When the theory of evolution was put forth by Alfred Wallace and Charles Darwin in 1859, biological science was in its embryonic stage. Naturalists (the precursors of biologists) had been content with simply describing and classifying species (to be sure,…
I Published in 36 lavishly illustrated quarto volumes between 1749 and 1804, the Comte de Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi rivaled Denis Diderot’s Encyclopédie as the publishing sensation of the 18th century….
Headlines about evolution can give you whiplash. “Was Darwin Wrong?” teased a cover of National Geographic in 2004. But turn the page and you’re conked over the head: “NO. The evidence for Evolution is overwhelming”! Now jump to a recent…
As I pointed out in a previous Spectator article, “What is the Scientific Theory of Intelligent Design?” it takes a lot of faith to not believe there was intelligent design (ID) involved in the origin of life or the evolution…
While Intelligent Design (ID) is a term which is becoming more familiar in our culture it is safe to say most people still misunderstand it. Since critics often misrepresent ID, and paint ID advocates as a fanatical fringe group, it…
Compared to athletes in other sports, bodybuilders tend to be on the short side. The average height of Mr. Olympia winners (the Super Bowl champs of bodybuilding) is 5 feet 7 inches, while the average National Football League player is 6 feet…
The gray mantle of evening had finally shrouded the light of a balmy midsummer’s day, and the good citizens of Doylestown, Pennsylvania were busy trimming their lamps and preparing their beds for the night when all of a sudden news…
In the last week or so, I’ve run into quite a few people who profess to be appalled by the supposed scientific ignorance of the new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, inasmuch as he “does not believe in evolution.” …
Much is being said right now about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. The reason, of course, is the new film on Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan. The film has opened old debates and wounds about Oppenheimer’s communist…
