I wonder if it is time to stop calling it the "Theory of Evolution" and =
start calling it the "Law of Evolution," and to stop referring to =
"evolutionary theory" and surplant that with "evolutionary law."=20
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Lets face it, there has to be more evidence for evolution than there was =
for Gravity, etc. when they were moved to law status.
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Do we know of any case where organisms were not adapted by or succumb to =
some outside force? =20
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Sounds like a law to me. =20
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VISIT HERPETOLOGICAL CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGY www.herpconbio.org =
<http://www.herpconbio.org>=20
A New Journal Published in Partnership with Partners in Amphibian and =
Reptile Conservation
and the World Congress of Herpetology.
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Malcolm L. McCallum
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Texas A&M University Texarkana
2600 Robison Rd.
Texarkana, TX 75501
O: 1-903-223-3134
H: 1-903-791-3843
Homepage: https://www.eagle.tamut.edu/faculty/mmccallum/index.html
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From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news on behalf of =
Ashwani Vasishth
Sent: Tue 8/15/2006 10:13 PM
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: Commentaries on science and on evolution
There are two commentaries in the current issue of Bioscience that I =
thought worth considering, in the particular context of the current =
"debate" about the teaching of evolution science in our schools
The first, by Ross H. Nehm, "Faith-based Evolution Education?" (638 =
BioScience * August 2006 / Vol. 56 No. 8 www.biosciencemag.org) argues =
that scientists, generally defined, have limited themselves to =
generating belief statements on evolution, rather than scientifically =
and systematically addressing the misconceptions inherent in lay beliefs =
and in creationist rhetoric. In addition, we need to get much better at =
showing people why a knowledge of evolution science matters, to everyday =
folks, on an everyday basis.
The second, by Margaret Wertheim, "Who Is Science Writing For?" (640 =
BioScience * August 2006 / Vol. 56 No. 8 www.biosciencemag.org), argues =
that science writers, generally defined, are not positioning themselves =
where the readers are, in America, but rather are catering to a very =
narrow (and quite small) self-selecting cluster of individuals who =
actively seek out science-related material. We need to get better at =
doing what she calls "missionary work."
Cheers,
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Ashwani
Vasishth [EMAIL PROTECTED] (818) 677-6137
Department of Urban Studies and Planning, ST 206
California State University, Northridge
http://www.csun.edu/~vasishth/
