A while back I wrote an article on ‘micro-evolution’ and used the commonly quoted ‘Peppered Moth’ studies to illustrate natural selection and evolution. However, a recent commenter pointed out that in fact, the British entomologist Bernard Kettlewell’s experiments that set out…
In a recent post, I mentioned the term ‘macro evolution’ and said that I’d get back to that in a later discussion. Creationists like to use the terms micro and macro when discussing evolution and often refer to the former…
I often read - and get comments here - of the kind, “how can you possibly believe that life came about purely by chance?”. Well, the answer is simple, I don’t. This is a ‘popular’ misconception of evolution and natural…
Bit strong? Nope - they are and they actually know it, but presumably they are able to justify this on the grounds that it is for a ‘higher good’ or similar reason.
Let’s go over some of the commonly used ‘proofs’…
“To deny that a rock is 300 million years old is to deny the process that got us to that understanding. Since this process of inquiry is our best tool for succeeding in the world, its denial is a grave…
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