Darwinism Must Die So That Evolution May Live

Re: Darwinism Must Die So That Evolution May Live by scott_s on Tuesday February 10, 2009 @09:56AM (#475207)

"We don’t call astronomy Copernicism, nor gravity Newtonism."

We do refer to "Newtownian physics" to refer to pre-relativity and pre-quantum mechanics.

I think this is a non-issue. The people who think evolutionary theory stopped with Darwin aren't going to pick up on that because you use a different name.

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Re: Darwinism Must Die So That Evolution May Live by toodlestech on Tuesday February 10, 2009 @11:19AM (#475359)

I believe the author is referring more so to the people that tend to think that one person came up with, and wrote it since its attached to a persons name. It also makes for a good (read good in their heads) excuse why not to believe it. I know I have experienced that poor logic in conversation before.

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Re: Darwinism Must Die So That Evolution May Live by scott_s on Tuesday February 10, 2009 @12:38PM (#475522)

It's not an excuse, it's a rationalization. The difference being that once you address the problem they claim to have, they still won't care.

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