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Darwinism Intelligent Design Medicine Psychology

Shedinger: When Darwinism becomes culture, mental issues become physical

There is, of course, more to the story of what goes wrong but honestly doubting the existence of one’s mind is a good start.

Posted on August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 Author News Comments(34)
Darwinism Evolutionary psychology Intelligent Design

Evolution: If mental illness helped us adapt, Michael Behe is right

But, of course, Michael Behe’s point in Darwin Devolves is that natural selection primarily breaks or blunts complex things, resulting in survival at a cost. Sounds like Dr. Nesse is saying the same thing, not that he would admit it.

Posted on March 2, 2019March 2, 2019 Author News Comments(11)

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