Re: Developmental Evolutionary Biology
Arthur V. Chadwick (chadwicka@swac.edu)
Mon, 25 Mar 1996 08:12:10 -0800Guilbert not only doesn't know the fossil record, he also doesn't contribute
anything to our understanding by his proposals. To say that the presence of
developmental pathways common in many organisms can be used as an
explanation for evolutionary process ignores that the same explanation also
applies to creation by a wise Creator. What great wisdom does Guilbert's
proposal supply? All of these mechanisms were already present in the first
metazoan organisms found as fossils. This still begs the question as to the
origin or Origin of the mechanisms. Let the question reside there. Clearly
his proposal supplies no information whatsoever about origin of the
mechanisms, which is the only information of interest to this group given
that the presence of the mechanism can be accommodated by either model.
Art
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