2011

A few weeks ago, I published the fourth part of my series on Wikipedia and common descent, in which I discussed the purported evidence for common ancestry based on biogeographical distribution. Previously, I had cross-examined the evidence from comparative physiology and biochemistry, comparative anatomy, and paleontology. In this second-to-last installment, I will address Wikipedia’s evidence from observed natural selection and speciation. Click here to continue reading>>>

Dr ES has kindly provided an English translation (much better than the inevitable oddities of  Google Translate!) of his current blog post summarising in brief the worldview and the scientific level pro and con on ID, and has also kindly given his permission to post here at UD. Clipping, the English Language version (pardon some formatting challenges due to Blogger vs Word Press): _____________________________ >> Thoughts blog, Wednesday, 30 November 2011   Intelligent Design: pro et contra Recently I have been closely following the debate on uncommondescent.com. I just thought it would be a good idea for me to come up with my summary of it. I hope it could be useful to others.   That blog is one of Read More ›

In some ways I have great respect for Will Provine, who is honest enough to declare the inevitable philosophical consequences of atheistic materialism (no free will, no dogs or gods worth having, no foundation for ethics, no ultimate purpose or meaning in anything, and eventually drop dead and go straight to eternal nihilistic oblivion). Richard Dawkins has written a children’s book (The Magic of Reality, an oxymoronic title if ever there was one). Dawkins could have easily distilled his most recent magnum opus into the following (with the obviously benevolent intent of edifying young children concerning Ultimate Truth and Real Science): Dear Children, You are the product of a random, materialistic process that did not have you in mind. (Please Read More ›