[Ronzo]

Actually, natural selection, as originally formulated by Darwin, is an adaptation of Hegel's dialectic

Did Darwin acknowledge Hegel's dialectic in his writings about natural selection? Not that I disagree, just wondering if Darwin made it clear. No doubt Darwin had some exposure to Hegel.

[PatrickHenry]

New thread on the evolution debate situation in Kansas:
Details set for debate on science standards [Evolution in Kansas?]

I'm bailing out of this one because the news is now obsolete.

[colorado tanker]

Darwin did not acknowledge Hegel to the best of my recollection. Of course, Hegel was the giant in philosophy in the early 19th Century and was well known by educated people.

Synthesis, antithesis, clash, new synthesis. Species, random mutation, "battle for the survival of the fittest," new species. This way of thinking was characteristic of the age.

It is this determinist aspect of Darwin's theory that troubles many, including me. I think the evidence to date pretty conclusively shows random mutation is not the change agent at work here.

And I had promised myself never to post on evo-crevo threads again. Sheesh.