In the meantime, the educated public continues to believe that Darwin has provided all the relevant answers by … - Arthur Koestler

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Arthur Koestler

In the meantime, the educated public continues to believe that Darwin has provided all the relevant answers by the magic formula of random mutations plus natural selection--quite unaware of the fact that random mutations turned out to be irrelevant and natural selection tautology.

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