Stephen Jay Gould (September 10, 1941 — May 20, 2002) was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science. He was also one of the most influential and widely read writers of popular science of his generation. (Wikipedia) He and Niles Eldredge developed the theory of punctuated equilibrium, a theory that states that phenotypic [...]
Entries Tagged with 'Fossils'
Batten #2: Transitional Fossils and Quote Mining
March 16th, 2008 · 23 Comments
Categories: Religion and Science
Tags: Creationism · Fossils · Quote Mining · Stephen Jay Gould
Fossils of Straw
December 17th, 2007 · 7 Comments
It is time for the first example of a straw man argument, presented by Gary Bates from Creation Ministries International (CMI) on 29 September in the Neelsie, on Stellenbosch Campus:
Fossils take millions of years to form.
What an incredibly cute straw man.
Categories: Religion and Science
Tags: Creationism · Fossils · Palaeontology · Straw Man
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