The following excerpt was published in Broca's Brain (1979).
"Nothing is rich but the inexhaustible wealth of nature. She shows us only surfaces, but she is a million fathoms deep." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
... read moreThe Clockwork Universe in Chaos by Richard L. Thomson Ph.D
On a Caribbean island, a butterfly flutters briefly to the left instead of to the right. As a result, swirls of air produced by its wings move in a slightly different way than they would have. A few days later, a hurr... read more
Evidence for Intelligent Design from Biochemistry by Michael J. Behe
(From a speech delivered at Discovery Institute's God & Culture Conference, August 10,1996)
How do we see? In the 19th century the anatomy of the eye was known in great detail, and its sophisticated feature... read more
One Side Can Be Wrong by Richard Dawkins and Jerry Coyne
It sounds so reasonable, doesn't it? Such a modest proposal. Why not teach "both sides" and let the children decide for themselves? As President Bush said, "You're asking me whether or not people ought to be exposed t... read more
Indic Visions in an Age of Science by Dr V.V. Raman
Origins and Ends – Introduction
Questions related to origins are among the most intriguing ones that taunt the human mind. How did we humans come to be? What is the origin of the physical world in which we fi... read more
Where Are All the Half-Evolved Dinosaurs? by Babu G. Ranganatham
Millions of people are taught that the fossil record furnishes proof of evolution. But, where are there fossils of half-evolved dinosaurs or other creatures?
The fossil record contains fossils of only compl... read more
A Review of Dawkins by Prof. John Cottingham
A Review of Richard Dawkins' book “The God Delusion.”
Though not exactly "the book of the movie", this latest offering from the Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford, and self-appoint... read more
Has Science Failed Us? by Swami B. B. Visnu
Scientists generally insist that all phenomena can be described, in principle, in terms of measurable quantities which can be calculated using simple mathematical laws, thus reducing the universe to a mechanism and hu... read more
Positive & Progressive Immortality by Swami B.R. Sridhara Maharaja
Because the soul is a particle of consciousness, he is endowed with free will. Eliminating free will, only gross matter remains. Without independence, the soul could not progress from bondage to liberation, and his ul... read more
Subjective Evolution of Consciousness by Swami B.R. Sridhara Maharaja
This is an exert from a conversation between Swami B.R. Sridhar Maharaja and neurophysiologist Dr. Daniel Murphey and physical organic chemist Dr. T.D. Singh.
Dr. Singh: When scientists speak of evolution they ... read more
