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'''J.B.S. Haldane''' (1892-1964) was a famous evolutionist] and geneticist. He was one of the three founders of “population genetics” as a field of study. In 1957 Haldane published a paper outlining a serious problem for the [[theory of evolution]]. He called this problem the “cost of substitution” but is has become known as “Haldane’s Dilemna”.
'''J.B.S. Haldane''' (1892-1964) was a famous evolutionist, geneticist and [[communist]]. He was one of the three founders of “population genetics” as a field of study. In 1957 Haldane published a paper outlining a serious problem for the [[theory of evolution]]. He called this problem the “cost of substitution” but is has become known as “Haldane’s Dilemna”.
For evolution to occur, a beneficial mutation must not only occur, but it must be copied to the point where the mutated genome substitutes for the un-mutated genome in the population. This substitution is limited by the reproduction rate of the species in question.
For evolution to occur, a beneficial mutation must not only occur, but it must be copied to the point where the mutated genome substitutes for the un-mutated genome in the population. This substitution is limited by the reproduction rate of the species in question.
Haldane is also famous for acknowledging the principle that is now called “irreducible complexity”. In 1949 he said the evolution could never produce “various mechanisms, such as the wheel and the magnet, which would be fairly useless till fairly perfect.” By Haldane’s own statement, the discovery of wheel mechanisms - including rotary motors - in microscopic living things has falsified evolution as a viable hypothesis. So too the discovery of a magnetic sense in many species likewise falsifies the evolutionary hypothesis
Haldane is also famous for acknowledging the principle that is now called “irreducible complexity”. In 1949 he said the evolution could never produce “various mechanisms, such as the wheel and the magnet, which would be fairly useless till fairly perfect.” By Haldane’s own statement, the discovery of wheel mechanisms - including rotary motors - in microscopic living things has falsified evolution as a viable hypothesis. So too the discovery of a magnetic sense in many species likewise falsifies the evolutionary hypothesis
==Haldane's Communism==
Haldane was a member of the [[Communist Party of Great Britain]] (CPGB) from 1937 to 1950, a period that covered the bloodiest of [[Stalin]]'s purges, the [[Molotov]]-[[Ribberntrop]] Pact, and the active opposition of the Communist party to the struggle against [[Nazism]]. The CPGB was an slavish, even traitorous supporter of [[Soviet]] policy throughout this period, responding in an automaton-like manner to every cynical or desperate u-turn in [[Kremlin]] policy, and responding with a blind eye to the savage murder of millions of innocent people. As a leading member of the CPGB and a prominent writer for the [[Daily Worker]], Haldane was complicit in the lies and moral crinmes of the party.
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