Darwin
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006“We are skeptical of 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.”
Over 500 scientists have signed this Dissent from Darwin list. In my quick scan of the list, I counted at least 7 from MIT.
I’ll take this opportunity to weigh in on the entire Teaching Evolution/Intelligent Design/Creationism in Schools Debate.
Evolution is just a theory. It’s a theory with a substantial body of work behind it, but it remains an unproven theory. It isn’t gospel, but one can argue it’s the best researched theory out there.
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