At the heart of the theory of evolution is the untested assumption that random changes, called mutations, can beget beneficial modifications or improvements in an
Category: Act III: The Glorious Miracle of Life
The Great Fecundity of Human Barrenness: From Human Barrenness Arises Bounty and Fertility
In olden times, the general belief among humans was that having as many children as possible was virtuous, while having few or no children was
The Limitations of Natural Selection
The general scientific belief is that the processes of mutation and natural selection have been able to beget all the many different, wondrous creatures that
The Selfish Gene Does Not Exist
Early in The Selfish Gene, the book’s author, Richard Dawkins, declares, “I might say to you ‘Darwin was the greatest man who has ever lived’,
The Spurious Case for Biological Patent Infringement
It is a basic tenet of all legal systems that Nature cannot be sued or brought to court by human beings. Only human beings can
Why do Honeybees have Barbed Stingers? The Law of Balance
Besides the many other interesting things about them, an interesting fact about honeybees is that they belong to the only bee species to possess barbed
