Re: Origins of life: Sci-Am review

Susan Brassfield (Susan-Brassfield@ou.edu)
Fri, 19 Nov 1999 09:33:05 -0600

Bertvan quoting:
>>"Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection cannot alone
>>account for it;"
>
>That is precisely what most critics of Darwinism, including many
>"creationists" have
> been saying. I wonder if Maynard Smith and Szathmary are eminent
>enough for those people who trust eminent authorities to form their opinions
>for them?

you need to read the above more carefully. Anti-evolutionists say
"Darwinian forces can't account for the history of life" (those that admit
that life had a history). What the above says is that "Darwin's theory of
eovlution cannot *alone* account for it" In other words natural selection
is at work here and so is something else. I have a feeling that Smith and
Szathmary don't think some god or other is the "something else."

Susan

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