expelled as the top conservative documentary. The difference between the two? You can see Expelled for free by clicking on the link above; you have to pay… more
Proponent of nearly neutral evolution theory offers her views on Darwinism
| August 22, 2012 | Posted by News under Evolution, News |
If you look at systems biology papers, you are struck by extreme complexities of various interaction systems. To me, the biggest question is how …? more
Insects that can photosynthesize like plants? While devouring plants?
| August 18, 2012 | Posted by News under Evolution, News |
” … in aphids, these pigments can absorb energy from the Sun and transfer it to the cellular machinery involved in energy production.” more
Teeth that bend? “Mind-blowing,” says biologist
| August 18, 2012 | Posted by News under Evolution, News |
“‘I’ve personally tweaked their teeth and holy cow, they’re bendable,’ he says.” more
Diatoms “can be as genetically different as humans and fish.”
| August 13, 2012 | Posted by News under Evolution, News |
“One of the chief mysteries is their evolution:” more