>I again quote what Morris has published:
>"The essence of evolution, of course, is randomness. The
>evolutionary process supposedly began with random particles and has
>continued by random aggregations of matter and then random mutations
>of genes."<
>If this is not the correct _scientific_ understanding of evolution,
>then where is it wrong? and if it is wrong, then should it not be
>corrected _scientifically_ (not theologically).<
It is both theologically and scientifically unsound. Theologically,
because mathematical randomness or unpredictability are falsely
interpreted by atheists and antievolutionists alike as implying
metaphysical randomness. Scientifically, because there are also
significant nonrandom aspects of evolution as well, particularly
natural selection.
Dr. David Campbell
Old Seashells
University of Alabama
Biodiversity & Systematics
Dept. Biological Sciences
Box 870345
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com
That is Uncle Joe, taken in the masonic regalia of a Grand Exalted
Periwinkle of the Mystic Order of Whelks-P.G. Wodehouse, Romance at
Droitgate Spa
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