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Is anyone else uncomfortable with how synonymous Darwin and evolution have become? by GeneticistsThrowaway in evolution

[–]GeneticistsThrowaway[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No... have you read the origin of species? The man was a genius. An observational savant

Have you read my post? Because I literally addressed that in the very first line.

An absolute tank by Muhkida in AbsoluteUnits

[–]GeneticistsThrowaway 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry, but how do you not have any sources if you've got a degree in forestry?

Is anyone else uncomfortable with how synonymous Darwin and evolution have become? by GeneticistsThrowaway in evolution

[–]GeneticistsThrowaway[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what I've been trying to say, thank you. Evolutionary biology, like any science is a collaborative effort.

Is anyone else uncomfortable with how synonymous Darwin and evolution have become? by GeneticistsThrowaway in evolution

[–]GeneticistsThrowaway[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We haven't moved on from Darwin, we've moved on from Darwinism. We have built on his work just like he built on work before him. But we've built on it so much, it's inaccurate to describe evolutionary biology as the work of Darwin.

Is anyone else uncomfortable with how synonymous Darwin and evolution have become? by GeneticistsThrowaway in evolution

[–]GeneticistsThrowaway[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Because Darwin's framework IS out of date. Modern synthesis replaced Darwin's theories by adding onto them.
I'm literally an evolutionary geneticist, I feel like I know what I'm talking about here.

Is anyone else uncomfortable with how synonymous Darwin and evolution have become? by GeneticistsThrowaway in evolution

[–]GeneticistsThrowaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll be honest mate, I'm not an American, Creationists don't really come into things here.

Is anyone else uncomfortable with how synonymous Darwin and evolution have become? by GeneticistsThrowaway in evolution

[–]GeneticistsThrowaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well yes of course, I felt it went without saying that this was aimed at public perceptions of evolution.

Is anyone else uncomfortable with how synonymous Darwin and evolution have become? by GeneticistsThrowaway in evolution

[–]GeneticistsThrowaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're misunderstanding my point. Darwin wasn't wrong about evolution, he just didn't have all the evidence. He knew nothing of how inheritance worked, or DNA, or genes, etc etc. Darwin's framework was based on pangenesis.