30 November 2008, 10:52 am
"Darwinism was an interesting idea in the 19th century, when handwaving explanations gave a plausible, if not properly scientific, framework into which we could fit biological facts. However, what we have learned since the days of Darwin throws doubt on natural selection's ability to create complex biological systems - and we still have little more than handwaving as an argument in its favour." Professor Colin Reeves Dept of Mathematical Sciences Coventry University Note also "Contrary to what most scientists write, the fossil record does not support the Darwinian theory of evolution because it is this theory (there are several) which we use to interpret the fossil record. By doing so we are guilty of circular reasoning if we then say the fossil record supports this theory." Ronald R. West, PhD (paleoecology and geology) (Assistant Professor of Paleobiology at Kansas State University), "Paleoecology and uniformitarianism". Scientists have recognized for years that Darwinian theory was flawed and that a new theory is needed (Neo-Darwinian) such as Gould's new idea (puncutated equilibria). But why are the ardent followers of a flawed theory still defending it?... Read More »
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