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To: jennyp; incindiary
No, it is still accurate, because it used the portion of Gould's point that he himself defends. The quote was not used to say Gould didnt believe in evolution, just that Gould himself believes there are no transitional forms and that is a problem for evolutionists. That was all the creationist was trying to say, not that Gould didnt believe in evolution.
349 posted on 02/06/2002 1:32:46 PM PST by RaceBannon
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To: RaceBannon
No, it is still accurate, because it used the portion of Gould's point that he himself defends. The quote was not used to say Gould didnt believe in evolution, just that Gould himself believes there are no transitional forms and that is a problem for evolutionists. That was all the creationist was trying to say, not that Gould didnt believe in evolution.

Before I leave for the evening, I'd like to point out my prior quote from Gould from another work.

"since we proposed punctuated equilibrium to explain trends, it is infuriating to be quoted again and again by creationists - whether through design or stupidity, I do not know - as admitting that the fossil record includes no transitional forms. Transitional forms are generally lacking at the species level but are abundant between larger groups."Gould, S.J. (1983) p 260, Hens teeth and Horses toes. Norton & Co., New York

One thing is for sure, incindiary should check his work before he posts. So should you, it seems.

357 posted on 02/06/2002 2:21:06 PM PST by ThinkPlease
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To: RaceBannon
just that Gould himself believes there are no transitional forms

see 345.

361 posted on 02/06/2002 2:48:17 PM PST by Virginia-American
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