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Darwiniana » Darwin and Emma — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:29:01 +0000

[...] How Darwin’s Wife Saved his Theory May 29, 2009, 9:00 AM Stephen H. Webb Critics of orthodox Darwinism often argue that Darwin’s theory of evolution drains nature of purpose while projecting onto nature a ruthless view of the world. In response, Darwinian apologists are fond of telling stories about how kind and gentle Darwin was, as if his personal virtues mitigate the starkness of his theory. What if Darwin had not put the most positive spin on his ideas? What if he had drawn savage conclusions from his theory and framed it in terms of an explicit nihilism about the possibility of meaning after evolution? [...]

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Dust up Over TE at First Things | Uncommon Descent — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:18:33 +0000

[...] an often heated debate about the metaphysical implications of Darwinism over at FT’s blog. Here, here, here and [...]

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