Tag Archives: Evolution

Postscript to the Series, “Darwin’s Gift?”

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Darwin's Gift?

Having written a four-part series on Francis Ayala’s Darwin’s Gift to Science and Religion, I was already in strong disagreement over what Ayala called a “gift” to religion in Darwinism. Now I’m reading his monograph for the AAAS, “The Difference of Being Human,” and have found even more reason to disagree with him on this. The …

May 30, 2008 – 10:16 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , , | Comments (8)

“Darwin’s Gift to Science and Religion” Part 2

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Darwin's Gift?

Book Review In his book Darwin’s Gift to Science and Religion, Francisco Ayala suggests that evolution supplies the answer to a serious theological conundrum. I alluded to this in my first post on this book: Things that Seem Wrong About the World: When I was studying theology in Salamanca Darwin was a much-welcomed friend. The …

May 13, 2008 – 10:43 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science, Thinking Christianly | Tagged , , , | Comments (13)

“Darwin’s Gift to Science and Religion” Part 1

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Darwin's Gift?

Book Review Francisco Ayala wants us to understand and appreciate what he considers to be Darwin’s Gift to Science and Religion. The author of a recent book by that name, Ayala certainly has a claim to knowledge on the issues: he trained as a seminarian in Spain, and is now an evolutionary biologist at the University …

May 12, 2008 – 7:34 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science | Tagged , , , | Comments (10)

The Darwin-Hitler Question: Reflecting on the Process

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Darwin to Hitler?

Before now, the one topic that has drawn forth the most anger on this blog has been homosexuality. Not any more. About 2 1/2 weeks ago I wrote about why the Darwin-Hitler link is so sensitive. I’ve been learning, since then, just how sensitive it really is. But that’s not all I’ve been learning. Today’s …

May 8, 2008 – 7:59 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

“What You Ought to Know About Intelligent Design”

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May 4, 2008 – 2:08 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science | Tagged , , | Comments (49)

Darwin-Nazi Link: Fundamentally Wrongheaded?

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Darwin to Hitler?

A few days ago Tony Hoffman suggested, Expelled’s charge and the constant revival of this aspersion on this website — that Darwin leads to Hitler — seems fundamentally wrongheaded…. Tom, you keep saying that although you concede that there is no philosophical link from Darwin to Hitler there is in fact a historical one. While …

April 29, 2008 – 10:23 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , , | Comments (73)

Why the Darwin-Hitler Link Is So Sensitive

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Darwin to Hitler?

Dembski asked this question rhetorically. It would help to consider some actual answers anyway. I propose four of them here.

April 19, 2008 – 7:56 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (48)

How Not to Support Expelled; How Not to Attack Evolution

Media reports on Intelligent Design, with their frequent misunderstandings and distortions, can make a person cringe. Unfortunately, there are times when ID defenders and creationists can make you cringe, too. There are plenty of good ways to stand in sympathy with Intelligent Design, to support creationism (not the same topic, but closely enough related to …

March 11, 2008 – 4:06 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , | Comments (26)

Expelled: The Pre-Controversy (Part 2)

Yesterday we heard about claims that Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed employed deception in interviews with Intelligent Design opponents. Today, the other broiling controversy: As for publicity, the filmmakers are apparently relying on bribery to promote their propaganda. Gotta spend money to make money, right? Schools will be “paid” according to the number of ticket stubs …

March 4, 2008 – 1:58 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Origins and Science | Tagged , , | Comments (93)

Expelled: The Pre-Controversy

The number one Google or Yahoo! search phrase by which new visitors are coming to this blog now is “Expelled.” Hundreds of you have looked it up on this website alone. This is surprising, since I’ve only blogged on the movie once, way back in September. More than six weeks ahead of its April 18 …

March 2, 2008 – 12:48 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Origins and Science | Tagged , , | Comments (76)