Posts Tagged by Darwinism
Darwinian ethics
| September 16, 2011 | Posted by David Anderson under Animal minds, Darwinism, Evolutionary psychology, Eyes Rolling, Selfish gene |
In this article in the Daily Telegraph (UK), we see some typical philosophical and cultural applications of Darwinism: People are unfaithful to their marriages Therefore, it is natural Therefore, it is right i.e. What is, is what is right. Since we are no more than nature, all that we do is thus natural – and… more
Was Norway shooter a Social Darwinian terrorist?
| July 24, 2011 | Posted by DLH under Atheism, Culture, Darwinism, Ethics, Evolutionary psychology, Psychology |
Breivik instead hails Charles Darwin, whose evolutionary theories stand in contrast to the claims of the Bible, and affirms: “As for the Church and science, it is essential that science takes an undisputed precedence over biblical teachings.
[Note: Also, the Finnish school shooter and the Columbine shooters attributed their actions to Darwinism. Barry Arrington here was the lawyer for the Columbine victims and … more
Predisposed to believe
| July 18, 2011 | Posted by David Anderson under Animal minds, Atheism, Creationism, Human evolution, Selfish gene |
Science Daily reports “A three-year international research project, directed by two academics at the University of Oxford, finds that humans have natural tendencies to believe in gods and an afterlife.” As my friend added, “This research was quite costly – they could have saved money by reading the Bible!” Link here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110714103828.htm I wonder how… more
A blow-by-blow response to Dr. Denis Alexander
| January 12, 2010 | Posted by David Anderson under Books of interest, Christian Darwinism, Creationism, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, Religion, Science, theistic evolution |
In the last year and a bit I’ve done a lot of work in trying to understand and then critique the approach of Dr. Denis Alexander of the Faraday Institute in Cambridge (UK). I know that many readers of UD are familiar with Alexander’s big-selling work, “Creation or Evolution – Do We Have To Choose?”.… more
Cambrian Explosion Caught on Film
| August 26, 2009 | Posted by David Coppedge under Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Media, Video |
Illustra’s new film “Darwin’s Dilemma” delivers a knockout punch to Darwinism on Sept. 15. Darwin has tried to dodge the Cambrian explosion for 150 years; how can he survive this? more
Challenge to ID bashers
| July 22, 2009 | Posted by DLH under Intelligent Design |
At BeliefNet, David Klinghoffer has posted: A Challenge to Intelligent Design-Bashing Regulars on this Blog Tuesday July 21, 2009 Categories: Life’s Origins & Evolution You know who you are. Rather than go on grousing about how there’s no evidence for intelligent design, it’s not science, and so on and so forth, here’s my challenge to… more
Vatican to exclude ID & Evolutionists from Origins conference
| November 3, 2008 | Posted by DLH under Biography, Creationism, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Religion, Science, theistic evolution |
The Vatican apparently seeks to understand biological evolution, as long as speakers do not address the issue of origins whether advocates of Intelligent Design, Creationists, or Evolutionists. That appears to a priori exclude the foundational issue of causation. It also appears to assume that papers on “biological evolution” do not have any unstated assumptions on… more
Professor Reiss ‘Expelled.’
| September 16, 2008 | Posted by Steno under Intelligent Design |
Professor Reiss, an Anglican minister, has been forced out of his position at the Royal Society for calling for discussions in the science classroom if children raise questions about intelligent design or creationism. In response some Fellows, including Richard Dawkins, Sir Harry Kroto and Sir Richard Roberts, objected and brought their full weight of authority to bear by… more
Pedigree dogs – or mutant monsters?
| September 1, 2008 | Posted by Steno under Intelligent Design |
A very interesting programme on the problem of inbreeding with pedigree dogs has recently been shown on BBC 1 in the UK; “Pedigree dogs exposed,” Tuesday 19th August 2008 21.00 BST. Although this programme didn’t set out to be anti Darwinian, there are some very interesting observations that come out of it that are really… more
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