[bvw]

Of course I have evidence. Stephen Gould, bless his soul, might even call my theory a fact. The theory of evolution of ideas is not only a theory it is a fact.

[Ichneumon]

Of course I have evidence.

...which you pointedly fail to present...

Stephen Gould, bless his soul, might even call my theory a fact.

Then again, he might tell you you're full of crap.

How much easier it is to claim the dead guy would have agreed with you (especially knowing that he won't be around to disagree) than it is to actually make a case for your claim, eh?

[CarolinaGuitarman]

"Of course I have evidence. Stephen Gould, bless his soul, might even call my theory a fact. The theory of evolution of ideas is not only a theory it is a fact."

That's not what I was talking about, and you know it. I said,

'In other words, you have no EVIDENCE that Darwin had anything to do with Marx. Just, *it was in the air*.'

You have evaded this like the plague.

Now, unless you can actually provide evidence that Darwin influenced Marx (with specifics on how this affected Marx's already formed ideas), I see no reason to continue this dialog with you.