Posts Tagged by david anderson
A “remarkable fact”
| September 29, 2012 | Posted by David Anderson under Darwinism |
Let’s take again that quotation out of Richard Dawkins’ “The Greatest Show on Earth (pp. 332-333)”, published as many ages ago as the year 2009, quoted at http://www.evolutionnews.org/2012/09/in_debate_brita_1064521.html Leaving pseudogenes aside, it is a remarkable fact that the greater part (95 percent in the case of humans) of the genome might as well not be there, […]
That’s exactly what we predicted
| September 27, 2012 | Posted by David Anderson under Humor |
Here’s a good one, over at Evolution News: http://www.evolutionnews.org/2012/09/in_debate_brita_1064521.html Dawkins, 2009: DNA… it’s full of junk… which is just as Darwinism predicted… how embarrassing for those creationists who say it shouldn’t be! Dawkins, 2012: DNA… it’s not full of junk… which is just as Darwinism predicted… nothing for the creationists to take advantage of here, move […]
Trading on borrowed capital
| August 28, 2012 | Posted by David Anderson under Atheism |
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/07/16/new-genus-of-south-asian-fish-named-after-richard-dawkins/ [Rohan] Pethiyagoda, an ichthyologist and internationally acclaimed conservationist, said extensive studies in India and Sri Lanka showed that the level of diversity among such fish was “much greater than previously suspected”. This was partly the reason that the study group had chosen to name the new genus after the 71-year-old Dawkins, the British author […]
“So what is bad for the next generation may be good for our species in general.”
| August 23, 2012 | Posted by David Anderson under Natural selection |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19336438 In the above story, the combination of an empirical investigation of the here-and-now – what creationists like myself like to call “operational science” – together with speculative Darwinian faith, leads to this final take-home quote: “The high rate of mutations is dangerous for the next generation but is generating diversity from which nature can […]
Why is Dawkins making this so easy for us?
| August 22, 2012 | Posted by David Anderson under Religion |
For some, apparently Richard Dawkins is their guide to life, death and eternity. Here’s Dawkins on the Bible, supplied by UD News: DAWKINS: The evidence [Jesus] existed is surprisingly shaky. The earliest books in the New Testament to be written were the Epistles, not the Gospels. It’s almost as though Saint Paul and others who […]
Atheism and sexual deviancy
| August 22, 2012 | Posted by David Anderson under Animal minds, Atheism, Religion, Science, worldview issues/foundations and society |
“Is sex outside of marriage a sin? Is it a public matter? Is it forgivable?” No, of course sex outside marriage is not a public matter, and yes, of course it is forgivable. Only a person infected by the sort of sanctimonious self-righteousness that religion uniquely inspires would apply the meaningless word ‘sin’ to private […]
“The Bible says it, therefore I believe it”
| July 30, 2012 | Posted by David Anderson under Creationism, Mind |
The Bible says it, therefore I believe it Sal wonders why someone might say “the Bible said it, therefore I believe it”, unless they are “supremely gullible”. This is an epistemological question. I approve of the formula, so I’ll try and answer why. Firstly, let’s clear away some possible misunderstandings. The formula presupposes that the […]
Dawkins for Prime Minister!
| October 24, 2011 | Posted by David Anderson under Atheism |
Richard Dawkins tells us that we should allow our thinking to be based solely on rational facts. If, on the other hand, you let a little emotion in, then this link might lead you to feel a bit of pity for the famed misotheist: http://thinkingmatters.org.nz/2011/10/richard-dawkins-for-prime-minister/ It’s a model demolition job, on the ex-prof’s latest excuses. […]
Will Richard Dawkins be honest?
| October 7, 2011 | Posted by David Anderson under Atheism |
Here’s some blurb for the latest attempts of the non-existent one to explain how you can be an “intellectually fulfilled atheist”: The Magic of Reality – Richard Dawkins – Royal Albert Hall Wednesday 19 October 2011, 8.30pm Chaired by James Harding, editor, The Times. … The Magic of Reality – An Evening with Richard Dawkins […]
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 […]
The root of all evil?
| August 15, 2011 | Posted by David Anderson under Atheism, Culture, Darwinism |
How did those who believe that godlessness is the answer to society’s problems comment on the Brit riots?
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 […]
Should Christians Embrace Evolution? (American edition)
| April 12, 2011 | Posted by David Anderson under Intelligent Design |
P & R Publishing company got the rights to publish an American edition of “Should Christians Embrace Evolution?” (first published in the UK by IVP UK). Released next month, you can pre-order it at 32% off now at Amazon.com. You can see more about the book at its own website here.
What has Christianity got to do with mathematics?
| January 19, 2011 | Posted by David Anderson under Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics |
Just added to the web, the linked article aims to give a short, non-technical, beginner’s answer to the question: “What has Christianity got to do with Mathematics?”
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?”. […]
Throwing down the gauntlet to Dr. Denis Alexander
| January 4, 2010 | Posted by David Anderson under Books of interest, Darwinism, Evolution, theistic evolution |
I had a chapter in the recently published (IVP UK) “Should Christians Embrace Evolution?”, a negative response to those – in particular Dr. Denis Alexander – who say that we must. Well, Dr. Alexander has now read that response. The question going forward is whether he wants to interact with it. My own personal opinion […]
IVP launch website to plug anti-evolution book
| November 27, 2009 | Posted by David Anderson under Biology, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Religion, Science |
When I posted before to mention IVP’s new anti-Darwin book, I had no idea they’d launched a website: www.shouldchristiansembraceevolution.com It’s very comprehensive, and very impressive. IVP (UK) are obviously taking this particular publication very seriously.
Published Today: Should Christians Embrace Evolution?
| November 20, 2009 | Posted by David Anderson under Biology, Creationism, Darwinism, Evolution, Religion, Science, theistic evolution |
Today, Intervarsity Press (IVP) in the UK publish a new symposium, entitled “Should Christians Embrace Evolution?” edited by leading geneticist Professor Norman Nevin. Andrew Sibley has already posted about it on UD and linked to the preface. Believers in a God-guided Darwinism are preaching that Darwinism is a fact and that the Bible can be […]
