Why was the racists’ idea about brain size considered at all? Materialism does that to people and King was right to see it and call it out.
Culture
Tomorrow is the birthday of Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin’s co-discoverer and pioneer of the intelligent design community
Join science historian Michael Flannery tomorrow for a birthday party and a look at Wallace’s legacy.
Evolution New’s Top 2020 story: Demand for government censorship of ID
Having run out of even interesting ideas, let alone good ones, Darwinists want to stop other people from publishing any. We’ll be hearing plenty from their ilk in years ahead.
Commentator Dinesh D’Souza on paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould’s directionless evolution
D’Souza: Here I refute Stephen Jay Gould’s argument that the pattern of evolution reveals no purpose or direction.
New Edition of Blyth Institute Journal
Including: A new, more student-friendly proof for the derivative of sin(x)
Can we have an honest discussion about science and God?
Even if you don’t believe in God, can you at least believe that 2+2=4? That puts you on one side of a growing cultural divide.
Darwinian biologist worries that the Guardian now touts astrology
Darwinism is pretty much as silly as astrology but it basks in the golden glow of “science.” It must be true if it is endorsed by science institutions and all that. Okay, whatever.
Dear Darwin, We have finally found an explanation for teaching! – Researchers
The problem that would be obvious to anyone but the researchers (apparently) is that everyone involved in the study knew what was going on in the big picture and that what they were doing didn’t really matter. The opposite would be true of our ancestors.
From science historian Michael Flannery: A farewell to Darwin doubter Gertrude Himmelfarb (1922-2019)
Flannery: When Gertrude suggested to Julian [Huxley, Darwin’s faithful puppy] that her book might shed new light on Darwinian evolution, he immediately protested, “New! There is nothing new to say about evolution. Everything that needs saying has already been said. The theory is incontrovertible.” She says that abruptly ended the conversation.
A Darwinian tries to coopt the Gaia hypothesis
W. Ford Doolittle’s essay is worth a read. On reflection, if Darwinism weren’t failing, wouldn’t Darwinians just continue to scorn Gaia? Imagine them having to look for places to be now…
Our science betters tackle COVID-19 the only way they know how
Just stop people from talking
Jerry Coyne seems to be coming to terms with the Woke endgame
We wondered what Darwinian evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne was doing recently besides being nice to cats (a very fine habit and the sign of a true gentleman). So this now…
Insects losing the ability to fly allegedly proves Darwin right
Losing an ability is not the question. It is gaining an ability that matters. But if people need a publication and a bunch of citations, maybe that’s the story they’ll pretend props up Darwinism.
Using stories to inculcate Darwinism
Because stories don’t need to be real, only comprehensible and entertaining, they would naturally work to inculcate Darwinism. Or magic. Better than facts would. But so?
Does communication between predator and prey shape evolution?
Fascinating info about snakes’ warning signals but the author ends up defending dumb Darwinism which, increasingly, complicates explanations. One must come up with a Darwinian explanation for things instead of just reporting and learning from them. Or asking what the information probability is, for this type of change.