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From: Gatherer, D. (Derek) <D.Gatherer@organon.nhe.akzonobel.nl>
To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 11:45 AM
Subject: RE: Changing threads/ American Nationalism !?
> >>>
> If we all suppose Darwin was right, and we gave him all the regards that
> goes
> with it_and on the other hand half of the worlds population thinks he got
it
> all
> wrong,...where is the benefit of Darwinism then !?
>
> _______
>
> The practical benefit is in things like genetic engineering, the Human
> Genome Project etc. None of the technology developed in the world of
> molecular biology would have been possible without Darwin, because his
ideas
> contributed strongly to the various research programmes which led to them.
> That's his benefit, if you need a practical benefit.
<< Derek, I totally agree on that, but the thing is, like it is explained in
the
serie, Creation, a historical struggle between beliefsystems of religion and
science that creatonists don 't believe Darwin !
Furthermore, most of those people believing in creation are now trying to
rewrite the textbooks in school.
The practical benefit etc. as I see the current situation of science in
America
due to the fact that most scientist do not believe Darwin but do believe in
creation, is zero. IMHO, the practical benefit is made in those aereas where
Darwinists call the shots. But be aware, if the strong lobby of creation-
be-
lievers gets it way, that will be gone.
And in that respect, again if we take the situation in America where Reform
Lamarckism is closer to the truth than Darwinism will ever be, I think Dar-
winism is an European thing, exuse me for the term !!
I now exactly where the benefits of Darwinism are, but how will you ever
convince American scientist of the same fact, if Lamarckism is one of the
cornerstones of their scientific thought !?
Regards,
Kenneth
( I am, because we are)
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