Susan Brassfield Cogan wrote:
>> "If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed which
>> could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive,
>> slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down."
>> (Darwin C.R., "The Origin of Species," 6th Edition, 1928, reprint,
>> p.170)
>and you know the above quote is wildly out of context.
Could you (or someone) suggest a proper context for this quote?
It seems to me such a clear and absolute statement, I don't see
how it can be quibbled with. Darwin was wrong about gradualism.
If you insist on gradualism, you are an ally of the ID advocates.
>And that the "numerous, successive, slight modifications" need not
>be linear.
What does it mean to say that "numerous, successive, slight
modifications" need not be *linear*?
--Cliff Lundberg ~ San Francisco ~ 415-648-0208 ~ cliff@cab.com
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