| − | "There have, of course, been dissenting voices, arguing for a plethora of processes in addition to neo-Darwinian mechanisms. These include species selection and the importance of contingent events, notably mass extinctions. Some of these arguments are laced with a rhetorical exegesis, and notably have paid little attention to molecular insights." - Simon Conway Morris (palaeontologist, Department of Earth Sciences, [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]], UK), "Evolution: Bringing Molecules into the Fold," Cell, Vol. 100, pp.1-11, January 7, 2000, p.11 <ref>http://members.iinet.net.au/~sejones/mechns01.html</ref><ref>[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WSN-4195FC1-1&_user=681891&_coverDate=01%2F07%2F2000&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000037419&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=681891&md5=1806889a6d57f9282db2e4c04d32e8f7]</ref> | + | "When discussing organic evolution the only point of agreement seems to be: "It happened." Thereafter, there is little consensus, which at first sight must seem rather odd." (Conway Morris, Simon [palaeontologist, Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge University, UK], "Evolution: Bringing Molecules into the Fold," Cell, Vol. 100, pp.1-11, January 7, 2000, p.11)<ref>http://members.iinet.net.au/~sejones/mechns01.html</ref><ref>[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WSN-4195FC1-1&_user=681891&_coverDate=01%2F07%2F2000&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000037419&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=681891&md5=1806889a6d57f9282db2e4c04d32e8f7]</ref> |