Re: Newman: theory of NS "falls far short of adequacy"

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 05:53:27 +0000 (UTC), 
david ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Nov 2003, William Barwell wrote:
> david ford wrote:
> 
>> > Newman, Horatio Hackett.  1932.  _ Evolution, Genetics and
>> > Eugenics_ (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press),
>> > 620pp.  Newman was a Professor of Zoology at the University
>> > of Chicago.  The end of the section "Experimental Support of
>> > the Effectiveness of Natural Selection" and the beginning of
>> > the section "The Present Status of Natural Selection," on
>> > 395-6:
>>
>> Hey, some creationist had to dig around in an ancient book from 1932 to
>> diss Darwin?
>>
>> Whacky boy!
>>
>> Of course NS doesn't explain all.  Darwin knew that.
>> There is also sexual selection, which Darwin explained
>> is part and parcel of how evolution works.
>>
>> Why show your vast ignorance rooting around ancient books?
> 
> You ask "Why?"  I ask "Why not?"

Because science, including biology, has travelled a long way in seventy
years.

> 
> A collection of my better posts
> http://www.google.com/groups?selm=Pine.LNX.4.44L.01.0311221324210.8339-100000%40linux3.gl.umbc.edu

And by whose judgement are these your better posts?

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