Robert Wright Asks: Can Evolution Have a Higher Purpose?

Editor's note: We are delighted to welcome Dr. Miller as a new contributor to Evolution News. He is Research Coordinator for Discovery University's Center for Science & Culture, and holds a BS and PhD in physics from MIT and Duke University respectively.

Writing for the New York Times philosophy forum "The Stone," journalist Robert Wright asks a good question: "Can Evolution Have a 'Higher Purpose'?" He describes an interview with evolutionist William Hamilton, who developed the theory of ki...