The Talk.Origins Archive: 1997 Posts of the Month

The Talk.Origins Archive: Exploring the Creation/Evolution Controversy

Posts of the Month for 1997

January: Evolutionary Predictions: Bowen Simmons reports on the fulfillment of naturalist E. O. Wilson's prediction about ant ancestors.
February: Behe and the Blood Clotting Cascade: George Acton explores the argument put forward by Michael Behe (Darwin's Black Box) against the likelihood of evolution of the blood clotting mechanism.
March: Evolution and Altruism: Richard Harter presents an explanation of altruism and some reasons for its evolution.
April: Evolution Hoax Revealed! Breaking News!: For some strange reason, this amazing news broke only on the Internet.
May: Where are the Transitionals?: Chris Nedin takes up the challenge of explaining why there appear to be "gaps" in the fossil record.
June: A Matter of Design: While creationists may not appreciate it, John Wilkins wonders if imperfection of living forms could turn out to be good evidence for intelligent design.
July: Ode to a Creationist: Rebecca Lynn Johnson, falling under the spell of a muse, finds inspiration in young-earth creationists.
August: Science and Creation: Robert Weidner contemplates the futility of the battle between religion and science.
September: Evolution and "Laws of Form": John Wilkins expounds on the philosophical "laws of form" tradition and its influence on biology.
December: Precambrian Fossils: Chris Nedin contemplates the evolution and preservation of Precambrian and early Cambrian organisms.