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Norman Macbeth RSA (Greenock 1821 – 27 February 1888 London) was a Scottish portraitist.

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Natural selection is almost always handled in general temps. . This means that it has no explanatory power when specific problems arise.

Handled, Mean, Natural, Problem, Selection, Specific

Unfortunately, in the field of evolution most explanations are not good. As a matter of fact, they hardly qualify as explanations at all; they are suggestions, hunches, pipe dreams, hardly worthy of being called hypotheses.

Dream, Suggestions, Matter, Dreams, Explanations

After observing mutations in fruit flies for many years, Professes Goldschmidt fell into despair. The changes, he lamented, were so hopelessly micro [insignificant] that if a thousand mutations were combined in one specimen, there would still be no new species.

Despair, Flies, Fruit Flies, Micro, Species, Years

When the most learned evolutionists can give neither the how nor the why, the marvels seem to show that adaptation is inexplicable. Yet those who cannot explain it will not admit that it is inexplicable. This is a strange situation, only partly ascribable to the rather unscientific conviction that evidence will be found in the future. It is due to a psychological quirk [in the minds of its advocates].

Admit, Advocates, Giving, Mind, Quirk, Strange

The two sides of the equation are the same. We have a tautology. The definition is meaningless.

Definitions, Equation, Sides, Tautology, Two Sides

Darwinism has failed in practice. The whole aim and purpose of Darwinism is to show how modern forms descended from ancient forms, that is, to construct reliable phylogenies [evolutionary family trees]. In this it has utterly failed.

Practice, Tree, Purpose, Modern, Show

The simplest case, where one is informed that a cat is black because it is black, may be harmless, though irritating and useless; but the actual cases [in statements of evolutionary theory] are always harder to detect than this, and may darken counsel for a long time.

Black, Cat, Detect, Harmless, Long, Theory

This does not mean that the profession is about to abandon Darwin forever or indorse [sic] my views publicly. The situation remains much as it was: the inner circles are full of doubt, but the public utterances are confident. The doubts may be greater now and the confidence less serene, but it will be a long time before the public is given the full dark picture. There is still need for a dissenting voice, a devil's advocate, a skeptical whistle-blower.

Circles, Dark, Full, Greater, Mean, Voice

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Louise Fletcher

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Brad Hodge

Brad Hodge

Filo Tiatia

Filo Tiatia

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Eva Cox

Eva Cox

Newton Lee

Newton Lee

John Linder

John Linder

Etienne Klein

Etienne Klein