Understanding Natural SelectionT. Ryan Gregory’s paper, online. As is true with many other issues, a lack of understanding of natural selection does not necessarily correlate with a lack of confidence about one’s level of comprehension. This could be due in part to the perception, unfortunately reinforced by many biologists, that natural selection is so logically… Continue reading
Month: September 2009
Jerry Coyne is not impressed by Andrew Sullivan’s response to the Problem of Evil. I don’t think I would be either. I’d suggest Jerry talk to Jack Rushton instead.
This is pretty funny… Hat tip.
Fellow blogger and outstanding philosopher of biology John Wilkins’ long-awaited book on the origin of the species concept is now out and Larry Arnhart has written the first review: When Darwin claimed that all species have evolved from ancestral species so that each species is adapted to a specific manner of life, he was closer… Continue reading
What’s Wrong With the WorldFrancis Beckwith is leaving the blog, just a few months after Zippy. I don’t blame either of them, and while I’m certain there are lots of reasons for both gentlemen to move on, I can’t help feeling there’s something a bit off kilter about the whole WWWtW project. Perhaps because it… Continue reading