How are the terms “function,” “fitness,” and “adaptation” used in the context of evolution? How does function relate to fitness and thus to reproductive success?...
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Free will is a perennial conundrum. The ‘Big Questions in Free Will’ project brought together scientists, philosophers and theologians in a novel...
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Can biology—especially evolutionary biology—help explain ethics, and if so, can science influence ethics and help set new norms? If science can, should science do? Topics...
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Assuming that whatever God knows cannot be wrong, if God knows today that I will do ‘X’ tomorrow or ‘Y’ in 10 years, how can I not do otherwise—and...
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Are evolution and theology explanatory enemies? Does the truth of evolution expose the falsity of theology? If humans descended from lower animals, must we conclude that God...
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What can evolution reveal about the developmental history of thinking and feeling? How did cognition and emotion (affect) co-develop over evolutionary time? Moreover, what...
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Two kinds of questions describe the relationship between evolution and religion. The first explores discrepancies, even contradictions, between the science of evolution and...
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What are applications of mathematics to research in evolution? What are categories or examples where mathematics generates deep insights? For example: population genetics,...
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Breakthroughs are whole new ways of thinking about biology. Darwinian evolution and the DNA revolution are prime examples. What else? Complex systems? Emergence? Reductionism...
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