Re: [asa] Opposing Anti-Evolution

In a message dated 7/12/2006 1:13:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
pleuronaia@gmail.com writes:
Marxism, eugenics, social Darwinism, etc. claim to be promoting scientific
evolutionary progress, whereas modern evolutionary biology says there's no such
thing. Organisms evolve in various directions, but there is no "progress" or
"improving" in any absolute sense.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you say "there is no "progress"
or "improving" in any absolute sense."

Take a look at the link.
Microcephalin, a Gene Regulating Brain Size, Continues to Evolve Adaptively
in Humans

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/309/5741/1717

If I've misunderstood you, please explain. You're touching on an important
topic for biblical studies since evolutionary psychology and biblical archeology
are beginning to demonstrate the adaptive nature of the hebrew bible.

thanks

rich faussette

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Received on Wed Jul 12 17:41:50 2006