Earth's Organisms Developed Via Evolution. Some Theorists Wonder: What if the Entire Cosmos Did, Too?
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In the 1996 book Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, the philosopher Daniel Dennett argues that evolution might be the best idea anyone ever came up with. “If I were to give an award,” Dennett writes, “I’d give it to Darwin, ahead of Newton and Einstein and everyone else.” Some physicists might disagree.
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In the 1996 book Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, the philosopher Daniel Dennett argues that evolution might be the best idea anyone ever came up with. “If I were to give an award,” Dennett writes, “I’d give it to Darwin, ahead of Newton and Einstein and everyone else.” Some physicists might disagree. Sure, evolution can explain how peacocks ended up with iridescent tail feathers and why chimpanzees look so much like humans. But can that really be called more significant than gravity?
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- In the 1996 book Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, the philosopher Daniel Dennett argues that evolution might be the best idea anyone ever came up with. “If I were to give an award,” Dennett writes, “I’d give it to Darwin, ahead of Newton and Einstein and everyone else.” Some physicists might disagree.
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Earth's Organisms Developed Via Evolution. Some Theorists Wonder: What if the Entire Cosmos Did, Too?
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