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Author Topic:   Are Scientists Abandoning Evolution?
JonF
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Message 7 of 82 (68997)
11-24-2003 2:41 PM
Reply to: Message 6 by MrHambre
11-24-2003 2:18 PM


Re: The Not-So-Sinking Ship
They did list a hundred scientists, at least some of whom appear to be biologists, who have gone on record as supporting the following statement: "We are skeptical of the claims for the ability of random mutation and natural selection to account for the complexity of life. Careful examination of the evidence for Darwinian theory should be encouraged."
It's probably worth pointing out that lots of qualified scientists question the ability of random mutation and natural selection alone to account for the complexity of life, wanting to include such processes as genetic drift, sexual selection, and what-not. IIRC some of the scientists who signed that document explicitly said things to that effect when interviewed abut why they signed, but I can't find any references right now.
An, of course, creationists have been claiming that scientists are abandoning evolution in droves for some time now: The Imminent Demise of Evolution: The Longest Running Falsehood in Creationism.

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