RE: Test your knowledge of evolutionary theory
Pim van Meurs (entheta@eskimo.com)
Sun, 13 Dec 1998 12:48:46 -0800Art: Now this sounds like an evolution I could believe in! If evolution "does not move toward a more perfect state nor even toward greater complexity", then it must either do nothing, or move toward a less perfect state and toward lesser complexity. I could buy into that.
The issue is that evolution does not require to move towards greater complexity, nor a more "perfect state". I am glad that you accept evolution. Perhaps rather than making up strawmen arguments about
what evolution isn't, should one not focus on what it is ? Of course that would mean having to deal with a
topic somewhat uncomfortable to some.