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From: dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (Paul DuBois)
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Subject: Re: Pinking Shears Update II (what is Darwinism?)
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Date: Thu, 2-May-85 14:31:11 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  2 14:31:11 1985
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> Paul Du[B]ois writes:
>> He did not give me the name or institution of the culprit, the reason
>> being that he feels that such information would only serve to cloud
>> the discussion by focussing attention away from the real issues of the
>> status of Darwinism.  

> [Jeff Sonntag]
>        Just curious here, Paul.  What is Darwinism?  Do you mean perhaps
> the origional theory Darwin came up with, without all of the improvements and
> embellishments which have been made since then?  If not, just what do
> you mean by it?

In an exclusive sense it means only Darwin's theory.  In an inclusive
sense, it would also include neo-Darwinism (the Synthesis).  In no sense
would it include "all of the improvements and embellishments which have
been made since then".  That would be impossible.  Some of those
"improvements and embellishments" are anti-Darwinian.

My correspondent was referring to Darwinism in the inclusive sense.

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