Major Nineteenth Century Theories of Evolution: Lamarck and Darwin
by Richard Peachey Both Lamarck and Darwin viewed evolution as slow and gradual. (Neither believed in “fixity of species.”) But their theories assigned different roles to the organism, and to the environment. 1. Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck (1744-1829) Lamarck was a French scientist who, after the French Revolution, was appointed to be
“. . . if truth be told, evolution hasn’t yielded many practical or commercial benefits.” — leading evolutionary biologist
by Richard Peachey Leading evolutionist and atheist Jerry Coyne has acknowledged that evolution doesn’t have a lot of practical value. In a review of David P. Mindell’s The Evolving World: Evolution in Everyday Life, Coyne writes: “Mindell’s defence of evolution ends with two odd chapters: one on ‘evolutionary metaphor in
Noted Atheist Critiques Neo-Darwinism!
Introduced by Richard Peachey Thomas Nagel is a professor in the Department of Philosophy and the School of Law at New York University; he is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His latest book, published in September 2012, is intriguingly titled Mind & Cosmos: Why
Did We Quote Dawkins Properly? — A Blog Interaction
by Richard Peachey In our article titled The Coffee News Ads my wife, Gerda, and I quoted several evolutionists, including leading atheist and evolutionary zoologist Richard Dawkins. This article was originally posted on Gerda’s website, which allows for reader comments. Below is a sampling of comments received, and my responses, around
Do Evolutionists Avoid the Terms “Macroevolution” and “Microevolution”?
by Richard Peachey During recent Web interactions with opponents of creation, I have been accused of putting the terms “macroevolution” and “microevolution” into the mouths of evolutionists. One (anonymous) blogger responded to me, “. . . macroevolution and microevolution are made-up creationist terms. there’s no reason that an actual scientist
Is Evolution Really So Central to Biology?
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of March 2010 by Richard Peachey A well-beloved mantra of the secular scientific establishment is: “Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution.” This was the title of a classic article by geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky (1973 [Mar.]. The
Darwin’s Use of Lamarck’s “Laws”
by Richard Peachey The French scientist Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck (1744-1829) is noted for two “laws” which summarize his evolutionary thought: (1) The Law of Use and Disuse — The parts of an organism’s body that are used become more developed; parts that are not used become smaller and may disappear.
How Evolutionists Ought to Teach Evolution
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of June 2005 Introduced by Richard Peachey The quote below is from William Provine, well-known evolutionist professor of biology and history of science at Cornell University. Excerpted from his chapter in John Angus Campbell and Stephen C. Meyer. 2003. Darwinism, Design, and
Why Can’t Evolutionists Make Headway?
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of December 2008 by Richard Peachey For decades, evolutionists have done their utmost to tighten their monopolistic grip on our taxpayer-funded public education systems. Yet we often hear them lamenting their failure to win over a larger percentage of the
The Eight E’s of Evolution!
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of September 2007 by Richard Peachey Many creationists are familiar with Ken Ham’s “Seven C’s of History” — including Creation, Corruption (the Fall into sin), Catastrophe (the global Flood), Confusion (the tower of Babel), Christ (the Incarnation), Cross (the Crucifixion),
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