In a message dated 9/21/2000 8:07:49 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
Bertvan@aol.com writes:
<< The only answerable question I found in your post is "What is a
Darwinist".
I define a Darwinist as those believing evolution can be explained by
"chance variation and natural selection". Many of them want to add, "plus
drift". I've never figured out what "drift" was other than more "chance
variation", so it's ok with me.
>>
I would suggest you find out what genetic drift is then. Indeed it is "chance
variation" but unlike random mutations and selection it does not have a
selection step.
http://www.nyu.edu/projects/fitch/courses/evolution/html/genetic_drift.html
http://www.wooster.edu/biology/mloveless/Drift.html
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-intro-to-biology.html
http://zoology.okstate.edu/zoo_lrc/1114www/evolutio/gendrft.htm
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