Professor Michael Flannery walks us through the rivalry between Darwin and Wallace. They both co-founded the modern theory of evolution. But soon, Wallace split with Darwin over the power of natural selection. For Wallace, evolution by natural selection was real; but its power was limited. It could not explain many aspects of the biological world, leading Wallace to believe that Divine Direction was needed to explain the course of life’s evolution.
Timestamps:
0:00 – Preview/Darwin Quote
01:06 – Introduction
09:33 – Why Wallace matters
12:03 – Wallace/Darwin Split
17:52 – Wallace vs. Darwin origins
31:15 – Was Darwin already a materialist?
39:00 – Friends though rivals
41:30 – Wallace’s Intelligent Evolution
49:25 – Wallace’s final worldview
54:10 – Darwin vs. Wallace on racism & eugenics
57:51 – Can we include God in science?
1:06:38 – Wallace & religion
Michael Flannery Books:
Nature’s Prophet US: https://www.amazon.com/Natures-Prophet-Evolution-Selection-Theology/dp/0817319859
Nature’s Prophet UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Natures-Prophet-Michael-Flannery-author/dp/0817319859
Nature’s Prophet CA: https://www.amazon.ca/Natures-Prophet-Evolution-Selection-Theology-ebook/dp/B07F5Y69FD/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=natures+prophet&qid=1609705792&sr=8-1
Intelligent Evolution US: https://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Evolution-Wallaces-Challenged-Darwinism-ebook/dp/B08FTJTPW3/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=intelligent+evolution&qid=1609705861&s=books&sr=1-1
Intelligent Evolution UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intelligent-Evolution-Wallaces-Challenged-Darwinism/dp/1645427048/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=intelligent+evolution&qid=1609705879&s=books&sr=1-3
Intelligent Evolution CA: https://www.amazon.ca/Intelligent-Evolution-Wallaces-Challenged-Darwinism/dp/1645427048/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=intelligent+evolution&qid=1609705925&sr=8-1
More about Prof. Flannery: https://www.discovery.org/p/flannery/
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