There’s a serious and insightful commentary on the debate between ‘Darwinists’ and ‘design-theorists’ on America Jones’ blog — Debating Popular Intelligent Design. The discussion is addressed to the difference between ‘hypothesis’ and ‘theory’.
“Larvae, the immature forms of many animals, are distinct from adult forms by definition. In many life histories–caterpillars and the trochophore larvae of clams and sea snails are examples–larvae and adults bear no resemblance to each other. Biologist Donald I. Williamson has proposed that larvae are juvenile forms acquired through hybridization–the fusing of two genomes, … [Read more…]