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posted by martyb on Thursday February 14 2019, @06:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the scientific-method dept.

Earlier this month, a long kept list of Ph.D. scientists who “dissent from Darwinism” reached a milestone — it crossed the threshold of 1,000 signers.

“There are 1,043 scientists on the ‘A Scientific Dissent from Darwinism’ list. It passed the 1,000 mark this month,” said Sarah Chaffee, a program officer for the Discovery Institute, which maintains the list.

“A Scientific Dissent From Darwinism” is a simple, 32-word statement that reads: “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.”

https://www.thecollegefix.com/more-than-1000-scientists-sign-dissent-from-darwinism-statement/


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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 14 2019, @06:26PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 14 2019, @06:26PM (#801077)

    I hear a lot about "darwinism" but have never heard it defined ferociously.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Thursday February 14 2019, @06:41PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Thursday February 14 2019, @06:41PM (#801093) Journal

    I hear a lot about "darwinism" but have never heard it defined ferociously.

    Nothing says 'rigorous scientific opinion' like undefined terms!

    And the wolf said, "better to ad-hominem you with, my dear."

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 14 2019, @10:52PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 14 2019, @10:52PM (#801268)

    They usually refer to universal common descent.

    Evolution generally refers to natural selection and random mutation. It doesn't necessarily refer to universal common descent. It is proposed that random mutation and natural selection resulted in universal common descent. That's where the controversy lies.