Dr. James Husen, Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Attorney, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

 Dr. Jim Reads Darwin, Chapter 7, Part 2 from the Illustrated Origin of Species, Edited by Richard E. Leakey--Omo I, Omo II, and the Discovery of the origin of our species ( Homo sapien ) dating back 160,000 years ago beginning with p. 127.

Dr. Jim Reads Darwin, Chapter 7, Part 1 from the Illustrated Origin of Species, Edited by Richard E. Leakey--Omo I, Omo II, and the Discovery of the origin of our species ( Homo sapien ) dating back 160,000 years ago beginning with p. 122.

Dr. Jim reads Charles Darwin's Origin of Species, Chapter 6  Difficulties of the Theory, Part 4, beginning with p. 119 to the end of the Chapter. Stayed tuned. My next reading will be from Chapter 7 Miscellaneous Objections to Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection.

 Dr. Jim Reads from Darwin's Origin of Species, Chapter 6, p. 114 beginning with Special Difficulties of the Theory of Natural Selection. One of the interesting points made in this section of Darwin's magnum opus is found at p. 116 where he had been detailing how nature presents itself with a great deal of variety but little in the way of innovation. "Why, on the theory of Creation, should there be so much variety and so little real novelty?" he wrote. "Why should all the parts and organs of many independent beings, each supposed to have been separately created for its proper place in nature, be so commonly linked together by graduated steps? Why should not Nature take a sudden leap from structure to structure? On the theory of natural selection, we can clearly understand why she should not; for natural selection acts only by taking advantage of slight successive variations; she can never take a great and sudden leap, but must advance by short and sure, though sl

 Mind-Body Connection and Decision-Making          I've been fascinated by and studying the ability to make wise decisions that promote long term health and wellbeing in humans for a very long time. In fact its been a preoccupation of mine since I was child. One's ability to curb temptation in all it's forms--food, drug, alcohol, cutting, sexual behavior, displays of rage/angry outbursts, etc., predict long term wellbeing.          Before turning to science, I'm sure I spent at least a thousand hours puzzling over the issue informed by reading spiritual literature about the freedom or bondage of the will (Martin Luther (the monk), Jonathan Edwards, Puritan writers, C.H. Spurgeon, and other. I studied Martin Lloyd Jones' works on Romans and Ephesians and studied all I could about temptation, Romans 7, I Corinthians, II Corinthians, Ephesians, Galatians, Philippians, I and II Peter, Revelation, etc. I've come to the ultimate conclusion that generally speaking reli

 Dr. Jim Reads Darwin's Origin of Species, Chapter 6, Difficulties of the Theory, Part 2, beginning with p. 111-115, started with p. 114 tomorrow.

 Dr. Jim Reads Darwin's Origin of Species, Chapter 6, Difficulties of the Theory, Part 1 to p. 111.