Is the theory of evolution a mythology?

Aug 10, 2022
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Updated: Sep 25, 2022

K. P. Mohanan

In a public zoom conversation with Satyajit Rath (IISER Pune) I took the position that

"If a secular theory of intelligent design is a pseudo science, then under that criterion of 'pseudoscience', Darwin's theory of biological evolution as articulated in his book Origin of the Species is also a pseudoscience."

("Mimamsa Talk Series| Satyajit Rath| K P Mohanan | Potential Scientific Theories or Pseudosciences?")

You can find the set of email exchanges about Darwin's evolutionary theory here.

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Is the theory of evolution a mythology?

K. P. Mohanan

You can find the set of email exchanges about Darwin's evolutionary theory here.

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