In the history of philosophy—with some very rare exceptions—epistemological theories have consisted of attempts to escape one or the other of the two fundamental questions which cannot be escaped. Men have been taught either that knowledge is impossible (skepticism) or that it is available without effort (mysticism). These two positions appear to be antagonists, but are, in fact, two variants on the same theme, two sides of the same fraudulent coin: the attempt to escape the responsibility of rational cognition and the absolutism of reality—the attempt to assert the primacy of consciousness over existence.
Welcome to the real world.
Great quote. Which of her books is that from? Is it from Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology?
Erm - this article has squat to do with evolution. Maybe learn to recognize what evolution is and isn't before pontificating about degrees of provenness.
Might I ask what you think evolution is?
A theory that is given little if any support by the simple existence of life 97 to 110 million years ago.
From Ayn Rand, we have ...
In the history of philosophy—with some very rare exceptions—epistemological theories have consisted of attempts to escape one or the other of the two fundamental questions which cannot be escaped. Men have been taught either that knowledge is impossible (skepticism)
Sorry, you can't hide the irrelevance of your interjecting Darwin behind Rand's skirts. It's not "skepticism" to note that the existence of life 97 to 110 million years ago is entirely compatible with the falsity of Darwin's theory.