Biogenesis
Sorry, Darwin: – Chemistry never made the transition to Biology
|| By: Bhakti Niskama Shanta Swami, Ph.D. || The term biology is of Greek origin meaning the study of life. On the other hand, chemistry is the science of matter, which deals with matter and its properties, structure, composition, behavior, reactions, interactions and the changes it undergoes. The theory of abiogenesis maintains that chemistry... »
Organic Whole
|| By: Sripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D. || There is a nested hierarchy of wholes that characterizes reality, and especially life. The most fundamental principle is that Reality in the Vedantic/Bhagavat conception is based on Personality, as mentioned in the very first aphorism of the Bhagavat Purana, "janmady asya yatho nvayat itaratas charteshu... »
Do we have a Theory of Evolution?
|| By: Sripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D. || The neo-Darwinian theory of genetic random mutation and Natural Selection, does nothing to explain speciation. Thus, what has been called "natural selection" has come under much scrutiny and critique in recent times. The problem is that natural selection requires the existence of a stable array of... »