Tag: On the Origins of Species

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Andrew McDiarmid

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February 5, 2024

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, British naturalist, British Seaweeds, Charles Darwin, Darwin's Bluff, Darwinism, George Johnston, Intelligent Design, Margaret Gatty, marine invertebrates, Materialism, Natural Selection, Natural Theology, naturalist, On the Origins of Species, parables, Parables From Nature, seaweed, William Harvey, zoophytes}

Parables from Nature: A Profile of Margaret Gatty

_{Andrew McDiarmid

February 5, 2024

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She was born the same year as Charles Darwin. Like him, she studied nature and wrote books. But while Darwin staked his life's work on the power of natural selection, she recognized the evidence of intelligent design in nature and living organisms. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid shares his profile of 19th century naturalist and children's author Margaret Gatty. Here, McDiarmid reports on Gatty's life and work within the framework of Darwin's, to show where both were similar as well as where they diverged. The result is a better understanding of 19th century Britain during a crucial chapter in the history of biology, and indeed, in the history of human ideas. Read More ›

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John G. West

Date
November 23, 2009

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, __edited, 150th Anniversary, Charles Darwin, On the Origins of Species, Theory of Evolution}

Doubting Darwin on His Anniversary

_{John G. West

November 23, 2009

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As On the Origin of Species hits its 150th anniversary tomorrow and we witness the height of focused media attention on Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution, why do so many remain unconvinced? On this episode of ID the Future, CSC Associate Director John West explains the good reasons people have for rejecting Darwinian evolution, based on both the scientific evidence and the way it purports to overthrow long-cherished ideas about human dignity, morality, and God.

In a Charitable Mood: David Berlinski Reviews Richard Dawkins’ The Greatest Show on Earth

_{David Berlinski

November 2, 2009

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How is Richard Dawkins like a squid? Find out on this episode of ID the Future as David Berlinski reviews The Greatest Show on Earth in an interview by Casey Luskin. What does this book recapture for Dawkins, and where does it fail? And how does Darwin’s On the Origins of Species fit into all this? Tune in and find out.