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
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The Life Project: Pascal’s Wager Writ Large
In several other essays, I have argued that God intervenes periodically in the evolution of Life, whether to invent reproductive or other mechanisms, such as
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
Natural Selection Does Not Tell the Whole Story
According to the Theory of Evolution, all species are selected by Nature, meaning the totality of living and non-living factors in each species’ environment, in
The Evolutionary Conundrum of Human Behaviour
Prior to the development of the Theory of Evolution, it was generally believed that human beings, along with all other living creatures, were created by
A Case of Mistaken Attribution
A common mistake made by authors of fiction, in particular inexperienced authors, but even by some who are renowned, is to attribute to one of
Homo Stupidus 