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Talk:Essay:Evolution is an unproved theory (view source)
Revision as of 05:12, May 21, 2007
, 05:12, May 21, 2007Notice: Source "Natural selection and the emergence of mind" does not support statement cited; both removed.
Ummmmm...should that not read "Evolution is an UNPROVEN theory?" [[User:Sevenstring|Sevenstring]] 00:19, 21 May 2007 (EDT)
Ummmmm...should that not read "Evolution is an UNPROVEN theory?" [[User:Sevenstring|Sevenstring]] 00:19, 21 May 2007 (EDT)
== Mischaracterization of source ==
I removed the a statement ("and in fact Popper himself asserted that evolution was a falsifiable hypothesis") and its source (Popper, K (1978). "Natural selection and the emergence of mind". Dialectica (32).) because it is apparantly an inaccurate representation of the source. Specifically, according to this [http://www.geocities.com/criticalrationalist/popperevolution.htm site], Popper stated: "The claim that it completely explains evolution is of course a bold claim, and very far from being established." Also, in 1980, Popper hedged in his letter to New Scientist. The assertion that Popper deemed "evolution a falsifiable hypopthesis" is not backed up by Popper's 1980 works, as well as respected authors like Numbers. [[User:HeartOfGold|<big>H</big><small>eart</small><big>O</big><small>f</small><big>G</big><small>old</small>]][[User_talk:HeartOfGold|<sub><small>talk</small></sub>]] 01:12, 21 May 2007 (EDT)