Evolution Explained is a series of fifty or sixty short essays about the ideas that glom together to make up The Theory Of Evolution by Natural Selection. I post one each week at noon on Saturday. Sign up to receive an email notice of anything new I post – careful – it can be a lot.
Evolution Explained, Part 7 – Charles Lyell and the Key to the Past
Cuvier and Catastrophism George Cuvier In Part 6, I looked at catastrophism. The Frenchman George Cuvier, the theory’s vocal and ardent supporter, described earth’s history in terms of ‘historical revolutions’. These were periods of geologic calm punctuated by short...
Evolution Explained: Part 6 – Catastrophism
This is Part 6 of a series of posts that outline evidence, support, and explanations for naturalistic evolution. To receive notification of future posts, and for all posts from You Woke Up Breathing, just enter your email address in the pop-up or at the top of any...
Evolution Explained, Part 5 – What Evolution Is Not
What Evolution Is Not In Parts 1-4 (here, here, here, and here) I’ve summarized how science sees the world and does its business. Now I invite you to stand at the kitchen sink and look out the window with wonder. Let’s see what the world has to tell us. But first,...
Evolution Explained: Part 4 – The Scientific Method
Science With My Doctor I was in an accident once and was prescribed three kinds of medication. I told my doctor I would like to drop one I was taking twice a day. It was given as a prophylactic, and I was unsure if it was doing anything. I’ve never been on medication...
Evolution Explained, Part 3: Facts and Proof
Just The Facts, Please It surprises people when I say that, “No, I can’t prove it to you." Science, you see, no matter what your seventh-grade teacher told you, is not in the proving business. It’s a nuance not well understood by people or well taught. I see a lot of...
Evolution Explained, Part 2: What is a Theory?
What is a Scientific Theory? Unless you limit yourself to the best books and websites, it won’t take long before you’ll run into someone who dismisses the whole shebang of evolution as 'just a theory.' They mean that it's just a hunch, a guess. Many evolutionists...
Evolution Explained, Part 1: A Philosophy Of Science
Philosophical Toe-dipping Here's a caveat before I start: this philosophical toe-dipping will be simple-minded to some, and profound to others. Such is the study of evolution. However, to build a step-wise explanation and argument for evolution, one needs to start...
