Darwinizing the Universe: A Theory That Explains Everything Explains Nothing

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW164072909 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW164072909 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4">In his book</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4">Doubts About Darwin: A History of Intelligent Design</span></span><span class= "TextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4">, Thomas Woodward</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4">describe</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4">d</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4">how early detractors</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4">of</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4">Darwin’s theory criticized the way it personified nature.</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4">After all, according</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4">to Darwin, “the origin of species,” (the title of his book) occurred “by means of natural selection.” Who did the</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4">selecting</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4">? Nature</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4">.  </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW164072909 BCX4" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW164072909 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW164072909 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4">Darwin’s argument relied on an analogy between animal husbandry and what nature does when</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4">“s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW164072909 BCX4">he selects” only the fittest to survive, thu