On the Other Hand, How Intelligent Is Neo-Darwinism?

by Gene Callahan by Gene Callahan The large number of reader comments I have received about my recent column discussing ID has motivated me to share a few more of my thoughts with LRC readers on the sound and fury generated by the idea of evolution. My aim is not to judge the scientific merit of any biological theory, a task for which I am unqualified. Instead, I will argue that many a theory forwarded as pure science can harbor metaphysical assumptions, unjustified by any empirical evidence. Their categorical difference can easily be missed, so that the metaphysical parasites are … Continue reading On the Other Hand, How Intelligent Is Neo-Darwinism?