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To: count-your-change
"I think Huxley was one of the first to use the term. And Darwinism it is so no more whining about it."

You THINK??? And that's supposed to be convincing??

790 posted on 01/30/2009 3:10:26 AM PST by Wonder Warthog ( The Hog of Steel)
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To: Wonder Warthog
Why yes, I think all the time, thank you. I think Darwinism is quite the correct term for the evolutionary thinking based upon his ideas, natural selection, speciazation, etc.

Is Scott, et al, ready to discard Darwin's basic premises? Or is it the case that it's time to redefine the term “evolution” so it can mean something else?

I can understand how Darwin might be a drag on redefining the language but neither you nor Scott has made the case why “Darwinism” is not descriptive, other than her feud with creationists, which is not my problem or concern.
Certainly it's not going to restrict my use of Darwinism.

So, I'll go on using the term, Darwinism, and quite properly so.

792 posted on 01/30/2009 3:59:51 AM PST by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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