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 Many Things that Chance Cannot Beget: The Hamburger Argument and the Conception Fallacy
There is a widespread belief that, given enough time, chance, or randomness, can produce a very wide range of different possible outcomes, including those, such
The Limitations of Natural Selection
The general scientific belief is that the processes of mutation and natural selection have been able to produce all the many different, wondrous creatures that
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 