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Does the Darwinian theory require modification or replacement?

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Message 201 of 760 (610243)
03-28-2011 3:31 PM 		Reply to: Message 199 by Dr Adequate
03-28-2011 3:00 PM

Re: The modern synthesis is not modern
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Even Humpty-Dumpty might have stopped short of using the word "modern" to mean "antiquated and superseded".
Such terms are not that uncommon: the New Criticism, the New Deal, Modernism, Neoclassicism, New Comedy. New Coke. The word "modern" is itself rather passe; it's usage peaked around 1930, according to the Google Ngram Viewer.
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03-29-2011 6:59 AM 		Reply to: Message 210 by Dr Adequate
03-28-2011 11:57 PM

Re: The modern synthesis is not modern
Dr Adequate writes:
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How about: "The theory of evolution"? Or just: "Genetics", which is a one-word summary of the theory.
Not "genetics": genetics already refers to a broad field, most of which is only tangentially related to evolution. And many who study evolution are not geneticists.
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And I suggest "Darwinism" for genetics + common descent. It's still what Darwin thought of, just with more details drawn in.
"Darwinism" refers specifically to evolution as it involves natural selection.
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