[elfman2]

De Veries and Bateson are as irrelevant to evolution as animism is to ID. Labeling evolutionary science “Darwinism” is an attempt to discredit it through its first 19th century proponent. Calling ID a superset of Creationism is just an attempt to mask its Christian origins, motivation and backing.

If there was a a case for ID, its proponents wouldn’t have to sink to misrepresentations.

[ml/nj]

De Veries and Bateson are as irrelevant to evolution as animism is to ID. Labeling evolutionary science “Darwinism” is an attempt to discredit it through its first 19th century proponent.

I picked De Veries (1906) and Bateson (1922) because they are mentioned by Coyne and Orr in their introduction to Speciation. Is there something that troubles you about Darwin? Or his idea of natural selection? (It was his idea, wasn't it?)

ML/NJ