Just to add, the point of Lamarkian inheritance was that traits changed based on the want. giraffes wanted to eat leaves higher on the tree, and stretched, and stretched, and becuase of that, their children were born with longer necks to start with, and they stretched, and stretched, and so on. its also an enviromentally driven theory, it just had issues with the METHOD of trait change and inheritance.
On 12/20/07, Harry Veeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The idea of evolution was around before Charles Darwin was born. > Basically it consists of the belief that plants and animals > have changed markedly over time according to natural laws or > processes. > > This dynamic view contrasted with the then prevailing static view that > plants and animal have remained essentially unchanged since creation. > > Darwin theorized evolution is driven by random variation (mutation) > and natural (environmental )selection. This explanation of evolution > is known as Darwinian evolution. > > Before Darwin, Lamarck theorized evolution is driven by the > inheritance > of acquired of characteristics. This is known as Lamarckian evolution. > > Today the nascent science of epigenetics is revealing how > environmental > pressures can influence the genome of a developing embryo. > > There is plenty of evidence that the phenomena of evolution is real. > However, how it happened is not as clear cut as the Neo-Darwinists > would like everyone to believe. > > Harry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rick Monteverde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thursday, December 20, 2007 1:39 pm > Subject: RE: [Vo]:OT: The Mindless crap shoot of evolution > > There's a significant third player in the evolution/creationism > > game, and > > it's not intelligent design. Lateral gene transfer and high > > complexity in > > ancient lines are probably the main clues. Here's the link, and > > no, it isn't > > a porn site: > > > > http://www.panspermia.com > > > > > > > > - R. > > > > > > > > -- That which yields isn't always weak.
