Word: evolutionism
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More than any other science writer, Stephen Jay Gould [May 30] has assisted my biology students in gaining insights into the joys of natural history and the intrigue of evolution. His writings have also increased my understanding of God.
It is interesting that Stephen Jay Gould's theory that "evolution moves not with geological slowness, as Darwin has insisted, but in abrupt fits and starts, interspersed with long periods of no change in species" has put him at odds with the prevailing Darwinian doctrine. Gould's thesis...
Gould should know that a basic tenet of scientific method is that phenomena must be repeatable and verifiable through observation. The law of gravity is easily verifiable; the concept of evolution remains only a theory precisely because it cannot be repeated and verified through observation.
The artistic boycott illustrates the bottom line of common interests that still unite the diverse Black groups. This bottom line can only be, as Jackson states it, "that there will always be particular needs and interests that will have a different effect on Black students than on whites." Black student...
On Capitol Hill, some Democrats thought they saw Enders mellowing ever so slightly from the hard Reagan-Clark-Kirkpatrick line. "Enders was in a process of evolution," says Democratic Senator Paul Tsongas, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee. "He was a real hard-liner two years ago. But now...